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The year was 2006. Pluto had just been downgraded to a dwarf planet. I was obsessed with my Motorola Pebl flip phone and iPod. It was also the year I started paying down my student loan balance after completing my MBA. Loading audio narration… For 20 years, this student loan…
I usually travel with just a backpack. From short trips to two-week adventures, I find it’s easiest to get around and keep track of my belongings when I pack light. But my five-day trip to the Great Smoky Mountains in April 2023 was my first time backpacking in a natural environment,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brian Pulliam, a 51-year-old tech and executive career coach in Issaquah, Washington. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… After studying computer science, I worked as an athletics coach for 13 years before joining Microsoft as a…
Last summer, my family of four traveled to Scandinavia, visiting Denmark and Norway, and nearby Iceland. Loading audio narration… One of the highlights of the trip was renting a private floating sauna on a Norwegian fjord in the small town of Flam. I wasn’t sure what my two middle-school-aged boys…
You may have never tuned into N3on’s livestream. Thanks to “clipping,” he might have popped up in your social feeds anyway. Loading audio narration… The top-10 Kick streamer, 21, belongs to a group of livestreamers who have gained mainstream attention in recent months thanks to clipping, where people are paid…
My parents never took me overseas. I always said I’d do it with my kids. Fiji was the first attempt. Charlie cried on the plane. Thomas cried at the resort. Both cried at dinner while other guests tried not to stare. By the second morning, I was wondering if I’d…
Just 15 minutes, from concept to publish. That’s how long it took for me to create a basic version of a work management tool like Asana without writing a single line of code. Loading audio narration… The idea struck me one weekday when I asked my team: “What annoys you…
My older brother, Fergus, and I have spent most of our adult lives chasing the same thing — just never in the same place at the same time. Loading audio narration… We’re both adventurous, but our lives have unfolded on different continents since 2009. That was the year he left…
Sakura Kishiro packs a lot into 400 square feet. Loading audio narration… The 26-year-old and her partner started seriously thinking about building a tiny home last fall. They soon settled on a modern-style model with bright glass windows and a custom, generously-sized back deck. For a little over $100,000, the…
Dear For Love & Money, Loading audio narration… My older sister has been an addict for the last fifteen years. I grew up in the shadow of her recovery/relapse cycle. My parents spent all their time and money trying to get her help, leaving nothing for me.Now I am making…
