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At 50, Jennie Young started using several dating apps and felt that they were all toxic.The Burned Haystack Dating Method began as an academic project and now has a Facebook group with over 128,000 members.Young, a college professor, has advice for the companies behind dating apps. Jennie Young is a…
Chris Mott, a veteran, decided to retire at 57 after he became unemployed and couldn’t find a job.Mott and his wife sold their California home, downsized, and invested in a travel trailer.They have IRAs, savings accounts, and an investment portfolio to help during retirement. I’m a veteran who has worked…
Avery Heilbron left his corporate job in 2024 to pursue real estate full-time.Heilbron, who built a 14-unit portfolio, got his start using a strategy called house hacking.He generates cash flow from short- and long-term rentals. His Airbnbs are more lucrative but time-intensive. When Business Insider spoke with Avery Heilbron in…
Four years ago, the people who ran Deadspin quit the sports site and launched their own.Defector, which relies on subscription revenue, was a hit out of the gate.Now comes the hard part: Growth is plateauing. It’s a story across much of digital media. Four years ago, Defector Media launched with…
Jane Street is one of Wall Street’s most lucrative trading firms.It’s luring in the best talent with some of the most competitive salaries out there, even for its interns.Some internships at the firm offer a base salary equivalent to $250,000 annually. Lucrative trading firm Jane Street is one of Wall…
Jen Lew said she became a LinkedIn director by excelling beyond expectations.Lew’s career began at Safeway, then community college, and a state university leading to tech jobs.Her success stems from continuous learning, networking, and a proactive work ethic. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jen Lew, a…
Bryan Johnson brought his “Don’t Die” summit to Singapore in mid-September.Over the past years, Johnson, 47, has made headlines for his $2 million-a-year quest to reverse aging.The event included booths set up by companies offering “longevity-focused” services like blood testing and ice baths. “If anyone’s wondering how my morning at…
Ceronne Mitchell started applying for the New York City affordable-housing lottery while she was in college.The rent for her one-bedroom apartment in Queens is $1,631 a month.Competition for lottery apartments is stiff: On average, there are 450 applications for each rental unit. Ceronne Mitchell, 26, first learned about the New…
Peggy Van de Plassche felt depressed and anxious until she started microdosing psilocybin three years ago.Microdosing tiny amounts of psychedelics has gained interest in recent years, but is illegal under U.S. federal law. There’s not enough evidence to prove that it works yet, and data is mostly self-reported. This as-told-to…
How nice would it be to leave everything behind, unplug from the world, and relax abroad?This thought lingered in Adrian Chia’s mind after a two-week family vacation exploring the Great Ocean Road in Melbourne in 2016.Shortly after returning home to Singapore, he floated the concept of living an unplugged life…
