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☆ I'm a hairstylist for A-list celebrities who works on magazine and film sets. Here's what my job is like.
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-29 | by ( Costa B. Pappas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Elena Maravelias is a celebrity hairstylist who got her start cutting a singer's hair at a concert. She toured with the Warped Tour, got a job at a salon in NYC, and now has a celebrity client list. She says when working with celebrities, don't put them on a pedestal or ask personal questions. I didn't have the goal to become a bicoastal celebrity hairstylist — it just sort of happened. You never know what you're going to encounter on set, which is the exciting part, but being on set for up to 14 hours at a time for weeks can be a lot.

☆ I'm a 23-year-old who's saved more than $107,000 by waitressing and bartending in Nantucket and Aspen. Here's what it's like being a seasonal worker.
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-02 | by ( Lauryn Haas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Sam Madden, 23, has worked as a nanny, waitress, and bartender in Nantucket and Aspen for six years. I had some money saved to pay for rent because I'd worked at McDonald's and Olive Garden throughout high school. In the main house, there were a bunch of college guys and girls who all worked at the Nantucket Yacht Club, and I thought that their summer looked like so much fun. My manager saw that I had bartending on my résumé from the yacht club and asked if I wanted to start bartending. She lived with a manager of a restaurant called Cru, which is kind of the "It" restaurant on the island.

☆ ‘Bubblicious’ used car prices are rising faster than bitcoin, market researcher Jim Bianco warns
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-26 | by ( Stephanie Landsman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Used auto prices are rising faster than bitcoin and other assets, according to market researcher Jim Bianco. He's building his analysis based on the Manheim index of used car prices, which is designed to track pricing trends in the market. Bianco cites two bullish drivers in the used car market. "Used car prices are supposed to be a depreciating asset. As for a peak in auto prices, Bianco suggests it's anyone's guess.

☆ Don't let the Amex Platinum's new 'lifestyle' benefits distract you from its true value — here's what the card is worth to the average person
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-18 | by ( Joseph Hostetler | Credit Cards Reporter | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

American Express has been continually tweaking and adding to the suite of benefits on the Amex Platinum this year. Let's eliminate the distracting benefits that come with this card and look at what the Amex Platinum is worth to the average customer. More Information Earn 80,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $6,000 on purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. Apply and select your preferred metal Card design: classic Platinum Card®, Platinum x Kehinde Wiley, or Platinum x Julie Mehretu. Read more: American Express Platinum Card reviewThese 6 Amex Platinum benefits are the real reason to get the cardLet's pretend the above benefits don't even exist.

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