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Anne Mahlum, 43, founded boutique fitness chain Solidcore in 2013. Prior to starting Solidcore, Mahlum founded Back on My Feet in 2007, a nonprofit focused on helping homeless people break cycles of poverty and addiction while committing to a weekly running program. From a young age, Mahlum watched her own father struggle with addiction. And at the age of 16, she found that running helped her cope with her feelings, and developed a passion for exercise. In April 2023, Mahlum sold her remaining shares of Solidcore, stepping away from her executive chairwoman role.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMaking $58K living in an RV in Austin, TXCarly DeFelice, 38, lives in Austin, Texas, in her stationary RV. She earns $58,000 a year as a community manager at a co-working space. At 26, Carly achieved "Coast FIRE." Here's how she spends her money.

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'Wherever you go, there you are'For DeFelice, covering those living expenses became a grind. Corentin Soibinet for CNBC Make ItAs for living expenses, DeFelice still takes out $120 a week to cover her basic costs and finds ways to limbo under that number. 'I'm here to say you can turn things around'After her return to Austin, DeFelice had been coasting. The part-time work was enough to cover her living expenses, but she's recently bumped up her salary by going full-time. In the meantime, she'll continue to educate others about good money habits through her online course, Best Money Class Ever.

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☆ We live on a sailboat & travel the world for $1,900/month — take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Elham Ataeiazar | Ernestine Siu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Since then, he's sailed to 46+ different countries and across 4 oceans. Prior to embarking on this journey by sea, Brian worked at Microsoft, eventually leaving to start his own software company. Since then, Brian has met his wife Karin and started a family abroad. He's also started a YouTube channel to document his adventures. Today, both their channel Sailing SV Delos and crowdfunding are able to fully sustain Brain's family and their lifestyle.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow I transformed Canada Goose from a small family business into a $1.1 billion luxury brandWhen Dani Reiss took the reins as CEO of Canada Goose at age 27, he was running a company that brought in $2.2 million per year in revenue. Today, the luxury brand is worth $1.1 billion. Canada Goose parkas, with their iconic shoulder patches, cost more than $1,000 and the company sells more than one million jackets a year.

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Rodriguez and her four siblings grew up working on the farm and selling its products at farmers markets back in the city. Farm to operating tableThough she's close with her family, it was difficult breaking the news to her parents that she didn't want to continue working on the farm beyond high school, Rodriguez says. Her parents helped some, and she applied for scholarships, allowing Rodriguez to earn her bachelor's without taking on student debt. In fact, working with patients is one of the highlights of her work. How she spends her moneyEven after paying off her debt, Rodriguez has continued to save around 50% of her income.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMaking $210K working at a hospital—without med schoolGrowing up working on her parents' farm in upstate New York, Chabely Rodriguez always wanted more for herself. She wanted to go into medicine but was concerned of the high costs of medical school. Then she learned about becoming an anesthesiologist assistant, which only requires a master's degree. She's now making more than $200,000 a year in the profession and has paid off all her student loans. She hopes to work fewer hours in the next few years and devote more time to traveling the world.

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There are a lot of misconceptions about living in Alaska, and Trevor Barrett has heard them all. One of the best things about living in Alaska is the quiet life, the privacy and the summers." "I was raised with hunting and fishing and hiking and camping and all the specific and unique Alaska things," he says. Trevor Barrett with a replication of Andúril from J.R.R. Trevor Barrett and his family live in Haines, Alaska.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a millennial couple earning $52,000 a year in Alaska spend their moneyTrevor Barrett, 35, lives in Haines, Alaska, with his wife Larissa and son Samuel. The couple earns around $52,000 a year from Trevor's bladesmithing business and Larissa's graphic design work at the local newspaper. Earlier this year, Larissa left her graphic design job to join Barrett Knives, where she manages the finances and marketing. 09:24 an hour ago

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☆ Shein, the fast fashion darling mulling a U.S. IPO, opens up about forced labor, data privacy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

The committee is investigating Shein over concerns that Uyghur forced labor is being used in its supply chain and has gone undetected because of the de minimis provision. The committee has not yet drawn conclusions about forced labor in Shein's supply chain. When asked about claims of forced labor in Shein's supply chain, Claure told CNBC he doesn't "believe those allegations are correct." However, forced labor can still show up in other parts of the supply chain, said Chloe Cranston, the head of thematic advocacy programmes at Anti-Slavery International. In 2022, 11% of audits turned up "zero tolerance violations," including child labor, forced labor and wage violations, and 28 suppliers were terminated as a result, according to the company.

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Shawn Tsao, 34, co-founded food delivery app Caviar in 2012 with four of his college classmates and fraternity brothers from the University of California, Berkeley. Before Caviar, Tsao and his co-founders created on Munch On Me, a daily deals app for food. In the ensuing weeks, they decided to switch to an on-demand food delivery app — a novel concept at the time. In 2014, Jack Dorsey's payments company Square — now known as Block — acquired Caviar in an all-stock deal worth more than $100 million, according to Tsao. Five years later, rival food delivery company DoorDash purchased Caviar from Square in a deal worth $410 million.

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☆ I live in a $2,100/month 2-bedroom apartment in Copenhagen, Denmark
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Valentina Duarte | Elham Ataeiazar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Unlocked is a home tour series focused on how much people across the globe spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Vital Farms turned 27 acres into a $450 million egg empireA self-described "serial entrepreneur," Matt O'Hayer says he's initiated "about 50 businesses" in his lifetime. In 2007, he established Vital Farms, a network of family-run farms dedicated to producing high-quality, pasture-raised eggs. With 27 acres of land and 20 Rhode Island Red hens on a farm near Austin, Texas, Matt's vision came to life: Today, the business has a market capitalization of more than $450 million.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe lost a $40M ice cream business—how we're rebuildingBrian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna's ice cream company, Ample Hills Creamery, was a runaway success. A few years after they launched in Brooklyn, New York, they were endorsed by Oprah Winfrey and opened a shop at Walt Disney World. Then, in 2020, the company declared bankruptcy. Six months later, Smith and Cuscuna filed for personal bankruptcy. Now they're trying again — with new investors and a bevy of lessons learned from failure.

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This is an installment of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.

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☆ I bought an abandoned house for $16,500 — and completely transformed it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Mickey Todiwala | Elham Ataeiazar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Unlocked is a home tour series focused on how much people across the globe spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe built Olipop: A $20 million a month soda company in 5 yearsOlipop has skyrocketed to prominence in the mulitbillion-dollar soda market with its healthy prebiotic soda. Leading the way to this success are Olipop founders, Ben Goodwin and David Lester. Learn how they turned a $100,000 investment into a multimillion-dollar soda company.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThis 30-year-old earns $134,000 as a food photographer in CanadaSean Audet, 30, lives in Winnipeg, Canada, and earns around $134,000 a year as a food photographer. He has worked with over 200 clients, including McDonald's and Campbell's. Sean was a cook and chef for several years before transitioning to photography. 07:24 2 hours ago

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☆ Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +88 min

Iger told Chapek that he lived for those "two-shower days," according to people familiar with the conversation. In January 2020, Iger told Chapek the plan was back on. During his 27 years at the company, Chapek had only attended one annual meeting — as a guest in the audience. Bob Iger, Disney CEO, during a CNBC interview, Feb. 9, 2023. WATCH: Disney CEO Bob Iger's exclusive July 2023 CNBC interviewTake the 'A'During Chapek's tenure as CEO, Disney lost more than a quarter of its market value.

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This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. Ethan Nguonly, 22, is a software engineer at Google living in Orange County, California. Living in Orange County, California, Nguonly aims to spend intentionally in order to put as much money as he can toward his investments. Tristan Pelletier | CNBC Make ItAbout a year after buying his investment property, Nguonly purchased his primary residence in La Palma, California. While he's kept a significant amount of money in crypto, Nguonly now mainly focuses on investing in ETFs and real estate.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow this Googler earning $194,000 in Orange County, California spends his moneyEthan Nguonly, 22, lives in Orange County, California, and earns around $194,000 a year as a software engineer for Google. He owns two homes and has around $135,000 invested. 08:29 2 hours ago

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailI bring in $129K a year making 'Gucci' pasta in my kitchenAfter her oldest daughter went to college, Fiona Afshar found creative fulfillment in cooking, especially in making homemade pasta. Five years later, at the age of 57, Afshar now has more than 475,000 followers on Instagram who watch her videos of making pasta in a rainbow of vivid colors, shapes and patterns. In 2022, through branding deals with fashion companies like Gucci, virtual cooking classes, and online sales of her homemade pasta, Afshar brought in about $129,000.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailI bought an abandoned lighthouse for $71,000 in Fairport Harbor, Ohio—take a look insideSheila Consaul, 65, bought an abandoned lighthouse for $71,000 in Fairport Harbor, Ohio and turned it into her summer home. The renovations began in the summer of 2012 and are almost complete. So far, Sheila has spent over $300,000 on renovating the lighthouse. 10:16 2 hours ago

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow I built Van Leeuwen into a multi-million dollar ice cream empireOver the past 15 years, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream has grown from a single ice cream truck to a nationwide chain of scoop shops. Leading this mission was none other than the co-founder and CEO, Ben Van Leeuwen, armed with a vision to completely shake up the ice cream industry with freshness and top-notch quality.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailI turned my property manager side hustle into a $3 million business in just 4 yearsJamie Stark Inlow, 32, is the founder and CEO of property management and design company Be Still Getaways. Starting as an Airbnb side hustle in 2019, Jamie was able to quit her full-time job and focus solely on the business three years later. Today, the company is on track to bring in $3 million a year, and manages a portfolio of over 120 rental properties, including six commercial inns and two wedding venues. 09:00 2 hours ago

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