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☆ I'm a 25-year-old with 2 master's degrees and $131,000 in student debt. I just left Paris and am getting ready to travel to Asia.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Alexandra York | Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Hayley is an American who spent two years living in Paris and going to school. She recently left Paris and is getting ready to travel to India and beyond. Once a week, I'd pick her up from school and we'd spend about two hours together. I'm going to do a week in India, then I'm going to do a few days in Singapore, then a week and a half in Australia with friends. I'm part of a Facebook group called Host a Sister so I'm staying with women in India who also love to travel solo and then with friends in all the other countries I'm going.

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☆ I make more than $5000 a month with writing side hustles. Here's how you can get started.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Jenn Leach | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She makes more than $5,000 a month with writing side hustles. I personally do many of these side hustles every month and they help me earn an extra $5,250+ per month from them. Blogging is something I'd do alongside platform writing or some of the other writing side hustles on this list. First, I'd get set up on Fiverr and Upwork to do some freelance resume writing. You're writing to persuade and compel the reader to take action, like clicking a link, joining an email list, or purchasing something online.

Persons: Jenn Leach, Leach, —, more.Let's, I've, You'll, I'd, Instagram, Tik, It's, Ghostwriting Organizations: Service, Twitter, Creative, Jobs Locations: Texas

☆ I make more than $5000 a month with writing side hustles. Here's how you can started.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Jenn Leach | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Persons: Jenn Leach, Leach, —, more.Let's, I've, You'll, I'd, Instagram, Tik, It's, Ghostwriting Organizations: Service, Twitter, Creative, Jobs Locations: Texas

☆ A top-1% fund manager over the past 3 years shares how he's consistently outperformed throughout wildly different markets — and 8 of his favorite places to invest right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here are eight companies or areas of the market that Muhlenkamp said he's bullish on. Regardless of what's happened in the economy or markets, the veteran investor's namesake Muhlenkamp Fund (MUHLX) has found a way to dominate. Although energy stocks have since reversed to become the worst-performing sector of 2023, Muhlenkamp said he's stuck with the group while riding the broad rebound in technology stocks. Two other tech companies Muhlenkamp mentioned are semiconductor firms Broadcom (AVGO) and Microchip (MCHP). Outside of technology, Muhlenkamp said he continues to like stocks tied to housing and financials, including certain regional banks.

Persons: Jeff Muhlenkamp, Muhlenkamp, he's, I'd, Morningstar, Goldman Sachs, they've, they're, He's Organizations: Muhlenkamp, Apple, Microsoft, Apple Watch, Vision, Broadcom, Bank, Federal Locations: Regional

☆ My dog sensed all 4 of my pregnancies before I did. Vets say this is not uncommon.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Kate Watson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

When my dog started behaving protective around me, I wondered what was going on. Winston started choosing me to cuddle with, hopping on to our couch and sitting on my feet to keep them warm. When this dog started jumping on another colleague's lap and settling in for long snuggles, its owner had a strong hunch about why. How to help prepare your dog for your new babyYour dog may or may not be aware of an impending arrival. She also tells dog owners to be mindful that an owner's pregnancy can be a stressful time for dogs and that they may require extra attention and care whenever you can give it.

☆ I paid a stranger on Facebook $1,545 for tickets to Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour.' Here's how I avoided getting scammed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Joni Sweet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But like many Swifties, I never got access to Ticketmaster's disastrous presale for the Eras Tour. I posted on a Taylor Swift ticket-selling Facebook groupI turned to Facebook after I didn't hear back from several sellers on Twitter. Joni SweetMy search for Taylor Swift tickets started on Twitter. I had come across @ErasTourResell, an account which connects hopeful concertgoers with people selling their Eras Tour tickets for face value. I searched for terms like "Taylor Swift resell" and "Eras Tour tickets" and joined a few groups that came up.

☆ Goldman Sachs isn't getting a new private jet, but are there better places to cut costs on Wall Street?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

If there is a senior Goldman Sachs' executive in your life, please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Insider's Dakin Campbell has the scoop on Goldman nixing plans to buy a third corporate aircraft under CEO David Solomon. So as the bank has looked to cut costs this year more broadly, the private jets, naturally, were a topic of discussion. I will say, I think corporate jets have been unfairly labeled as the poster child for excessive spending at the corporate level. Now, regional banks are looking to serve the firms looking for a new banking home, per The Wall Street Journal.

☆ I made $55,000 editing YouTube videos as a high-school student. Here's how I did it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He also works as a video editor for other YouTubers, which has made him $55,000 since May 2021. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ammon Runger, an 18-year-old Roblox YouTube creator and video editor from California. A common misconception about creating YouTube videos is that it's incredibly easy. I realized in 2021 this could evolve into a career, when I began editing videos for other creators. When I started searching for clients, I went on Twitter every day and typed phrases like "looking for a YouTube editor" or "hiring a YouTube editor" in the search bar.

☆ 'Anyone can do this': Real-estate investor Dan Lane shares the low-risk strategy he's used to build up a portfolio of 6 rental properties — and why just getting starting in real estate makes scaling u
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dan Lane hosts the "Rental Income Podcast," where he interviews a host of real-estate investors. On the show, Lane interviews real-estate investors from all over the country using a wide variety of strategies to build up their portfolios. How Lane built his portfolioLane started off his rental property journey when he and his wife Suzanne wanted to move out of their home in Virginia in 2015. Instead of selling the property, Lane suggested they rent out the home instead when they moved into their new house. Lane said the total cash flow from his properties has allowed him to cover his living expenses.

1 EV maker worldwide in 2022, but China's BYD (002594.SZ) and others are closing the gap fast, according to a Reuters analysis of global and regional EV sales data provided by EV-volumes.com. In fact, BYD passed Tesla in EV sales last year in the Asia-Pacific region, while the Volkswagen Group (VOWG_p.DE) has been the EV leader in Europe since 2020. Reuters GraphicsThe most significant challenges to Tesla are coming from established automakers and a group of Chinese EV manufacturers. Tesla's vehicles offered features, such as the ability to navigate into a parking space or make rude sounds, that other vehicles lacked. IDRA, the Italian company that builds huge presses to form large one-piece castings that are the building blocks of Tesla vehicles, said it is now getting orders from other automakers.

☆ 'Stubborn' food inflation leaves U.S. shoppers with slim appetite for other goods
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Siddharth Cavale | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Higher prices on food led to soft sales of electronics, toys, home and apparel in the most recent quarter at Walmart. McMillon said he believed inflation on dry groceries and items made for immediate consumption would remain high "for a while". "Food inflation has been the most stubborn of all the categories," Walmart's U.S. CEO John Furner said. Sharp sales declines in categories other than food are forcing retailers like Target (TGT.N) to slash prices on everything from toys to electronics. While groceries comprise 56% of Walmart sales, they make up about 20% of sales at Target, which depends more on home furnishings, apparel and beauty.

☆ See the second car Tesla made: an orange-striped Roadster with 'Mr. Tesla' plates that may be worth more than $200,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla cofounder Martin Eberhard owns three Teslas, including a Roadster he drives every day. Eberhard said he owns the second Tesla Roadster ever made. "I've been driving my Roadster continuously since I bought it," Eberhard told Insider in an interview. He also sent another Tesla Roadster into space on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The Tesla cofounder said he occasionally takes the Roadster out for car shows, including the annual Roadster Rally.

☆ A 37-year-old nonprofit exec can afford homeownership in the Bay Area only because she lives in an ADU in her mom's backyard
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Katie Sandoval Clark said the arrangement has helped her family "pursue what we really want to do." So Sandoval Clark came up with a plan. Sandoval Clark told Insider. Sandoval Clark with members of her family in front of her home, a 1,200-square-foot accessory dwelling unit. Sandoval Clark said her home has high ceilings and gets a lot of light.

☆ I asked ChatGPT how to negotiate a raise. Career coaches said I'd probably get one by following the AI chatbot's steps and script.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I put ChatGPT to the test for a situation that many workers find stressful: asking for a raise. But can ChatGPT help you get a raise? I started simple: I told ChatGPT "ask my boss for a raise" to see what response that would yield. ChatGPT then gave me a very similar list of preparation steps but also tacked on a brief script template. Career coaches Esther Leonard and Mandi Woodruff-Santos told me ChatGPT's answers didn't seem obviously AI-generated and that a person could probably get a raise if they followed those steps and the script template.

☆ I got stuck in Southwest's holiday meltdown. My 'quick' trip took 41 hours, I never made it to my destination, and I don't know when I'll see my bag again.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Lucky for me, it's only a two-and-a-half hour flight from Los Angeles, where I live and work. I was put on a flight out of Burbank Airport, another airport in Los Angeles, which took a $50 Uber ride to get to. If I could at least make it to Las Vegas, I'd probably be able to figure it out, since Las Vegas is such a major hub for Southwest. Courtesy of Brady Goodman-WilliamsThe Las Vegas airport was a nightmare. They knew my bag had made it to Denver, but they didn't know when it would come back to Los Angeles.

Then, I started receiving gift cards from people occasionally and found that I love this idea as a gift. 5 practical reasons I like to give gift cardsSome people may think gift cards are losing their charm, but I disagree. I can get gift cards at a discount that stretches my budget furtherI love to get gift cards from Amazon, Walmart, and Target at a discount thanks to holiday sales. Walmart also has discounted gift cards for popular retailers and restaurants, like buying a $25 gift card for $20. I don't buy gift cards for everyoneThe truth is, most people want cash or gift cards for Christmas, but may not admit it out loud.

Experts recommend isolating first, then taking at least two rapid tests, spaced a day or two apart. But if you don't use rapid tests in the right way at the right time, they won't provide accurate results. According to early studies from the UK and the US Food and Drug Administration, rapid tests still work. If you're planning to mingle, take a rapid test just as you arrive, not hours beforeA rapid COVID-19 test, the Abbott BinaxNow, administered by a health department in Livingston, Montana. 'One layer of reducing risk'A 4-year-old gets a rapid COVID-19 test in Palos Verdes Estates, California, on August 24.

☆ I tried a $5 hangover pill. The next morning, I felt like I'd barely had anything to drink at all.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The next morning, I had no hangover symptoms and was amazed at my productivity. Myrkl pills are transparent capsules containing brown granules, and nearly an inch long. It felt like I'd barely had anything to drink the night before. Overall, Myrkl seemed to help me grapple with hangover symptoms and sustain my productivity without forcing me to sacrifice post-work drinks. While the best option is always to limit your alcohol consumption, Myrkl might make happy hour a little more cheerful.

☆ Wales v England clash splits border village down the middle
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"If you're on the path you're in Wales, if you're in here you're in Shropshire," Jason Farr, owner of The Cross Keys, was quoted as saying in the Daily Telegraph. "When Wales score, people run out, shout and come back," she told the Telegraph. "Then if England score they come and give some abuse and run back. Judging by recent history things might be a little louder in the Cross Keys on Tuesday. England have won the last six meetings between the sides, and the last time Wales tasted victory was in 1984.

☆ 'It killed my spirit': How 3 teachers are navigating the burnout crisis in education
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

After two years of weathering pandemic disruptions, safety concerns and tense public scrutiny, burned-out teachers have quit the profession in droves. At least 300,000 public-school teachers and other staff left the field between February 2020 and May 2022, The Wall Street Journal reports. Some teachers quit because of the challenges of teaching during a global pandemic, while others, taking note of the Great Resignation, found higher-paid opportunities in other industries. "He began the conversation about how education is full of inequity, and how teachers can help resolve some of the inequity that exists." When her school re-opened for the 2021-2022 school year, Paulino felt even more lost.

☆ The $53,000 Kia EV6 is a striking, sporty electric SUV whose biggest flaw is that people won't leave you alone
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-23 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

We drove the impressive 2022 Kia EV6, Kia's newest electric SUV. The 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line. The 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line. The 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line. The 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line.

☆ A 'lost generation' of Hollywood workers has been frozen in place by the pandemic, leaving the next wave of creatives and execs in limbo
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-26 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The couple enlisted family to help with childcare, and he took the script coordinator gig for the possibility of being upped to staff writer. "I'm not going to script coordinate, I'm not going to be a writers' assistant — at least not for an unlivable wage." Silver linings for some support staffersIn an industry in which abrasive execs are known for hurling invective — and sometimes staplers — at assistants, pandemic separation likely came as a relief for some. "So they bumped me and made me script coordinator, which gave me a lot more job security." 'A lost generation of assistants and entry-level employees'Studios, agencies, and media conglomerates across Hollywood have been hit with pandemic-related layoffs and furloughs.

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