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☆ I'm a Yale graduate but can't afford to live on my own, so I share an apartment with my mom. I have no plans to move out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Mia Tsang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I had no job or plan, so two days after my graduation ceremony, I moved into my mother's rent-stabilized two-bedroom apartment in Queens. Even with a full-time job, I wouldn't be able to afford to move out. Our family's cultural values constantly clashed with those of my peers' families, especially regarding multigenerational living. AdvertisementMy family's culture normalizes multigenerational living, so I felt comfortable moving in with my mother. That means I will be living with my mother for the foreseeable future, and I am OK with that.

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☆ I gave more attention to my demanding job than to raising my 4 kids. I'm heartbroken over what it cost me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I instantly regretted my decision because I knew my son needed me. The chances of my husband getting a job that would pay enough to cover the cost of childcare were very low. My children needed their mother, and I needed my children. When I was focused on work and they needed my attention, I would redirect them to ask their dad instead. I realize now that all those years, I was bringing my stress and fear from work into my family life.

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☆ I spent 2 months renovating my van for $12,500. Here are 10 of my biggest regrets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Abigail Robertson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewWhen 2020 hit with all of its uncertainties, I knew there was no better time to start van life. I wanted to hit the road as soon as possible while keeping costs low, so I went with a smaller van. Next time, I'm investing in a van with 4-wheel driveI'm always hesitant to off-road in my van. AdvertisementSpreading out the build would've given me more rest days — I took exactly two days off — and peace of mind. Now, I see a van build as an ongoing expense, like rent, that I'm always saving for and investing in rather than a one-time purchase.

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☆ I tried using Ikea's $99 interior-designer service. It was an incredible value with just one downside.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Jordi Lippe-Mcgraw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That's when we discovered Ikea's $99 interior-designer service. AdvertisementFirst, we booked an appointment and filled out a questionnaireWe used Ikea's interior-design service to get inspiration for our living room. Jordi Lippe-McGrawIt was easy to book Ikea's design service but it can be a bit tricky to find on the retailer's website. We purchased some Ikea pieces and used other suggestions as inspirationWe bought bed frames and nightstands from Ikea. Overall, Ikea's service offers incredible valueWe used our designer's plans to inspire our home's design.

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☆ Charli XCX stopped chasing success when writing ‘Brat’—now it’s her highest-selling album
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Inspired by singer Charli XCX's seventh studio album "Brat," which came out last month, large swaths of social media users — primarily Gen Zers — are celebrating the carefree, rebellious lifestyle depicted throughout the record. The trend gained more attention on Sunday after Charli XCX posted "Kamala IS brat" to social media platform X, referencing U.S. vice president Kamala Harris' attitude, age and energy as she campaigns to become the country's first-ever woman president. For Charli XCX, whose given name is Charlotte Aitchison, the brat takeover is unexpected — the album was risky, and could've flopped. But Charli XCX didn't enjoy the songs: The record represented the "vanilla palatable flatness" that pop music embodied at the time, she told The Face in February. "I wasn't born to do radio one liners," said Charlie XCX, who's been releasing music since age 19.

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☆ I took an overnight ferry to Finland in a premium cabin for $333. I'd do this trip again, but ideally on a nicer ship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Louise Slyth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

My husband and I traveled from Stockholm to Helsinki on the Viking Cinderella overnight ferry. We paid about $239 to upgrade to a seaside premium cabin, which had a bed, couch, and window. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTo visit Finland — named the happiest country for many years in a row — my husband and I traveled by ferry. We boarded the Viking Cinderella in Stockholm, which departed at 4:30 p.m. and arrived in Helsinki at 10 a.m. the next day.

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☆ NASA just scored a badly needed win: The best potential evidence of alien life yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewNASA has snagged a chunk of rock on Mars that could someday prove to be the first clear evidence of alien life. To confirm their suspicions, scientists would need to bring the rock sample to Earth and study it in more detail. Advertisement"We're not saying there's life on Mars, but we're seeing something that is compelling as a potential biosignature," Stack Morgan said. That was the plan that could've brought scientists the Cheyava Falls rock sample. There is a lot going on in this rock," Stack Morgan said.

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☆ Trump picking JD Vance was a 'really bad decision' and he would have been better off with Nikki Haley, ex-Trump official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Trump's former staffer said that he would have been better off with Nikki Haley as his running mate. Anthony Scaramucci said he thought Trump made a "really bad decision" choosing JD Vance as his VP. However, Trump has publicly supported Vance, saying he's "doing a fantastic job." AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump could've done much better than Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate, his former communications director said. Speaking to CNN on Thursday, Anthony Scaramucci said that Trump stands a higher chance against Vice President Kamala Harris with Nikki Haley as his running mate.

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☆ I broke into tech as a teacher after going to a coding boot camp. Now I have a 6-figure job and work-life balance.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

One of my friends had done a coding boot camp and told me she really enjoyed it. The boot camp was intenseI quit teaching after summer school in 2021 and started the boot camp in August. The job search was roughAfter the boot camp ended, looking for a job was very difficult. The boot camp seemed like the only way for me to transition into techI'll be done paying off the boot camp in October. I saw the boot camp as the best way to learn the skills I needed to transition into tech.

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☆ I quit teaching and broke into tech with a coding boot camp. It's given me the life I dreamed about.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

One of my friends had done a coding boot camp and told me she really enjoyed it. The boot camp was intenseI quit teaching after summer school in 2021 and started the boot camp in August. The boot camp provided us with a career coach, but some of my classmates never broke into tech or returned to what they were doing. The boot camp seemed like the only way for me to transition into techI'll be done paying off the boot camp in October. I saw the boot camp as the best way to learn the skills I needed to transition into tech.

☆ I spent 6 ½ hours in first class on a train in Morocco. It wasn't luxurious, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Alice Levitt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But I was resolute in my desire to make the nearly seven-hour journey from Marrakech to Fes by ONCF train. The Marrakech train station alone is worth visitingThe Marrakech Railway Station station was a fine place to kill time. Alice LevittMy husband insisted we arrive an hour and a half early for our 7:50 a.m. train. AdvertisementThere wasn't much legroom on the train, but I managed to rest and make friends on boardOur ONCF train arrived at the station on time. Alice LevittThough there are cheap hourlong flights on Ryanair from Marrakech to Fes, I'm glad that I took the train.

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☆ A Silicon Valley executive had $400,000 stolen by cybercriminals while buying a home. Here’s her warning
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Real estate, with its large transaction sizes and frequent use of wire transfers, has proven to be an especially lucrative target for criminals. In early July, Robillard told CNBC she had no idea whether she would ever see her money again. Courtesy: Rana RobillardRobillard says she decided to publicize her story to boost awareness of real estate wire fraud, besides being a last-ditch attempt at getting her money back. "This is not what I thought my public representation would look like, which is that I've lost all this money," Robillard said. While Martinez, California-based Compass Mortgage denies being hacked, it acknowledged that the email with wire directions wasn't from them, according to Robillard.

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☆ I was kicked out of high school, so I turned to the Marines for a way forward. Now, I'm a corporate lawyer with degrees from Stanford and Harvard.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

At 17, I was kicked out of high school because I skipped class to work at my fast-food job and hang out with my friends. I was always interested in the MarinesAfter getting kicked out of school, I enlisted in the Marine Corps. AdvertisementI got my GED and took 15 units of entry-level community college classes, like English 101 and US History. AdvertisementI left the military and began classes at a community collegeTragically, our first daughter died during birth. It's pretty amazing that a Black kid from a low-income family who didn't finish high school was able to achieve all of this.

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☆ I took 2 kids and a dog on 3 separate ferries to get to our summer vacation. The 6-hour journey was so much better than driving.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Lauren Harkawik | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I took my family, including two kids and a dog, on ferries to get from Vermont to the Hamptons. Whether we drive or ride boats, it's a pretty long trip, but the ferry has other benefits. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMy family — me, my husband, our 8- and 3-year-old daughters, and our wire-haired dog, who's 14 years young — recently took a trip to the Hamptons. We could've driven down from our home in Vermont through high-traffic New York City and then out to Long Island via the Long Island Expressway and Montauk Highway.

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☆ President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid. What's next?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid . The president ended his reelection campaign on Sunday, the culmination of mounting pressure from his party after a disastrous debate last month. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that "Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President." Biden's reelection campaign has quickly pivoted to serve Harris, making it an uphill battle for any Democrat looking to challenge her , writes Business Insider's Brent D. Griffiths. Many have made comparisons to the 1968 Democratic convention , which was a contested convention after President Lyndon B. Johnson ended his reelection campaign earlier that year.

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☆ Leaving India and working in tech in the US changed me. I feel too foreign here and too foreign there.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It was because I knew that working in Big Tech in Silicon Valley would change me into a different person and I'd never move back. It's been 11 years since then, and I think I've gotten happier with my life here now that I've worked at a few different jobs in Big Tech. But despite this, working in the US suits me better than working in India because of my individualistic mindset. Some people back home think very competitively — they've hinted that they think I'm just plain lucky, and if they had the opportunity, they'd do it too and much better. Even if I had all the resources to go back to India, it'd be different — I've grown apart from who I was.

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☆ A Gen X dad who commutes over 10 hours a week to work in a different state says it's advanced his career but takes away from family time
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jae Kim has come to terms with driving over 700 miles each week to get to work. He decided to make the move and figure out his work situation once his family was settled. Eight years later, he's still driving about five hours there each week to get to the office and five hours back home. BI previously spoke to Dennis Dabney, a Gen X dad who flies weekly from Texas to Arizona for work. He recommends that anyone considering a long commute go into it "with eyes wide open" because it's not for every family situation.

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☆ I took my kids to Dubai for our first international trip. It would've been better if we'd avoided these 4 mistakes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Rebecca Vijay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewMy husband and I recently traveled to Dubai with our two kids and his mother on our first international trip together as a family. AdvertisementOur trip to Dubai could've been way better if we hadn't made these common mistakes. AdvertisementWe thought the kids would love Dubai Dolphinarium, a massive family entertainment space filled with aquatic animals. When we checked online for tickets during our trip, the only ones available were for dates three months away. AdvertisementWe should've packed comfier walking shoesWe walked a lot throughout our trip to Dubai, probably 8,000 to 10,000 steps each day.

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☆ I moved from the US to Ireland. I'm extremely happy with my choice, but there are a few things I wish I'd known before relocating.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Alexis Mcsparren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Finding a job in Ireland is tough, especially if you're not in the country yetIt's hard to get a job in Dublin. Sadly, the Irish job market is extremely competitive, especially in Dublin. AdvertisementFinding housing in Ireland is equally as difficult, if not harder, than job huntingRent in Ireland can be pricey. Alexis McSparrenFinding housing in Ireland overall is very difficult, but finding housing in Dublin is a struggle. Finding my people in Ireland took some timeI met my boyfriend after I moved to Ireland.

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☆ I've been on over 110 cruises. There's one onboard option I hate and avoid at all costs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Robert L. Willett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Above all, I can't get behind flexible dining, which also goes by names like "my time dining," "freestyle dining," and "anytime dining." NicolasMcComber/Getty ImagesNorweigan Cruise Line is credited with creating this category of onboard eating, which it calls freestyle dining. I wished we could've just had our desired mealtime locked in, but NCL doesn't do traditional dining. Puzzled, we explained that we didn't need one because we were doing flexible dining. I missed sharing tables with strangers, the standard with traditional dining (unless you have a large group).

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☆ I ate at the Paris bistro that's now owned by the richest man in Europe. It has many critics, but one dish won me over.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Kasia Dietz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewAs a local to Paris for 15 years, I've often passed by the red-checkered curtains of Chez L'Ami Louis. Either way, I was curious to try Chez L'Ami Louis and form my own impression. The prices were still a bit tough to swallowI'd been intimidated by the Chez L'Ami Louis prices before. I wish I'd saved more room for dessertThe chocolate cake at Chez L'Ami Louis was creamy and decadent. But as for me, I'd definitely recommend Chez L'Ami Louis to those looking for an authentic French bistro experience.

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☆ I dropped out of college with $25,000 in loans and did a tech apprenticeship instead. I have a great job now, but I wish I left sooner.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. I decided to try community collegeI started working 40 hours a week at Chick-fil-A, and a few months later, I enrolled in a community college as a political science major again because I still wanted to make college work. I went back and forth for eight years in that cycle and ultimately took out $25,000 in student loans but didn't graduate. College is not the only optionI wish I had known when I graduated from high school that apprenticeships were an option. I don't think I retained much of the classroom knowledge I learned in college, and I wish I had pursued an apprenticeship earlier.

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☆ I spent over $120 to try every burger at Wendy's, and the best is a classic
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Lucien Formichella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

The bacon Double Stack lacked condimentsThe bacon Double Stack had ketchup, mustard, pickle, and onion. Division-1 winner: The bacon Double Stack triumphs for having baconThe bacon Double Stack had a decent variety of toppings. I was excited to dig into the Big Bacon ClassicThe Big Bacon Classic had a lot of sauce. The Big Bacon Classic triple seemed to have too much meatThe Big Bacon Classic triple seemed like a lot of meat. AdvertisementDivision-5 winner: The Jr. bacon cheeseburger was the best of this large poolThe Jr. bacon cheeseburger was my favorite in this category.

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☆ I loved my first visit to Switzerland — but my trip would've been better if I hadn't made these 5 mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I think I would've been better off in a cheap hotel room, which likely would've had a better bed and no kitchen area, which I didn't need. Using Google Maps to locate bus stopsThis sneaky bus stop was in an underground pass beneath a building. I would walk to the exact spot where Google Maps said the bus stop was and see no signs or benches. I'd wander around looking for the bus stop while watching several buses drive past me without stopping. AdvertisementEach time, I had to ask a local or two where the bus stop was.

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☆ Travis Kelce says he told himself 'don't drop the baby' while carrying Taylor Swift onstage at the Eras Tour
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

(Travis is a noted fan of "Blank Space," one of several hit singles from Swift's fifth studio album.) "There was no bike in case I ran into somebody else or hit one of the dancers or anything," Travis said. Do not drop Taylor on your way over to this damn couch,'" he said. Do not drop Taylor, do not fuck this up." Travis wooed Swift last summer by giving her a shout-out on "New Heights," a move that Swift later described as "metal as hell."

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