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☆ I travel 100 days a year, but I'd never been to New York City until now. There were literal highs but disappointing lows.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Megan Dubois | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

I've traveled to dozens of countries, but I finally took my first trip to New York City. I was excited to see what the city had to offer since my friends and family had hyped it up. AdvertisementNew York is one of the most iconic cities in the world, and even though I travel 100 days out of the year, I'd never been until recently. I finally took my first trip to the Big Apple in November. AdvertisementIn the end, my four-day trip surprised me — in both good and bad ways.

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☆ My 10-year-old doesn't go outside the house alone. I'm teaching them independence in other ways.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Lygia Navarro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I started walking everywhere alone by age 8, but I don't allow my kid the same independence. My kid is 10 and is not allowed to leave the house unsupervised because I don't think they're ready. AdvertisementGrowing up, my sister and I started walking the nearly-mile-long trip to school alone, on quiet residential streets, when I was 8 and she was 6. In contrast, I don't feel safe letting my 10-year-old child go anywhere outside the house alone, for now. AdvertisementAll that is to say, we aren't comfortable with our kid walking alone in our high-traffic neighborhood, for now.

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☆ My daughter got her first job at 14. Everything changed when she became a teen with extra money, so I had to help her save.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Gina Rich | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My teenage daughter needed logistical and emotional support to thrive in her first job. When my daughter got her first real job at 14, I was excited for her. AdvertisementI had hoped getting a job at a young age would improve her self-esteem, time management, and money management skills. She needed help with startup costs and ridesThe adage, "You must spend money to make money," held true for my teenager. Whatever career our daughter pursues, I know that someday, she'll no longer need close support from her parents to thrive in her job.

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☆ As a teen, I couldn't wait to move away from my hometown. As an adult, I wish I had never left.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Emily F. Popek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I lived in Salem, Oregon growing up and thought it was so boring. When I was 16 years old, I was convinced that the most boring place on Earth was Salem, Oregon. AdvertisementAs a grunge-punk teen growing up in the 90s, I thought Salem was everything that Seattle and Portland were not. While I've tried to visit Oregon as often as possible, it doesn't always feel like enough. Now, as my parents need even more care and support, I sometimes wish I had never left.

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☆ My family of four doesn't travel for the holidays. We love our small, drama-free Christmas celebrations.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Traveling for Christmas became an expensive obligation instead of a joyful celebration for my husband and I. When our first child was born, we decided to put an end to the hectic travel and stay home for the holidays. AdvertisementEven once I was a real adult, my husband and I felt obligated to continue the pattern of bouncing from family to family during the holiday season. We didn't even have a Christmas tree since we'd never spent a Christmas at our own home. Traveling with an eight-month-old didn't seem fun, but we'd also have to pick which set of grandparents would get to experience our daughter's first Christmas morning.

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☆ I'm 90 and still work full-time. Staying active and never drinking or smoking are the keys to my longevity.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Melissa Noble | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She and her family own a few businesses, including the cuckoo clock shop she works in. She attributes her longevity to staying busy, never drinking or smoking, and small portions. AdvertisementI'm 90 years old and still work full-time in our family's business, a cuckoo clock shop called Omeo Clocks and Glass. AdvertisementMy work keeps me busyMy daughter Deb and her husband built the first section of our original shop, the Omeo German Cuckoo Clock Shop. Leonie Pendergast works at a cuckoo shop her family owns.

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☆ Romney stands by Trump criticism but says MAGA is now the Republican Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Sen. Mitt Romney, a frequent Donald Trump critic who will soon retire from Congress, stood by his criticism of the president-elect’s character but said Trump and his MAGA movement now define the Republican Party. “MAGA is the Republican Party and Donald Trump is the Republican Party today,” he said. During Trump’s first impeachment trial, Romney was the only Senate Republican to find him guilty of abuse of power. Asked whether he is worried that he or his family could become targets for political retribution by Trump, Romney said, “No, actually, I’ve been pretty clean throughout my life. “Look, the Republican Party has become the party of the working-class, middle-class voter, and you’ve got to give Donald Trump credit for having done that, taking that away from the Democrats,” he said.

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☆ 40-year-old dad: I'm the first millionaire in my family—here's how I'm building generational wealth
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Jonathan Sanchez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

I didn't think about my own financial future, in part because the idea of retirement felt so far away. I wanted to not only prepare them financially for the future, but build generational wealth that could change the trajectory of my family forever. Here's how I'm building generational wealth now:1. I prepare for the unexpectedI've found that building generational wealth has required me to have a more clear-eyed relationship with my own mortality. That means that we have spoken with an estate planner and have a life insurance policy in place, as well as a family trust.

☆ From true crimes to terror: When is ‘dark tourism’ too dark?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( David Allan | David G. Allan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, the site where 168 people were killed by a bombing that remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history. Berk Ozkan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Visitors walk in the ghost city of Pripyat during a tour in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the site of Ukraine's 1986 nuclear disaster. And somewhere in between is the subjective line that dark tourism dances around. Dark tourism (also known as memorial tourism, or thanatourism, from the Greek “Thanatos” meaning death, or more derogatorily as morbid tourism, or grief tourism) comes in various shades. In the end, you may be the only one who can judge the ethics of visiting these places.

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The House passed a massive defense spending bill Wednesday with a provision that bars the military’s health care program from covering transition-related care for minors. Johnson did not return a request for comment regarding the potential effects of the provision on some military families. “[B]lanketly denying health care to people who need it — just because of a biased notion against transgender people — is wrong,” Smith said in a statement Tuesday. She said the Tricare restriction would further affect where service members can live and how long they serve. “Military families with trans kids have been serving for decades and it’s never been an issue,” she said.

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☆ Randy Moss announces he is battling cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Randy Moss, the retired superstar wide receiver, announced Friday he is battling cancer. "Your boy is a cancer survivor," Moss said. Moss used the phrase, "Let’s Moss Cancer," which he also posted on social media platform X. The word “Moss" used as a verb has been coined in homage to the talented wide receiver. Moss ranks No.

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Sixteen years after she first came up with the idea for her perfect beach bag, Bogg Bag is on pace to rake in $100 million in revenue this year. These days Bogg Bags come in three sizes and dozens of colors, with prices ranging from $55 for the smallest to $100 for the largest. Kim Vaccarella Bogg Bag Founder & CEOWhen her initial inventory sold out, Vaccarella was ready to make a major financial commitment to the business. "As someone who always envisioned Bogg Bag to be a Nordstrom bag or a Bloomingdale's bag, I knew I couldn't sell these. She put in her notice after 26 years in real estate and focused on expanding Bogg Bag's footprint across the country.

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☆ Pop music is messier, for the better, because of Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Part of why Charli, Roan and Carpenter are so magnetic is because their music wasn’t made for everyone. Charli, Roan and Carpenter take the same approach to their music. Enter Charli, Roan and Carpenter. But the candid, confident music these pop stars make is meaningful during this turbulent moment, Errico said. “They’re building a new army for a newly perilous time, while also having a blast.”The future of pop, Murphy says, is tipping toward honest excess.

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☆ I always thought we'd retire in Europe. We spend our time in Mexico and California instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Louisa Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In 1999, my husband took a sabbatical, and we traveled to Guanajuato in Mexico. AdvertisementWe traveled to various parts of the world, but we started and ended our sabbatical in the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage city of Guanajuato, Mexico. I thought we would retire and spend time in Europe, but fast-forward to now: At 73 years old, I spend part of my time in Mexico instead. I, because my family lived in Europe during some of my childhood, had always wanted to live there as an adult. The author and her husband split their time between California and Mexico.

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☆ I spent a night at Disney World and Universal. Both have their strengths, but you get more for your money at the latter.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Terri Peters | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

I've been visiting Universal and Disney World during the holidays for almost a decade. AdvertisementSince moving to Florida with my family eight years ago, we've spent every holiday season visiting Disney World and Universal Orlando. Both offer theme parks, resorts, and entertainment districts filled with holiday activities and events. There's truly something for every budget, whether you want to walk around Disney Springs' Christmas trees for free or purchase a VIP holiday tour at Universal. AdvertisementThis year, I spent nights at the resorts' movie-themed parks, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Universal Studios Florida, to compare their holiday offerings.

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☆ A decade ago, she took over a struggling chipmaker—now she's worth $1 billion: 'Everything takes time'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

When Lisa Su became CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) a decade ago, it hardly resembled a multibillion-dollar company. AMD stock was languishing around $3 per share. Su was named Time's CEO of the Year for 2024 on Tuesday, and the 55-year-old's net worth has soared alongside AMD's success — up to $1.3 billion, Forbes estimated in April. Growing up, "my father used to quiz me with math tables at the dining room table," she told Forbes last year. "I was really lucky early in my career," Su told Time.

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☆ $90 tote, $120 sunscreen: Here are 7 splurges CNBC Make It staff thought were 'worth the money' this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here at CNBC Make It, we pride ourselves on being good with money. Here are seven things CNBC Make It staff thought were worth the higher price tag. Here are a few reasons why I love it: It has flat straps that don't dig into your shoulder. — Natalie Wu, digital rotational associate$100: Big water bottle bagIt's a bit of a stretch to say I'm glad I spent nearly $100 on a bag to carry my water bottle, but my Dagne Dover Sloan water bottle sling has at least lived up to the hype I built up for it in my head. Formulated with women of color in mind, the sunscreen doesn't leave a white cast and acts as a primer under makeup.

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☆ My husband and I both have been the breadwinner at different times. Here's how we handle money.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Maria Polansky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I'm used to being in relationships where my partner is the breadwinner. Being the breadwinner made me proud of myself, even though it came with a few challenges. For most of my adult life, I've been in heteronormative relationships where my partner was the breadwinner. AdvertisementMy husband, on the other hand, spent most of his 20s and early 30s climbing the corporate ladder. It was up to me to be the sole breadwinner for the first time in our relationship.

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☆ I committed a white-collar crime while bipolar manic. Years later, I'm still facing the consequences.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( David Funes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

During one manic episode, I partied hard, bought a nightclub, and committed a white-collar crime. AdvertisementSeven years earlier, I'd had my first bipolar episode while studying theology. A few months after getting out of the mental hospital, I was hit with a major manic episode. AdvertisementIn another manic episode, I committed a white-collar crime that changed my life. I started making money illegallyIn Jacksonville, Florida, I met some new party friends who were making way more money than I was.

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☆ TikTok Shop was going to be the next big thing. A potential ban could change that
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Aakaanksh Autade was iffy on TikTok Shop, TikTok’s in-app shopping feature, when it launched last year. Aakaanksh Autade (left) promoted gadgets like the Nintendo Switch via TikTok Live on Cyber Monday. TikTok Shop raked in $100 million in single-day sales this Black Friday — that’s triple the number from 2023, according to the company. “It’s hard to ignore how much it means to its users.”What makes TikTok Shop tick? “TikTok shop just seemed like a natural place for those dollars to be spent.”What would a TikTok ban mean for other social media retail platforms?

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☆ I tried microtox, the antiaging treatment that smoothes lines without freezing the face unlike Botox. I looked younger — but I wouldn't get it again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Microtox is a treatment little-known in the West, which promises to smooth fine lines without freezing the face. Originating from South Korea, microtox is diluted Botox injected into the facial fibers, not muscles. AdvertisementIn that vein, I feared I would suffer from the dreaded "frozen face" Botox can cause and be unable to express my emotions on one of the most emotional days of my life. AdvertisementAlso known as "glass skin treatment," I learned microtox hails from South Korea — known for its advanced skincare — and involves diluting Botulinum toxin (aka Botox) with saline or other skin-boosters. I was starting to understand why microtox is called "glass skin" treatment.

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☆ I worked in Silicon Valley for a decade. Here are 9 ways I managed stress and boosted productivity.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Regina Grogan is a tech exec who says high stress once impacted her mental health and relationships. AdvertisementI worked in high-stress Silicon Valley for over 10 years, including as a Google consultant, before transitioning to being an associate security engineer at one of the largest banks. Over the years, I've discovered hacks to mitigate stress, boost my mood, and increase productivity. Ever since I started using these hacks, I've been in a great mood and more productive than everMy colleagues always talk about my energy and good mood. If you work in Big Tech and have productivity hacks you'd like to share, please email Tess Martinelli at tmartinelli@businessinsider.com.

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☆ I was thrown from a horse and broke multiple bones. My husband was my caretaker while I recovered and it strengthened our relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Tayla Blaire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I was thrown from a horse and left with multiple broken bones, and my husband became my caretaker. When I envisioned my life with my husband, I thought I'd be well into my 80s before I'd need him cutting my food and helping me shower. I had an unwelcome glimpse into my old age when I was in an accident in May while riding a horse that left me with multiple broken bones and unable to walk. He stood there in the hospital ward, waiting for visiting hours to officially open, and would only leave my side when the nurses kicked him out. The trauma of being thrown at top speed from a galloping horse (when I am not a rider) was severe.

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☆ BlackRock's bond chief Rick Rieder oversees $3 trillion. Here are 2 of his favorite investments right now for high yields.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But BlackRock's Rick Rieder says there are still fixed-income investments trading at a premium to benchmark rates. It's getting harder for investors to find the kind of robust yields on cash equivalents they could collect earlier this year. High-yield bonds are viewed as riskier assets but offer better returns. AdvertisementBecause the euro is stronger than the dollar, the effective yield that European bonds offer is higher when they're converted back to US dollars. Rieder said the fund achieves this return in part by bundling high-yield (and therefore higher-risk) bonds with investment-grade bonds.

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☆ My ex dumped me by sending a voice note. It was painful and confusing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Meehika Barua | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

After the fight, he sent me a voice note, telling me he wanted to end our relationship. We got into the habit of sending each other voice notes and keeping each other updated on our daily lives. But five days later, during my trip, I decided to send a voice note, apologizing. AdvertisementThe pain still haunts meFinding out I was single again via a voice note was hard. Plus, I definitely won't be sending constant voice notes in the future when I have just started dating someone.

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