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36-year-old American Army vet moved to Vietnam, lives on $4,000 a month: You can ‘focus on what makes you happy’ here
Markeiz Ryan, 36, had a pretty good childhood growing up in Maryland, but the 2008 financial crisis changed things. “It wiped my mother’s job away and it really made things tough for us around the time I graduated high school,” Ryan tells CNBC Make It. “I didn’t have much of a financial security blanket to […]
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Don’t ignore this red flag behavior in a relationship, social psychologist says: It could hurt your ‘self-esteem and sense of self’
In her latest book, “Love by Design,” social psychologist Sara Nasserzadeh explains that there are six ingredients a romantic relationship needs to be able to last and thrive. These ingredients include compassion, trust and a shared vision and they need to be present to give relationships “a chance to even survive,” she says. “Let alone […]
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Look inside: 24-year-old American pays just $238 to rent her apartment in the Japanese countryside
In 2024, Lexi Smith, 24, was working as a teacher in Atlanta, Georgia, when she decided she was ready for a change of scenery. Smith began exploring the possibility of teaching English abroad and worked with Xplore Asia, an organization that assists individuals in obtaining their TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification to […]
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From NYC to Cape Town and Shanghai: The 10 best cities for Gen Z to live in, according to them
In August, Time Out released its annual ranking of the word’s best cities, which includes the top cities for food, culture, and nightlife. For the first year, Time Out included the 10 best cities for for Gen Z to live in, according to them. The survey of over 18,500 people from around the world and […]
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I’m a couples therapist — here are 5 reasons why people risk everything for an affair
Two individuals hold hands across a table, conveying a sense of comfort and closeness in a relaxed setting. Tom Werner | Digitalvision | Getty Images When Astronomer ex-CEO Andy Byron and the company’s HR head were caught cuddling on a jumbotron during a concert, the moral condemnation was followed by a collective question: Why would […]
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41-year-old American lives on $3,633 a month in France: ‘I wish I had the courage to move sooner’
When Adriel Sanders first visited Paris in 2017, she immediately felt at home, she says. “It instantly clicked. I was like, ‘This is your home. This is where you’re supposed to be in the world and this is where you will always be. I knew I had to move to Paris,” Sanders tells CNBC Make […]
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Having a personal brand at work is key for introverts, expert says: ‘A lot of people underestimate’ them
Goldie Chan knows how to put herself out there. Chan, the founder and head of content for branding agency Warm Robots, is also an author, a frequent keynote speaker and a LinkedIn Top Voice. Still, she describes herself as an introvert at heart — which presented a challenge in growing her career. “I think a […]
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We spent $104 million turning an abandoned 19th-century college in NYC into luxury apartments—take a look inside
When Matt Linde and Udi Kore were first approached to develop the old site of St. John’s College’s campus in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, it was a dream come true for the two men who grew up in the area. Linde, CEO of People Restoring Communities, and Kore, Founding Partner at Avenue Realty Capital, first walked through […]
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29-year-old American left NYC and moved to Istanbul where he started a tourism company that brought in $100,000 last year
In 2017, Doug Barnard, a college student at the time, took a trip to India with his mom. The experience was so impactful that it eventually inspired him to become a full-time traveler—a path he didn’t know was possible for him. “Going to India was an eye-opening experience for me. It was the first time […]
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35-year-old American left the U.S. for China, spends $568/month: ‘I’m living large’
In 2019, just after her 30th birthday, Aleese Lightyear left a career in reality TV production behind to teach English as a second language in China. At the time, Lightyear was earning around $100,000 a year, working eight months out of the year. “I was living check to check, which sucked. My last few years […]
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