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from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

I have the freedom to stay retired but a dream job is pulling me back

Trade-offs between financial stability and work fulfillment are a reality in the FIRE community.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

He visited a Thai island on vacation 18 years ago and never left. Now, he runs a restaurant by the sea.

"I thought, well, if I don't go and do it now, I might not ever do it, and I'll just end up working forever and ever," Selby, now 43, said with a laugh.
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Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

My Mother Just Proposed a Shocking, but Tempting Deal to Me and My Husband. Is It a Trap?

The decision to have children should not be influenced solely by financial incentives or external pressures.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Childlessness Is Not Selfishness

Not having children allows for more self-allocating choices and opportunities for generosity.
Women without children can choose where to direct their care and energy.
NYC real estate
fromAol
4 months ago

Should I relocate to NYC for $220,000 or stay in Boston with my comfortable job?

Relocating for a job can bring significant financial benefits but also major life disruptions.
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

She'd dreamed of retiring in Malaysia for years. At 58, she packed up her life in New Zealand and went for it.

"I was at a crossroads in jobs since the earthquakes had kind of finished what I was trying to set up at the time," Tozer, now 68, told Business Insider.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

This is how we do it: Being with him again is bliss. I've not had an orgasm during sex since we broke up in 1982'

I knew immediately that the love of my life was Lily, a woman who had left me broken-hearted in my 20s.
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fromIndependent
4 months ago

'I sold everything I owned, fearing I'd get the same fatal genetic disease - then came a miracle drug'

Fear of hereditary disease drives life-changing decisions.
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