After I got my dream job, I realized it wasn’t for me. It took time to stop feeling like a failure.
The author quit her dream job after having her son. Ever since I was in fourth grade, I wanted to be a scientist. It all started when a fifth-grade teacher did a demonstration during science fair week. He lit his desk on fire and sat on it. I remember the excitement in the crowd, but…
A fresh search is being launched for MH370 11 years after it disappeared — with a potential $70 million payout
Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 disappeared in 2014, with the 239 people on board presumed dead. A new search is being launched for MH370, the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared in March 2014. Malaysia’s transport minister, Anthony Loke, told a Tuesday press conference that Ocean Infinity, a marine robotics firm, is conducting the search. He added…
Trump floats replacing EB-5 visa with $5M ‘gold card,’ requiring wealthy expats to spend more
President Donald Trump said the “gold card” would replace the EB-5 investor visa program. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the US was creating a “gold card” that would enable wealthy foreigners to live and work in the US in exchange for a fee of about $5 million. “You have a green card, this…
I launched businesses in Poland and the US. Being a female founder was more difficult in America.
Victoria Wejchert said in the US it’s easier to grow your business but in Poland people took her more seriously. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Victoria Wejchert, partner at Copia Wealth Studios and founder of Kinship. It has been edited for length and clarity. I grew up in a family that…
MrBeast has a key trait he looks for in hiring — and it’s increasingly hard to find
MrBeast says long-tenured employees are like the “eighth wonder of the world.” MrBeast’s videos are often measured in minutes, yet behind the scenes, the YouTube star prefers to think in years. The creator, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, recently told “The Diary Of A CEO” podcast that he doesn’t want to train someone for…
We retired and moved to Cyprus. The Cypriot Mediterranean diet, healthcare, and weather have completely won us over.
We retired and moved to Cyprus almost a decade ago. We love our access to a fresh Mediterranean diet, beaches, culture, and healthcare. In 2013, my wife and I retired in England. We both have family connections there and thought we’d enjoy England’s culture and beautiful countryside. Plus, it was fairly easy to do as…
Elite investor Ray Dalio warns the US may suffer a financial ‘heart attack’ if the debt problem isn’t tackled
Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater Associates. Ray Dalio sounded the alarm on America’s soaring debt, warning the US must act before it suffers the financial equivalent of a “heart attack.” The billionaire investor said “debt accumulates like plaque” in a financial system, and that poses a “problem” for governments as interest payments eat…
Customers are fraudulently asking delivery apps for refunds on food they received
Refund and promotion frauds are challenges for food delivery companies, a new report finds. Asking for a refund on your food delivery — even when there’s not anything wrong with it — is a big problem for delivery services, according to a new report. About 48% of consumer fraud on delivery apps involved “refund fraud,”…
Why you probably don’t need a trendy glucose monitor to track your blood sugar if you’re not diabetic
A small study suggested continuous glucose monitors may not be as accurate as hoped. Continuous glucose monitors overestimated the blood sugar levels of non-diabetic people in a small study, calling into question how useful the buzzy devices are for the average person. Researchers from the University of Bath, UK, compared the results of one brand…
