I moved from the US to Australia. My employer contributes over 11% to my retirement, and I don’t pay property taxes.
Chelsey Nelson moved from Seattle to Australia to be with her boyfriend. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chelsey Nelson. It has been edited for length and clarity. In 2019, I met the man who would become my husband at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. It made for a…
Food deliveries are getting more expensive — but we can’t stop ordering
Experts say that many US consumers feel “time-poor” so opt for convenience over saving money. Convenience comes up with a pretty hefty cost these days. There’s now a considerable difference in spending between eating out and getting your meal delivered. But demand for food delivery has remained high — as has its price. The personal…
A 114-year-old woman is now the oldest living American. She says 3 things have helped her live so long.
Naomi Whitehead on her 110th birthday in 2020. At 114 years old, Naomi Whitehead is older than the zipper, tanks — and all other Americans. Born in Georgia on 26 September, 1910, Whitehead became the oldest living person in the US after the previous record holder, Elizabeth Francis, died last month at the age of…
I quit my 6-figure job to be a stay-at-home dad. After leaving California, we could afford to be a single-income family.
Michael Johnston told B-17 he saw work as a means to an end, while his wife was excited to return to her job. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michael Johnston, 41, a stay-at-home dad who lives in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Johnston’s financial claims have been verified with documents. It has…
The Orient Express is plotting a comeback as the ultra-rich ditch luxury brands for travel
Orient Express’s La Dolce Vita trains will start operating in Spring 2025. There’s an old saying that goes, one person’s loss is another’s gain — and the same can be said for industries. As luxury brands struggle due to economic instability, declining consumer confidence, and a slowdown in key markets such as China, another luxury…
Ukraine says it attacked North Korean troops for the first time
File images of North Korean soldiers broadcast in Seoul, South Korea. North Korean troops are already seeing military action in Russia’s Kursk region, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. “The first North Korean troops have already come under fire in Kursk Oblast,” Andrii Kovalenko, the head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation said on Telegram, per…
Palantir CEO says the company ‘eviscerated’ sales so hard execs have stopped talking about how ‘crazy’ he is
Alex Karp talked up Palantir after a robust third-quarter earnings report. Palantir CEO Alex Karp took a victory lap on Monday as the company reported big third-quarter earnings. The secretive data analytics and software company beat Wall Street expectations on revenue and earnings per share, sending the stock up more than 13% in after-hours trading.…
Jeff Bezos just made his latest bet in the AI robotics space. Here are the 6 startups he’s backed so far.
Jeff Bezos. Jeff Bezos is joining a slew of top-tier investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Khosla Ventures, by backing companies that are building robots capable of advanced reasoning and processing visual data. Bezos joined ChatGPT creator OpenAI in backing AI robotics startup Physical Intelligence in its $400 million funding round which was announced in early…
Tesla criticizes Biden’s plan to ban Chinese tech in cars
Elon Musk has criticized the Biden administration’s tariffs on Chinese EV companies, despite previously warning they would “demolish” Western automakers without intervention. Tesla has criticized plans to ban Chinese tech in US cars, warning that doing so risks burying automakers in a deluge of red tape. In a comment on the proposed ban on Chinese-developed…
