My family is moving to Spain for a year. We are keeping our house and insurance in the US, but our kids will go to a school in Madrid.
Bethany Stevens and her family are moving to Spain for a year. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bethany Stevens. It has been edited for length and clarity. On July 3rd, my family will leave our home in upstate New York and fly to Madrid, where we’ll live for a year. We’ve…
I was in the delivery room when my daughter gave birth. I was worried about overstepping and made sure she knew I was there to support her.
The author (not pictured) was in the delivery room when her daughter gave birth. “I’d like you to be there with me.” There? As in there, in the delivery room? I had many responsibilities throughout my daughter’s pregnancy. I hid the news in the early days. I loved every name suggestion. I retold my birth…
From jet parking to jostling for luxury hotels, billionaires can spend six figures at the Super Bowl
Billionaire football fans have a problem: there aren’t that many luxury hotels in New Orleans. Yet those determined to have the Super Bowl of their dreams are coughing up massive sums to snag a coveted room and other luxuries. As the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles get ready to face off this Sunday, America’s…
Airlines desperately want more planes — but Boeing and Airbus can’t keep up
Global airlines can’t get enough airplanes as Boeing and Airbus continue their slow deliveries. Production struggles at Boeing and Airbus have forced airlines around the world to cut routes and spend more to keep older planes flying, even as travel demand soars. Airlines reeling from delays have looked to aircraft lessors to fill the gaps,…
A millennial who ‘never paid a dollar of rent my entire life’ shares how he bought his home for $25,000 under asking in a competitive, post-Covid market
Carmelo Camilleri, right, and his family. The first time Carmelo Camilleri made a significant amount of money, he was 19 and had just wrapped up his freshman year of college. He landed a summer gig as a sales rep and, within two months, made about $7,000 selling Cutco knives, he told B-17: “At the time,…
I struggled to be present for my daughter when I worked in an office. Working from home saved our relationship.
The author (right) was a better parent to her daughter when she could work from home. My identity completely changed when I went through a divorce. I was suddenly a single working mom who had to figure out how to live on my own and raise my daughter. The main issue was I had a…
America’s sports-betting boom is supercharging these 6 gambling stocks
The United States is still learning about the societal impacts of its sports betting boom. America might have a new favorite pastime: gambling. Sports betting has exploded in popularity in recent years. This Super Bowl Sunday, Americans are expected to wager a collective $1.39 billion in legal betting markets, according to the American Gaming Association.…
My husband and I feel lucky to have good relationships with our older grandsons. We see them at least once a year.
The author and her husband enjoy spending time with their grandsons. One afternoon a few months ago, my 19-year-old grandson, Riley, and I were deep into a card game my parents taught my sibs and me when we were kids. I had taught it to Riley and his 21-year-old brother, Colin, only a year earlier,…
Bill Gates was going ‘founder mode’ in 1976 before the term existed
Bill Gates said he was dedicated to Microsoft from the start. The tech industry couldn’t stop talking about “founder mode” in 2024 — but Bill Gates embodied it decades ago. Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham coined the term to summarize advice from Airbnb cofounder Brian Chesky. Graham wrote in an essay that Chesky mentioned Steve…
