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A mom in Sweden took 21 months off when her kids were born, and her partner took 15. Sharing parental leave changed their expectations of each other.
Mom-of-two Nicola Lindgren took 21 months of paid parental leave, and her partner took additional p…
Ella Hopkins
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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 quit his six-figure engineering job to be a stay-at-home dad after he and his wife…
Alexandra Frost
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Parents are turning to a 'paid village' to handle childcare and cleaning. Costs range from $500 to $2,600 a month.
Parents are leaning on a paid village to take care of their children. It can cost anywhere between …
Kelly Burch
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Red, blue, and green: US voters elected minimum wage increases
Americans in a few states voted for Trump and higher minimum wage, a policy typically touted by Dem…
Juliana Kaplan
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Workers in Missouri can look forward to raises after minimum-wage boosts passed
Five states voted on some kind of minimum-wage changes. Missouri passed an increase, while Massachu…
Juliana Kaplan,Matthew Loh
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Workers in 4 states are up for a raise. This map shows the minimum wage in every state.
Most states' minimum wages are above the federal level of $7.25. Some are voting to hike pay even m…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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I paid $250 to stay in a plastic tiny house in New Zealand in the middle of winter. I thought I'd freeze, but by morning, I didn't want to leave.
My only concern was that it was wintertime in New Zealand. As a Floridian, I've never adjusted to t…
Monica Humphries
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How the cost of childcare is expected to change under Trump or Harris
BI looked at Harris and Trump's past track records and proposed policies to see how the election co…
Allie Kelly
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A Gen Xer was tired of balancing 2 jobs and earning under $50,000 a year so he went back to school. The decision 'changed his life,' he said.
A Gen Xer went back to college at age 36 to boost his pay. Today he's got a master's degree and is …
Jacob Zinkula
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Prices are improving. So why is everyone still so worked up about inflation?
A new study finds that inflation's deepest impact isn't financial — it's emotional.
Aki Ito
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One chip company's newest tactic to attract workers: Help pay off their student loans
GlobalFoundries, a New York-based chipmaker, is offering employees up to $28,500 in student debt re…
Jacob Zinkula
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Russia confirms it's going to make it more painful for companies to quit the country
Russia's finance minister on Thursday confirmed reports that Moscow will raise exit taxes and other…
Mia Jankowicz
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Flooded roads, worried passengers, and no income: Florida Uber and Lyft drivers share their experiences on the road before and after Hurricane Milton
Uber and Lyft drivers in Florida went from transporting beachgoers to helping residents flee their …
Noah Sheidlower,Jacob Zinkula
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Top 10 highest-paid actors in India in 2024
The article unveils the list of the top 10 highest-paid actors in India, showcasing a blend of Boll…
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Kamala Harris' pitch to families struggling to care for both kids and aging parents: Medicare for in-home eldercare
Kamala Harris proposed Medicare coverage for in-home eldercare, which cost families an average of n…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Russia is facing a 'time bomb' at the heart of its economy, economist says
"Putin's war not only imposes on today's Russians a worse life than they otherwise would have had. …
Jennifer Sor
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I'm an American living in Spain. Both my husband and I had 4 months of paid parental leave, which helped us ease into parenthood.
I've lived in Spain for seven years and had my first child here. Both my husband and I got four mon…
Megan Lloyd
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Tim Walz took a dig at JD Vance's idea that grandparents should help out more with childcare: 'You can't expect the most important people in our lives to take in our children'
Trump's VP pick, JD Vance, previously said "maybe grandma or grandpa wants to help out a little bit…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A millennial couple details how they went from $150,000 in debt to a net worth of $1.5 million in a decade without elite jobs or risky investments
Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez grew his net worth through investing heavily in retirement accounts, buying…
Noah Sheidlower
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We're losing the one thing that's keeping the peace between America and China
American businesses hoped China would be a gold mine. That dream is dying and it could make it hard…