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I did a low-spend challenge for one month. It saved me more than $600 on eating out, but impulse purchases were harder to curb.
Melissa Petro swapped her Facebook Marketplace shopping habit with giving things away, and says it …
Melissa Petro
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Unemployment diary: I'm a 47-year-old anthropologist in Colorado who's been out of work since February
"I've cut down on groceries. I've stopped going to the doctor and physical therapist, even though I…
Business Insider
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Beijing's Frugality Campaign Hits High-End Restaurants
In response to the drop in business diners, some high-priced restaurants — particularly in Beijing …
Jing Daily
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Customers called 'HENRYs' are disturbingly frugal - and it's killing companies like Michael Kors and Coach
People who make between $100,000 and $250,000 are "making very careful decisions" on discretionary …
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Autry Stephens sold his company for $26 billion but died before the deal was done. Here's how a Texas farm boy became an oil tycoon.
Autry Stephens built Endeavor Energy into one of the biggest private oil producers and sold the com…
Theron Mohamed
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My parents struggled in blue-collar jobs. Paying off their mortgage and retiring them is my proudest achievement.
Simmy Dhillon's parents worked blue collar jobs to support the family. At age 27, Dhillon has now r…
Charissa Cheong
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An ice cream machine that wasn't cleaned properly led to the deaths of 3 people in Washington, officials say
A Frugals restaurant in Tacoma, Washington said it would test all the milkshake machines at its res…
Hannah Getahun
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Inflation is scrambling Americans' perceptions of middle-class life
"I feel like I can make ends meet, but I can't really move this lifestyle," one person told Busines…
Jennifer Sor
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Spotify employees question lavish spending on events while the company lays off thousands
Amid layoffs, Spotify remains committed to extravagant events, sparking debate about the company's …
Jyoti Mann
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'If you're as smart as Warren': Charlie Munger's best quotes on Buffett
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's longtime friend, died Tuesday at the age of 99. Here are some of M…
Anil Varma
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Why NYC's Airbnb ban is 'a slap in the face to people like me'
I used to make $4,000 a month hosting tourists in my apartment. With the new Airbnb restrictions, I…
Dan Latu
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2023 to be the year of the savvy traveler as economic uncertainties force people to become thriftier
A new survey found that the coming year 2023 is likely to be the year of the savvy traveler. Three …
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Russia has crippled half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure and this winter 'will be about survival,' top WHO official says
Russian forces have used explosive suicide drones and missiles to target Ukraine's critical infrast…
Insider Inc.
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Mark Zuckerberg's decision to cut another 10,000 jobs will likely decimate remaining morale at Meta
Cutting jobs in dribs and drabs creates instability and can be devastating to the mood at work, bus…
Rebecca Knight
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Rishi Sunak is worth almost $850 million, making him Britain's richest prime minister. Here's why that could be a big problem.
The new British PM's net worth is so large that he and his wife entered this year's Sunday Times Ri…
Ryan Hogg,Beatrice Nolan
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Generation Precarious: How young people wound up trapped in a volatile cycle of saving, spending, and debt that will haunt them for decades
The whiplash of scarcity and splurging during the pandemic is going to reshape the economy — and ou…
Juliana Kaplan
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A 9-year-old wowed his classmates with a fancy birthday lunchbox his mom made with lobster, macaroons and gold sparkling water
Tiffany Keene, the mom who packed the birthday lunchbox, told Insider she's a "self-taught" cook wh…
Maria Noyen
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10 Things in Tech: Amazon pay changes
In today's edition: More Elon Musk news, a dash of Amazon compensation drama, and some fun electric…
Jordan Parker Erb
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This entrepreneur opened Grove Square Galleries as the pandemic started. He did $10 million in revenue last year and plans to double that number in 2022
Based in London, James Ryan made sure his gallery championed social causes by donating a portion of…
Dominic-Madori Davis
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The rise of Anne Wojcicki, the CEO of 23andMe who's about to be worth more than $1 billion when the genetic-testing giant makes its public debut
With Wojcicki gearing up to take 23andMe public, here's a look back at how she got her start and bu…