'PTO-maxxing' is the key to making the most of your time off in 2026—here's how to do it
The start of 2026 means many employees are seeing their PTO balances refreshed for the year. With some strategic planning,...
Make It – Life
34-year-old was saving to buy a house, then decided to focus on early retirement instead: 'I value my time more than home ownership'
In 2020, Anita Kinoshita, 28 years old at the time, started looking into buying a house.Kinoshita was living in California...
36-year-old American Air Force vet pays $850 to rent his 2-bedroom apartment in Vietnam— take a look inside
Before Markeiz Ryan, 36, left the U.S. Air Force in 2019, he took a trip to Vietnam and that experience...
36-year-old American Air Force vet moved to Vietnam, lives on $4,000 a month: You can 'focus on what makes you happy' here
Markeiz Ryan, 36, had a pretty good childhood growing up in Maryland, but the 2008 financial crisis changed things."It wiped...
‘Catfish’ star Nēv Schulman shares the No. 1 skill he's taking from the show to his new career as a real estate agent
Nēv Schulman has been hosting the MTV series "Catfish: The TV Show" since 2012 and along with honing the skill...
Don't ignore this red flag behavior in a relationship, social psychologist says: It could hurt your 'self-esteem and sense of self'
In her latest book, "Love by Design," social psychologist Sara Nasserzadeh explains that there are six ingredients a romantic relationship...
Look inside: 24-year-old American pays just $238 to rent her apartment in the Japanese countryside
In 2024, Lexi Smith, 24, was working as a teacher in Atlanta, Georgia, when she decided she was ready for...
Look inside the $17 million Brooklyn penthouse Denzel Washington calls home in Spike Lee's new film 'Highest 2 Lowest'
In Spike Lee's highly anticipated film "Highest 2 Lowest," Denzel Washington plays hip-hop mogul David King, who resides in an...
From NYC to Cape Town and Shanghai: The 10 best cities for Gen Z to live in, according to them
In August, Time Out released its annual ranking of the world's best cities, which includes the top cities for food,...
41-year-old American lives on $3,633 a month in France: 'I wish I had the courage to move sooner'
When Adriel Sanders first visited Paris in 2017, she immediately felt at home, she says."It instantly clicked. I was like,...
We spent $104 million turning an abandoned 19th-century college in NYC into luxury apartments—take a look inside
When Matt Linde and Udi Kore were first approached to develop the old site of St. John's College's campus in...
29-year-old American left NYC and moved to Istanbul where he started a tourism company that brought in $100,000 last year
In 2017, Doug Barnard, a college student at the time, took a trip to India with his mom. The experience...
36-year-old lives and travels in her truck full-time, spends $1,305/month: 'I'm comfortable in very small spaces'
In 2019, Ashley Kaye took a scuba diving trip to Honduras that changed the course of her life.On that trip,...
16 abandoned places around the world that have become must-see tourist attractions
Abandoned places can be creepy, but fascinating. These spaces, whether an old high school, a rundown house, or a shipwreck,...
Charlize Theron is choosing to be single, she told ‘Call Her Daddy’: That can be ‘a sign of strength,’ says relationship expert
Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron has had her share of romantic relationships.Among the most famous were her relationships with Third Eye...
12 U.S. islands to visit this summer—no flights required: 'You don't have to go too far to feel far away'
Summer is in full swing, and more and more people are heading on vacation or planning one. With the price...
