In 2012, I quit my job in investment banking and retired at 34. A few years later, my wife also left her job and joined me in early retirement. We had a net worth of about $3 million. For nearly eight years, we saw our passive income streams (mostly from dividend-paying stocks, interest from savings, municipal bonds
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As the coronavirus pandemic has upended lives around the world, office professionals who’ve been sent to work from home for the foreseeable future have adjusted to a new way of living and working. For many, coworkers offer support and connection when it’s never been more crucial to make sense of stressful times. If there’s a
Although it may seem as though every health care worker is on the front lines fighting Covid-19, many medical professionals are at home waiting to get back to work like millions of other Americans. That’s because many hospitals and health systems have suspended elective services and procedures during the shutdown. Over 200 facilities around the country
We each have our own different challenges to deal with, but if there’s one thing we can all agree with, it’s that there’s never been a more urgent need for laughter, inspiration and escapism. Luckily, we have podcasts to keep us informed — but not to an excessive degree — about the coronavirus pandemic, while also
CNBC Make It is posting a new financial task to tackle each day for a month. These are all meant to be simple, time-sensitive activities to take your mind off of the news for a moment and, hopefully, put you on sturdier financial footing. This is day 21 of 30. With more than 26 million Americans
In the time since nonessential businesses began to close their doors in March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the U.S. labor market has wiped out all the job gains it made in the decade since the Great Recession. With roughly 26.5 million Americans now out of work who have filed for unemployment, many
Laura Jayne Massaro has dreamed of running her own business ever since she discovered her passion for dog grooming. After countless trainings and apprenticeships, she was finally able to open Hair of the Dog mobile grooming spa in 2015. Her unique dog-spa-on-wheels allows her to serve a multitude of neighborhoods while also making it easier
Many people now have extra time on their hands as they stay home and comply with social distancing measures. To pass the time, some of people are baking, while others are taking advantage of free virtual tours. If you feel motivated to learn a new skill, you can use this time to try out the plethora
As several states begin to reopen businesses, billionaire Mark Cuban says it may be too soon to do so amid the widespread coronavirus pandemic — and he has a simple litmus test for when people will feel comfortable returning to stores and offices that have been closed for weeks. “You just want to keep people safe,”
Whether you’re trying to bail on your fifth video happy hour of the week or analyzing your boss’ décor on a company-wide conference, most of us have reached peak video chat fatigue. On social media, many people have been documenting the cringe-worthy moments of our new on-screen lives. (Zoom did not immediately respond to CNBC Make