
An elite college degree isn’t necessary for becoming a CEO Source: Most Senior Executives Do Not Have Elite College Degrees

Julia Myers became a millionaire at age 39. She is frugal, like driving a Honda Accord and ordering water at restaurants, which helped her finances. Source: I’m a mom of 5 and became a millionaire at 39. I drive a Honda Accord, order water when dining out, and don’t pay for the kids’ college.

One couple is on the way to creating an idyllic scene after acquiring an abandoned off-grid cabin. Source: Couple breathes new life into abandoned cabin for off-grid living: ‘What a dream project!’

Two early retirees tired of suburban life decided to build a home out of two bare-bones Amish wooden sheds. Now they homestead in rural Maine. Source: Early Retirees Turned 2 Amish Sheds Into Off-Grid Dream Home for $24K – Business Insider

A recent study links satellite and brain imaging data to identify how environmental factors can impact mental health, cognition and brain development in young people. Source: Satellite data and neuroimaging reveal how environment can impact brain development

Tech once used to make homes more sustainable has fresh applications in making structures resistant to hurricanes, hail, blackouts, flooding, wildfires, and other disasters Source: New Tech Tries to Catastrophe-Proof Your Home – WSJ

From quirky designs to odd floor plans, these outside-the-box homebuilding ideas could bring down real-estate prices. Source: Cure for America’s High Real Estate Prices: Build More Weird Homes – Business Insider

The eugenics movement is taking center stage in the U.S. — both in Trump’s rhetoric, and through a rise in race science. Source: Eugenics movement on rise in political rhetoric, academic literature

How one company improved employee retention and engagement by rethinking its in-office model. Source: A hybrid future: Organic Valley’s DIY work approach – Fast Company

Michael Dressel was born in Berlin but spent four decades living and working in the US. As the election looms, he talks us through his new book capturing a nation in crisis Source: ‘Things are truly scary’: the divided states of America – in pictures | Art and design |…

After seeing their friends and parents struggle to find care as they aged, older people are embracing life plan communities. The one-time entrance fees can exceed $1 million. Source: Wealthier Americans Are Paying Millions to Age in Luxury Campuses – WSJ

Angel Black always wanted a food garden, but she was never successful — until Farmscape helped convert the lawn in her family’s Culver City backyard into a mini-farm. Source: They created a mini-farm outside their Culver City home – Los Angeles Times

“This is the future of the economy. This sector. This workforce.” Source: Harris home care plan targets invisible corner of the economy

You can live the American Dream, but it’ll cost you. Source: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million

When musician Joy Eseoghene Odiete’s baby was born with cerebral palsy, she felt abandoned. Now, her foundation inspires and encourages others in a similar position Source: ‘I don’t want to hide my son’: the Nigerian singer helping mothers find pride in their children with special needs | Global development | The Guardian

Oliver Burkeman has become an unlikely self-help guru by reminding everyone of their mortality. Source: The Self-Help Guru for People Who Hate Self-Help – The Atlantic

Some workers want to spread retirement throughout their careers, even if it means a smaller 401(k). Source: They’re Breaking Every Retirement Rule to Be Off Now, Not Later – WSJ

War and peace AI style Source: A company gave 1,000 AI agents access to Minecraft — and they built a society | Tom’s Guide

\ \ Parent Portfolio co-founder and self-made millionaire Jonathan Sanchez shares the frugal habits he says he will always keep up. Source: Self-made millionaire: 5 frugal habits I’ll never quit

More of America’s older workers are looking to phase into retirement. Source: Boomers and Gen X Want to Retire Differently – Newsweek

archived 6 Sep 2024 15:38:40 UTC Source: Californian Couple Builds $250K ADU in Their Backyard for Adult Son – Business Insider

Goodfood founders Neil Cuggy and Jonathan Ferrari bought a $7 million estate in Canada’s Blue Valley and built a shared home on the property. Source: Two Friends Built Their Own Company. Their Next Big Thing: A 1,000-Acre Wilderness Retreat – WSJ

What do two, 37-year-old friends do after successfully incubating and growing two successful biotechnology companies in the greater Boston area? They become owner-operators of an established lumber business in East Middlebury, Vt., of course. Source: Vermont lifestyle lures biotech duo to buy lumber yard – Addison Independent

Agricultural pesticides may carry a similar risk as smoking for some types of cancers, according to a recent study. Source: Cancer Risk From Exposure to Pesticides May Be Comparable to Risk From Smoking, Study Finds – The ASCO Post
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