Early Retirees Turned 2 Amish Sheds Into Off-Grid Dream Home for $24K  

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

Most Senior Executives Do Not Have Elite College Degrees

An elite college degree isn’t necessary for becoming a CEO

Source: Most Senior Executives Do Not Have Elite College Degrees

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.

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.

Couple breathes new life into abandoned cabin for off-grid living 

 

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!’

Early Retirees Turned 2 Amish Sheds Into Off-Grid Dream Home for $24K  

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

Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning 

Satellite data and neuroimaging reveal how environment can impact brain development

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

Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards

New Tech Tries to Catastrophe-Proof Your Home  

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

Cure for America’s High Real Estate Prices: Build More Weird Homes 

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

Eugenics movement on rise in political rhetoric, academic literature

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

A hybrid future: Organic Valley’s DIY work approach 

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