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I built my tiny home from scratch for under $50,000. Doing it all myself was hard, but the money I'm saving is worth it.
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I built my tiny home from scratch for under $50,000. Doing it all myself was hard, but the money I'm saving is worth it.

Margo Fairchild, 34, built her tiny home in her mother's Virginia backyard for less than $50,000. It was difficult, but worth it to save the money.

Alcynna Lloyd · 02 Aug, 2026
I ate at Gordon Ramsay, Lisa Vanderpump, and Giada De Laurentiis' Las Vegas restaurants. One got every dish right.
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I ate at Gordon Ramsay, Lisa Vanderpump, and Giada De Laurentiis' Las Vegas restaurants. One got every dish right.

Gordon Ramsay, Lisa Vanderpump, and Giada De Laurentiis have very different visions for their Las Vegas restaurants. We tried all of them out.

Anneta Konstantinides · 02 Aug, 2026
I'm in my 50s, can't find a job, and am already draining my 401k. I've never felt closer to failure.
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I'm in my 50s, can't find a job, and am already draining my 401k. I've never felt closer to failure.

A middle manager was laid off in 2025 and has struggled to find work since. She is learning new skills to create opportunities and leaning on family.

Tess Martinelli · 02 Aug, 2026
I'm a 76-year-old baby boomer who has kept up with technology. It's helped me grow in my career and stay relevant.
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I'm a 76-year-old baby boomer who has kept up with technology. It's helped me grow in my career and stay relevant.

Throughout my career, I've embraced all technological advancements. As a 76-year-old baby boomer, I'm still exploring new opportunities.

Beth Sobiloff · 02 Aug, 2026
We went back to Ukraine and were stunned at how much its weapons have evolved in just one year
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We went back to Ukraine and were stunned at how much its weapons have evolved in just one year

In this Sunday edition of Business Insider Today, we're talking about BI's recent trip to Ukraine to check out the latest on its defense technology.

Jamie Heller · 02 Aug, 2026
Sam Altman says Paul Graham and Peter Thiel taught him a key lesson about investing
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Sam Altman says Paul Graham and Peter Thiel taught him a key lesson about investing

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that he learned "the best investment opportunities are almost never the ones that look really popular."

Brent D. Griffiths · 02 Aug, 2026
I thought working for myself would make motherhood easier. I couldn't have been more wrong.
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I thought working for myself would make motherhood easier. I couldn't have been more wrong.

The freedom of self-employment came with the motherhood cost I never saw coming. Instead of more flexibility, I got more stress.

Julie Peck · 02 Aug, 2026
Blackstone's Jon Gray goes jogging and goes viral. I took a run with him.
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Blackstone's Jon Gray goes jogging and goes viral. I took a run with him.

I spent my Thursday morning jogging with Jon Gray and Blackstone analysts, and felt firsthand the business value of his social media jogging videos.

Alice Tecotzky · 02 Aug, 2026
The $25,000 Slate truck is proudly bare-bones. I think these add-ons are worth the extra money.
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The $25,000 Slate truck is proudly bare-bones. I think these add-ons are worth the extra money.

Slate's base truck is intentionally bare bones. Here's what I'd need to add to make it a useful daily driver.

Ben Shimkus · 02 Aug, 2026
Read the cold LinkedIn outreach that led Fishwife's CEO to hire a candidate
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Read the cold LinkedIn outreach that led Fishwife's CEO to hire a candidate

Fishwife CEO Becca Millstein said she gets many LinkedIn DMs a day, and rarely responds to them. This one stood out.

Ana Altchek · 02 Aug, 2026
DoorDash is paying people to load its delivery robots. It points to a shortcoming of automation
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DoorDash is paying people to load its delivery robots. It points to a shortcoming of automation

DoorDash is using gig workers to load orders into its Dot delivery robots, highlighting limitations in autonomous delivery technology.

Alex Bitter · 02 Aug, 2026
He turned a side hustle into a video game resale business that's brought in $4 million this year
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He turned a side hustle into a video game resale business that's brought in $4 million this year

Caleb Ashton said he used $500 worth of birthday and Christmas money to launch QuickFlips, a video game resale platform that now makes millions.

Lauren Edmonds · 02 Aug, 2026