She took the idea of “remote work” literally. A New England woman left her 9-to-5 job to live off the grid in a cabin in the woods. Ally Marie Brown, 25, posts videos to her YouTube channel of her move from corporate America to a life in nature that has her bathing in icy water … Read more
This UK woman’s new pad is knot too shabby. Shannon Lane, 28, has traded her room in a shared London apartment for a narrowboat after her landlord raised her rent by nearly $90, taking her monthly payments from $1,200 a month to nearly $1,300. Now, she only pays a little above $400 per month for … Read more
Silence is golden — and virtually impossible to find in New York City. But millennials like Julia Salvia are combating the mental strain of the hustle and bustle not by trying to tune it out, but by lacing up their sneakers, ditching, phones, headsets and earpieces and going for a contemplative stroll — yelping sirens, … Read more
My latest Tinder meet-up could have been something out of a Netflix rom-com based on a solo traveler hooking up with a local online, all set in dreamy Hawaii. Instead, I was blindsided by a brutal dumping in paradise. I’d only been on Hawaii’s Big Island for 48 hours when I matched with Jerry*, a handsome, edgy 30-something … Read more
“Karen” is going extinct. This year, only one baby was named Karen in the entirety of the United Kingdom. Blame it, of course, on the once-popular name becoming a slur for a certain type of middle-aged white woman — one who is stereotypically brash, rude, racist and loves complaining to store or restaurant managers. Oh, … Read more
A reinvented “Karen” is unrecognizable after her transformation from a frumpy mom to a Megan Fox lookalike. Marissa Pool, 29, admits to previously morphing her appearance into how she thought a good wife and mom should look — leaving her deeply unhappy and lost. “I met my ex when I was just 17,” the patient … Read more