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Furniture flippers are getting roasted online for painting vintage wood pieces 'millennial gray'
Influencers who paint over midcentury modern wood furniture with white or "millennial gray" are rut…
Kelsey Vlamis
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12 tricks to make your cheap furniture look more expensive, from interior designers
Interior designers said simple tricks, like swapping out table legs, reupholstering, or painting, c…
Sophia Mitrokostas
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Their landlord hiked their rent by 25%, so they applied for the NYC housing lottery. On the 25th try, luck was on their side.
Winning the housing lottery is a pipe dream for most applicants: In 2018, The New York Times report…
Amanda Goh
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An interior designer with 14 years of experience shares the 10 decor mistakes she hates seeing in people's homes
Interior designer Manuella Moreira shares the 11 biggest home-decor mistakes she hates seeing in pe…
Cheyenne Lentz
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Insider Today: Etihad Airways' 'apartment' seats
In Saturday's edition of Insider Today, we're taking you on a tour of Etihad Airways' "apartment" s…
Joi-Marie McKenzie
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A millennial couple invested in a $143,000 vacation home in Bali. It's become the crux of their early-retirement strategy.
The couple wanted to invest in a tangible asset, and settled on the idea of building a villa in Bal…
Amanda Goh
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A couple are in a fight with LA over their right to destroy the home that Marilyn Monroe died in
Owners of the Brentwood home Marilyn Monroe died in are suing Los Angeles for the right to demolish…
Joshua Zitser
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I'm a millennial first-time buyer who moved into a micro home village. I had to downsize my stuff, but it was worth it for the community.
Kristi Campbell bought a tiny home in Atlanta for $235,000. She said its affordable price allowed …
Alcynna Lloyd
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The meteoric rise — and spectacular fall — of the Queen of Airbnb
She promised investors an easy windfall. Then it all came crashing down.
Dan Latu
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It's not just you — furniture is garbage these days. Here's what you can do about it.
The quality of mass-market furniture in the US has plummeted, but designers and sellers say consume…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A millennial couple considered hundreds of houses — then spent $150,000 on a falling-apart Victorian sight unseen. They think it's worth it.
Evy Rivera and Jacob Evans bought a "Cheap Old House." It was dirty and the unglamorous renovation …
Samantha Grindell
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Moving to Puerto Rico comes with lifestyle perks and tax breaks. Trade-offs include healthcare, schools, and furniture.
It's pretty easy for mainland Americans to move to and buy property in Puerto Rico without special …
Cork Gaines
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I believe I lived in a haunted house for 2 years. Furniture seemed to move on its own and I'd wake up with mysterious scratches.
He believes he lived in a haunted house where he'd wake up with scratches on his body, hear whisper…
Ryan Crawley
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Millennials aren't giving up on having a home they love
In 2022, homeownership for millennials has surpassed 50% for the first time.
Joi-Marie McKenzie
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This hotel chain is giving people a surprising new way to customize their rooms by offering it without furniture
No, you're not supposed to sleep on the floor (although I guess you could). Instead, travelers who …
Brittany Chang
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I spent over $1 million on a Victorian house that hadn't been touched in 70 years. It was crumbling and rotting, but I have no regrets.
Natalie Glaze said the house had rotten floors, crumbling walls, and caved-in ceilings. Renovating …
Maria Noyen
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After 2 years of applying for the NYC housing lottery, she finally won her bid. Now she pays $1,000 in rent for her Manhattan apartment.
In 2018, the odds of winning the affordable-housing lottery were 1 in 592, The New York Times repor…
Amanda Goh
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I moved from the US to Vienna, the world's most livable city. Here's what it actually costs me to live here.
I moved from the US to Vienna in 2022. It's said to be expensive, but my cost of living is less tha…
Sonya Matejko
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I live with my 4 kids, husband, and aunt in a 2-bedroom apartment in LA. We can't find a bigger place, so we make it work.
A family of seven lives in a 950-square-foot, two-bedroom apartment in LA. They can't afford a bigg…
Angie Grace
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I made $1.4 million in profit last year as an Airbnb Superhost working just 2 hours a week. Here's how I set up and grew my business.
Syed Lateef left his finance job and opened a short-term rental company in 2017. Last year, he made…