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fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

I'm 52 and thought I'd be financially secure by now. But I'm still facing debt and long-term unemployment.

Last year, I sat in my office staring at the three monitors on my desk. On the screens were my online bank accounts - all of which were channeling Whoopi Goldberg's character from the movie "Ghost." "You in danger, girl," they seemed to be saying, mocking me. I spent decades building a career, collecting titles, degrees, and glowing reviews. Yet the numbers on my bank statements told a different story.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

I moved to the US for my husband, who was on a H-1B visa. Life as a 'visa bride' was lonely.

An Indian editor moved to the US on an H-4 visa, became a trailing spouse, and struggled to rebuild professional identity and find home.
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fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

My wife's job has us moving to a new state every few months. It's really tough, but I've found ways to make it work.

Frequent spousal relocation for a rotational job prevents establishing a stable, location-dependent career, prompting reliance on gig-economy work for flexibility.
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