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I saved $400,000 living at home with my parents for 12 years

I saved $400,000 living at home with my parents for 12 years

In 2012, I graduated from college and got a job at Google. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, which is consistently ranked as one of the most expensive places in the U.S., and my Asian parents always said that renting was a waste of money. So after I finished school, it just made sense for me to live at home while I got on my feet. Even though I planned to get my own place at some point, I ended up living at home for 12 years. When I moved out this past December, I had $400,000 saved… Source link

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Google ex-MD recalls how stranger saved his life; netizens too share similar instances

Google ex-MD recalls how stranger saved his life; netizens too share similar instances

If a stranger goes out of their way to help you in times of distress, you tend to remember the deed even after years pass by. Parminder Singh, former MD at Google and Twitter, recollected how a stranger had saved his life when he was a kid. His tweet prompted netizens to recount their experiences with kind strangers. “When I was a kid, a stranger saved me from getting crushed by a reversing Ambassador car by lifting me up and putting me out of its way. All I know about him is he was… Source link

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Here’s how Burger King will be saved in America

There is more meat to the plans to revive Burger King in America than simply reclaiming the flame of the iconic Whopper sandwich. At least that’s the read for the restaurant analyst team at Evercore ISI, which just spent a half day with the management team at Burger King parent company Restaurant Brands. “Aspects of the Burger King U.S. turnaround plan includes menu simplification to improve order accuracy and speed of service, a more balanced value offering (e.g., new $5 meal launched in… Source link

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In Google antitrust effort, authorities may have saved the best for last

The legal team at Google steadfastly swatted away two antitrust lawsuits like pesky flies, mere distractions as the search-engine giant chugs along and accrues record market value despite a pandemic. Then came suit No. 3. A bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general, spearheaded by Colorado and Nebraska, announced the lawsuit last week, and it goes much farther than its predecessors from the Department of Justice and Texas and nine other states. The most recent suit is broader and… Source link

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