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As travelers spend less on cheap Airbnbs, high-end vacation rentals are booming.

Grace Groner worked as a secretary at Abbott for over 40 years, and her millions were only discovered upon her death.

Everyone's got a group chat they love to hate and would love to quit even more. Here's how to do it without causing a scene.

I felt "dad guilt" — the dark side of entrepreneurship and many other demanding jobs requiring long hours. Every day, I feel guilty for not prioritizing my children or failing to build my startup.

Five people with six-figure incomes say they've balanced splurging on cars and travel with saving for future financial goals.

There are two tracks I recommend for non-technical professionals to gain impact with AI: skill up or become an expert in the technology in your field.

The number of homeowners at risk is growing as private insurers pull back and hike premiums in areas at risk of wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding.

When Zillow debuted in 2006, the fledgling site bore little resemblance to the real-estate behemoth it is now. There were no options to find an agent, get a mortgage, or request a tour — the search portal couldn't even tell you which homes were actually for sale. There was, however, the Zestimate: a "free, unbiased valuation" for 40 million houses around the US, based on a proprietary algorithm. Half the single-family homes in America suddenly had a dollar figure attached to them, and anyone could take a peek. Zillow's site crashed within hours as a million people raced to ogle at the results. The initial rush was a sign of things to come. Nowadays, the Zestimate is arguably the most popular — and polarizing — number in real estate. An entire generation of homeowners doesn't know life without the algorithm; some obsessively track its output as they would a stock portfolio or the price of bitcoin. By the time a seller hires a real-estate agent, there's a good chance they've already consulted the digital oracle. Many industry insiders, however, regard the number as a starting point at best and dangerously misguided at worst. Real-estate agents recount arguments with sellers who reject their pricing advice, choosing instead to take the Zestimate as the word of God. The Zestimate is just one of a slew of automated valuation models that are increasingly used by banks, investors, and laypeople to estimate the value of homes. No other model, however, has wormed its way into our culture like the Zestimate. Read more about Americans' obsession with the Zestimate: https://lnkd.in/eikukrie (Credit: Alvaro Dominguez for BI) #zillow #zestimate #realestate

New for Business Insider: For millions of Americans, retiring at 65 is just a dream. Since September, BI has heard from older Americans about their career regrets in two surveys it conducted. Over 3,000 people between the ages of 48 and 96 completed a voluntary BI survey or emailed reporters about their life regrets. In a separate survey, over 300 recently laid-off Americans over 50 shared their career regrets. We followed up with 13 interviews to learn more. This is part of an ongoing series. Some common themes people discussed included not prioritizing education, switching jobs too frequently, and struggling to navigate office politics. Many also cited age discrimination — data from AARP found that 64% of those over 50 have either seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace. Nearly all said they were passed over for some roles in favor of younger applicants with lower pay expectations, particularly in white-collar roles where hiring has slowed. https://lnkd.in/equCBEDz

Happy (early) holidays! If you're already thinking about what to do with money you might receive this season, perhaps follow this family's lead. They spent their $75,000 inheritance on a bucket list trip to South Africa. They say it helped them grieve. Read more in the Saturday edition of Business Insider Today.