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New Tech Tries to Catastrophe-Proof Your Home  

Tech once used to make homes more sustainable has fresh applications in making structures resistant to hurricanes, hail, blackouts, flooding, wildfires, and other disasters Source: New Tech Tries to Catastrophe-Proof Your Home  – WSJ

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Cure for America's High Real Estate Prices: Build More Weird Homes 

From quirky designs to odd floor plans, these outside-the-box homebuilding ideas could bring down real-estate prices. Source: Cure for America’s High Real Estate Prices: Build More Weird Homes – Business Insider

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Eugenics movement on rise in political rhetoric, academic literature

The eugenics movement is taking center stage in the U.S. — both in Trump’s rhetoric, and through a rise in race science. Source: Eugenics movement on rise in political rhetoric, academic literature

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A hybrid future: Organic Valley’s DIY work approach 

How one company improved employee retention and engagement by rethinking its in-office model. Source: A hybrid future: Organic Valley’s DIY work approach – Fast Company

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Wealthier Americans Are Paying Millions to Age in Luxury Campuses 

  After seeing their friends and parents struggle to find care as they aged, older people are embracing life plan communities. The one-time entrance fees can exceed $1 million. Source: Wealthier Americans Are Paying Millions to Age in Luxury Campuses – WSJ

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They created a mini-farm outside their Culver City home 

Angel Black always wanted a food garden, but she was never successful — until Farmscape helped convert the lawn in her family’s Culver City backyard into a mini-farm. Source: They created a mini-farm outside their Culver City home – Los Angeles Times

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Harris home care plan targets invisible corner of the economy

“This is the future of the economy. This sector. This workforce.” Source: Harris home care plan targets invisible corner of the economy

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The American Dream now costs $4.4 million

You can live the American Dream, but it’ll cost you. Source: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million

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The Self-Help Guru for People Who Hate Self-Help  

  Oliver Burkeman has become an unlikely self-help guru by reminding everyone of their mortality. Source: The Self-Help Guru for People Who Hate Self-Help – The Atlantic

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They’re Breaking Every Retirement Rule to Be Off Now, Not Later 

Some workers want to spread retirement throughout their careers, even if it means a smaller 401(k). Source: They’re Breaking Every Retirement Rule to Be Off Now, Not Later – WSJ

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A company gave 1,000 AI agents access to Minecraft — and they built a society 

        War and peace AI style Source: A company gave 1,000 AI agents access to Minecraft — and they built a society | Tom’s Guide

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Self-made millionaire: 5 frugal habits I'll never quit

\ \ Parent Portfolio co-founder and self-made millionaire Jonathan Sanchez shares the frugal habits he says he will always keep up. Source: Self-made millionaire: 5 frugal habits I’ll never quit

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Boomers and Gen X Want to Retire Differently  

  More of America’s older workers are looking to phase into retirement. Source: Boomers and Gen X Want to Retire Differently – Newsweek

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Californian Couple Builds $250K ADU in Their Backyard for Adult Son  

archived 6 Sep 2024 15:38:40 UTC Source: Californian Couple Builds $250K ADU in Their Backyard for Adult Son – Business Insider

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Two Friends Built Their Own Company. Their Next Big Thing: A 1,000-Acre Wilderness Retreat  

Goodfood founders Neil Cuggy and Jonathan Ferrari bought a $7 million estate in Canada’s Blue Valley and built a shared home on the property. Source: Two Friends Built Their Own Company. Their Next Big Thing: A 1,000-Acre Wilderness Retreat – WSJ

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The Owners of an Iowa Hog Farm Are Switching to Mushrooms 

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Vermont lifestyle lures biotech duo to buy lumber yard 

What do two, 37-year-old friends do after successfully incubating and growing two successful biotechnology companies in the greater Boston area? They become owner-operators of an established lumber business in East Middlebury, Vt., of course. Source: Vermont lifestyle lures biotech duo to buy lumber yard – Addison Independent