Industrious Kid
By Elliott Doomes, February 20, 2020 — Shoe shining wasn’t exactly a business. It was just something kids used to do to make money. We used to make our own little kits. All we needed was some wood with some … Continued
By Elliott Doomes, February 20, 2020 — Shoe shining wasn’t exactly a business. It was just something kids used to do to make money. We used to make our own little kits. All we needed was some wood with some … Continued
By José Dominguez, January 30, 2020 — Having a small business in Ciudad Juarez downtown was very crowded, dangerous, and amazing. Our store was full of shoes, sneakers, baseball caps, T-shirts, underwear, etc. and the front part near the sidewalk … Continued
By Sallie-Eliabeth Clayton, January 23, 2020 — I was approaching the age of 62 when I realized that it was time to entertain the idea of retiring. The word itself brings to mind that you are “finished,” “done,” [and] “withdrawing” … Continued
By Cynthia Morihara, October 22, 2020 — It is true that my brother made a hefty income as an emergency room doctor, but he used a lot of money to buy planes and run a small airpark. He flew himself … Continued
By Liz Briggs, January 2, 2020 — After graduating from high school, I worked at a publishing company. Basically, I just continued on there only because I was assigned there during my senior year of high school in the cooperative … Continued
By Dr. Michael Tsuei, April 27, 2017 — [The] Microbiome is the missing link of why people are not getting better. Dr. Ralph Kellman MD is a functional medicine practitioner specializing in intestinal health. In his article, he states that … Continued
By Eugene Charrington, April 13, 2017 — Around 1990 the U.S., Canada, and Mexico signed the NAFTA treaty. This agreement sent possibly two million or more jobs from high wage countries like Canada, the United States, and other nations to … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, October 1, 2020 — I just taught my first formal Zoom class yesterday and I was so nervous I can’t tell you. That’s why was doing a lot of screen sharing in [this storytelling group], because I … Continued
By José Dominiguez, October 31, 2019 — I cannot speak about how all Mexicans seek jobs but I can speak about how I tried to use a traditional way of looking for a job in Mexico. It all happened after … Continued