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In the late 2010s, towns around #Italy started going viral for selling off crumbling properties for 1 euro, or roughly $1.05. 44-year-old Meredith Tabbone purchased one of those properties — here's how much it really cost her in the end. Tap the #linkinbio to find out how much it really costs to buy a 1-euro home in Italy. #CNBCMakeIt #hometour #realestate #Sicily

Two decades ago, Seth Berkowitz was a #college #student with a late-night craving for a “warm, delicious treat.” Today, he’s the CEO of @insomniacookies, the #company he co-founded as a college junior and grew into a chain with more than 260 locations by satisfying that very craving for customers around the world. Tap the #linkinbio to read the full story on how he grew his #sidehustle into a full-fledged #business #CNBCMakeIt #cookies #InsomniaCookies

When Sampson Dahl, 28, found a former #laundromat in Maspeth, #Queens on an online forum back in 2019, he had no idea how much the space would become his life. Early last year, #CNBCMakeIt met Dahl after his former laundromat-turned-apartment went viral on #TikTok. At the time, he was paying $1,850 a month — his #rent has since increased to $1,900. Tap the #linkinbio for a full look inside. #apartmenttour #unlocked #tour #apartment

32-year-old @CHESSE spends her days in a #Brooklyn warehouse operating her very own #cheesemongering business: C. Hesse Cheese. 🧀 Hesse says she’s not a traditional #cheesemonger because she doesn’t have a brick-and-mortar #cheese shop. Instead she calls herself a “wholesale” cheesemonger, and delivers to clients including restaurants, shops and catering companies via her shipping partners. Her young #business is not yet profitable, but it brought in roughly $400,000 in revenue in 2023. Tap the #linkinbio to learn how she got C. Hesse Cheese off the ground. #CNBCMakeIt #SmallBusiness

People are surprised to learn that 36-year-old Mari Murdock is a professional game master, a role in which she organizes and narrates tabletop #roleplayinggames like @D&D. Since 2021, Murdock’s main source of income has been working for Dungeon Master Direct, a Utah-based company that specializes in online and in-person tabletop roleplaying game sessions that range from $375 to $750. She makes $24,000 as a #dungeonmaster for the company, plus another $13,000 teaching #writing at nearby Westminster University in Salt Lake City. Tap the #linkinbio to find out how Murdock was able to turn her #hobby into a #career. #CNBCMakeIt #gaming #gamer #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #dm

In 2020, Vionna Wai and her husband, Chucky Hui, moved into a two-family home in #Brooklyn with his parents. The couple pays $1,600 a month to live in the one-bedroom, one-bath #apartment on the second floor, while Wai’s in-laws pay the rest of the $3,500 monthly #rent and live on the first floor. While their living arrangement might be familiar to some — 16% of U.S. millennials lived with their parents in 2022, according to Axios — what sets Wai and Hui apart are the 150 #houseplants and two #cats, Mi and Ding, they moved in with. Tap the #linkinbio for a full look inside their apartment. #CNBCMakeIt #Unlocked #apartmenttour #pets #plants

In the #UnitedStates, out of pocket cost for #maternity care can cost thousands of dollars. And the quality of care and facilities can vary drastically depending upon the hospital. But #Finland looks at giving birth differently than the U.S. From the generous maternity packages granted to #newparents, to the lengthy #parentalleave that #Finnish people are guaranteed, many see Finland as the ideal place to give birth and raise #kids. Full details: #Linkinbio. #CNBCMakeIt #childcare

Deryl McKissack’s career is a culmination of effort from five generations. The 62-year-old is the president and CEO of McKissack & McKissack, the Washington, D.C.-based #construction management and #design firm behind some of today’s most recognizable buildings — from building the #Smithsonian African American Museum of History and Culture to repairing the Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson memorials. The firm’s legacy dates back to her great-great grandfather Moses, a skilled brick maker who originally came to the U.S. as a slave in 1790. Tap the #linkinbio to read why she says she hasn't "made it until more Black [people] have made it." #CNBCMakeIt #entrepreneur #business

For the seventh year in a row, #Finland has landed the top spot on the #WorldHappinessReport’s annual ranking of the happiest countries in the world. Finland and #Denmark have consistently topped the list throughout the years. Tap the link in bio to find out why. #CNBCMakeIt #happiness #happy #Nordic