Em Casa Nova, na Bahia, a Axia Energia testa uma minirrede elétrica capaz de simular a entrada de grandes consumidores no sistema, entre eles data centers, fábricas de hidrogênio verde e operações de mineração de bitcoin.
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The classic FIRE movement — short for "financial independence, retire early" — has long had a reputation for extremes: save aggressively, invest diligently, and build a portfolio large enough to leave work years before traditional retirement age.
The ideas behind FIRE are often traced to the 1992 book, "Your Money or Your Life," and were later amplified by blogs, podcasts, and online communities. At its most intense, FIRE can mean saving or investing the majority of one's income, adding multiple income streams, taking on extra work, or delaying major life milestones such as marriage or children.
But financial independence does not have to mean a life of deprivation.
Business Insider has spoken with numerous investors who want more flexible schedules and more control over their time, but who also want to "enjoy today," as Andy and Nicole Hill put it. For the Hills, pursuing traditional FIRE created tension at home. Eventually, they pivoted to a less extreme offshoot of the movement: Coast FIRE.
Andy Hill describes Coast FIRE as a "middle ground" strategy — a way to capture some of the benefits of financial independence, such as stepping back from a demanding corporate career, without the aggressive savings requirements of traditional FIRE.
"It works well for families, works well for couples, works well for people who aren't multi-six-figure earners," he said. "And I wish I had known about that a lot earlier."
Amberly Grant fell into that category. For most of her career, she did not earn six figures. At 19, she left the small Canadian town where she grew up and spent years traveling while picking up odd jobs along the way.
"I've cleaned houses, walked dogs, worked in bars and restaurants. I've taught English in Thailand, and I've helped a friend with a nutrition and Pilates studio in Sydney," Grant told BI. "I basically just traveled the world and did odd jobs, and the accumulation of all the money was about $15,000 a year on average."
Traditional FIRE may have felt out of reach, but Coast FIRE wasn't. Grant said she hit her Coast FIRE number in her mid-30s.
Coast FIRE is one of several offshoots of the FIRE movement, alongside Lean FIRE, Fat FIRE, and Barista FIRE.
Achieving Coast FIRE means an investor has enough saved and invested that, in theory, they no longer need to contribute to retirement accounts. The money they already have invested is expected to compound over time and grow into the amount they will need by retirement.
That does not mean they stop working. It means they only need to earn enough to cover their current expenses while their portfolio continues growing in the background. For some people, that can create room to take a pay cut, change careers, work for themselves, scale back to part-time, or choose less stressful work.
To figure out a Coast FIRE number, investors generally start with a few stats: their current age, ideal retirement age, expected annual spending in retirement, current investments, expected returns, and inflation. Online calculators can help estimate how much someone needs to invest today for that money to grow into a sufficient retirement balance later.
Hill, who quit a stressful, time-intensive corporate job after reaching his $550,000 Coast FIRE number, cautions that the figure is still only an estimate.
"Nothing with investing is guaranteed," said the family finance coach who now works about 20 hours a week on his own business, Marriage Kids and Money.
That's why he recommends checking the math over time. Investors should account for inflation, fund expense ratios, financial advisor fees, and the difference between nominal returns and real returns. Coast FIRE is also not a binding rule. Someone who reaches it can always keep contributing to retirement accounts if their goals or life circumstances change.
Grant is doing exactly that. Technically, she only needs to work enough to cover her expenses, but she is still contributing to her nest egg because she wants the option to retire before 60.
She's learned to accept that life is not linear.
"You might be aiming towards 'Coast FIRE' or 'Fat FIRE' or FIRE, but life will happen, and it's OK to pivot."
Courtesy of Ashley Archambault
By the time my son was almost 1, I had a small amount of savings and a part-time job, but I wasn't exactly flush with cash. Still, I was slowly emerging from the financial survival mode I had been in for most of my 20s, focusing solely on caring for my first baby.
Finances began to dominate my concerns as I became serious about building a stable future for us. I didn't want to be so worried about money forever. But first, I wanted to fantasize — just for a moment — about what I'd do with my life if money were a non-issue.
I sat down at the kitchen table while my son took his afternoon nap. He was about 10 months old then. With a cup of coffee, I allowed myself to dream. I wrote "Wishlist" at the top of a blank spiral notebook sheet, and then started listing bullet items. It took less than five minutes.
When I was done, I started examining each item on its own: Go to Paris, Buy my own house, Finish my degree, Become a teacher, Get us whatever we need without worrying, Get a dog, Start a business. When they'd been stirring around in my mind all together, these things seemed outlandish. Own my own home as a single person? It didn't seem possible — until I saw it written down on that paper, and started truly thinking about what it would take to make it happen.
Broken down individually, these things suddenly looked much more attainable. Yes, it'd still take a lot of time and effort to achieve, and I may not get them all — or all at the same time — but it wasn't impossible for me to build the life I wanted for myself and my son. For example, finishing my degree wasn't really that crazy when I started thinking about it. By applying for financial aid or loans and saving up for tuition, I knew it wouldn't be impossible to complete just two years of college to finish my Bachelor's degree.
Courtesy of Ashley Archambault
I saw that college was really one of the first steps to getting the rest of the things that I had written down. With a degree, I knew I could earn more money. With the possibility of a dependable income in mind, I could now visualize us in our own house — with that dog! I foresaw less worry about expenses, like clothes, groceries, and even extras, such as more travel and eating out.
My son is 12 now. Since I wrote that list over a decade ago, I have started a couple of businesses while finishing my degree. And yes, I even bought my own house, and we got a dog. It was by no means easy or fast. After I sat down at my kitchen table, it took a total of five years — and very little rest — to achieve all of that.
We haven't yet made it to Paris, but I was so proud to take us on a "real" vacation — with airplanes, rental cars, and hotels — to Vermont one summer. While I was able to work for some of the things that I once thought were far-fetched, the financial concern never went away. I still worry about paying for things we need sometimes, but I also try to alleviate the anxiety by reassuring myself that I always figure it out.
After I finished my degree, I taught English for six years. I now know that what I did that day with my wishlist was backward planning, a strategy in which you start with the final goal or assessment and work backward to determine the steps needed to get there. All of my bullet list items were final goals. Once the goals were clear, it was easier to determine the steps to get there.
Or maybe when I allowed myself to dream that day and wrote down my desires on that piece of paper, part of me was manifesting my future. By taking that small step, I could see that the things I wanted weren't really that out of reach — with the right amount of foresight and planning, of course. For the next several years, that list was basically my vision board.
I thought money stood in the way of everything I dreamed of, but it didn't. Once I saw that there was a way to get to where I wanted to go, with the right plan, the world opened up a little more for me. My wishlist was powerful, because I saw that with enough drive, nothing should really stop me from going after my dreams.
A plataforma descentralizada Hyperliquid decidiu avançar sobre um dos mercados mais tradicionais do sistema financeiro brasileiro.
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Nos dias 23, 24 e 25 de julho, o São Paulo Expo será o endereço de quem acompanha de perto o mercado financeiro. A Expert XP 2026, maior festival de investimentos do mundo, chega à sua 16ª edição com uma novidade importante: pela primeira vez, os três dias do evento estarão abertos ao público geral.
A programação reunirá especialistas, gestores renomados e grandes nomes do cenário nacional e internacional, em uma edição que também marca os 25 anos da XP Inc. Para este ano, já está confirmada a presença de Mike Pompeo, 70º secretário de Estado dos EUA, como palestrante.
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A edição deste ano chega com novos formatos. Após ouvir clientes, patrocinadores e assessores, a organização identificou duas demandas principais do público: conteúdo de qualidade e mais oportunidades de conexão com grandes nomes do mercado.
Entre as novidades está o Connection Space, ambiente voltado a formação prática, oportunidades de negócios e troca de ideias, com salas para aulas, treinamentos e encontros estratégicos. Já a Experience Center contará com espaços imersivos, cercados por painéis de LED, para ativações sensoriais ligadas a marcas e conteúdos patrocinados.
A principal mudança, porém, está na nova plenária. O espaço que reúne os principais palestrantes deixa de ser fechado e passa a ser aberto, ampliando a circulação do público e a integração com o restante do pavilhão.
“A Expert XP é onde os diálogos e as ideias que moldam o futuro acontecem. E essa edição é ainda mais especial, pois acontece no ano em que comemoramos 25 anos de XP”, afirma Lisandro Lopes, diretor de marketing da XP.
Para Renato Preter, responsável pelo marketing de eventos da XP, o festival já se consolidou como parte do calendário do mercado financeiro.
“A Expert XP já é parte do calendário anual do mercado financeiro, pois conseguimos ter a capacidade única de reunir os grandes nomes que tomam as decisões e fazem parte delas”, diz.
Em 16 anos de história, a Expert XP se consolidou como vitrine para debates sobre economia, política, negócios, tecnologia e comportamento. Pelo palco do festival já passaram chefes de Estado, lendas do esporte, vencedores do Nobel e investidores que se tornaram referência global.
Na política internacional, o evento já recebeu nomes como Bill Clinton, ex-presidente dos Estados Unidos; Boris Johnson, ex-primeiro-ministro britânico; Hillary Clinton, ex-secretária de Estado americana; Theresa May, ex-primeira-ministra britânica; e Lawrence Summers, ex-secretário do Tesouro dos Estados Unidos. Mais recentemente, Arnold Schwarzenegger, ator e ex-governador da Califórnia, e Al Gore, ex-vice-presidente americano, também marcaram presença.
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Advogados divergiram sobre a decisão do governo de proibir os mercados preditivos no Brasil. Enquanto alguns alegaram que a Fazenda "se excedeu" para tentar sufocar um mercado que é bem menos prejudicial do que as casas de apostas online regularizadas, outros defenderam que era importante disciplinar um setor no qual essas empresas operavam em uma "zona cinzenta".
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A senadora republicana dos Estados Unidos, Cynthia Lummis, afirmou que o projeto de lei de regulação de criptoativos será discutido e revisado em comissão em maio. A proposta, conhecida como “Clarity Act” está travada desde que chegou ao Senado em janeiro, quando perdeu apoio de parte do setor e sofreu oposição dos bancos.
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Terri Peters
As a mom of two teenagers, I try to stress to my kids that it's never a bad idea to save money where you can.
One way I've done so is by shopping at the discount chain Dollar Tree for the past two decades. It's been my favorite place to grab household essentials at low prices.
I've been happy with spices, batteries, face masks, and other basics I've purchased there for $1.25 or $1.50 — way less than I've paid at other big-box stores.
However, there are a few Dollar Tree items I've found to be not worth my time or money. As a frequent shopper, here are a few things I don't buy from the discount chain.
Terri Peters
I enjoy burning scented candles in my home, but I've found that the ones sold at Dollar Tree are just OK.
In my experience, Dollar Tree's candles smell great in the store but don't seem to emit much fragrance when lit at home. They can also burn very quickly.
I'd rather spend a few more dollars to get a better-quality candle from somewhere else, like Target or Aldi.
Terri Peters
My kids may be teenagers now, but I remember all too well when they were small, and they'd ask to get a toy on our Dollar Tree shopping trips.
My answer was no if they were looking at the toy section filled with flimsy plastic items that didn't seem designed to last more than a few weeks.
Instead, I'd direct my kids to pick out something else from the discount chain, like craft supplies, sidewalk chalk, modeling clay, or coloring books.
Dollar Tree has a great selection of these items, which encourage kids to use their creativity and are less likely to end up in the donation bin after a week.
Terri Peters
Over the years, I've purchased screwdrivers, pliers, and other tools at Dollar Tree that broke after a few uses or in the middle of a DIY project.
Although the prices here are tempting upfront, I'd rather invest in more expensive, built-to-last tools I can use for years to come.
Still, some of the chain's hardware section is worth checking out. I've been happy with the nails, screws, and stick-on wall hooks I've bought at Dollar Tree.
Terri Peters
With a house full of teenagers and pets, I need durable garbage bags that'll make it from our kitchen to our outdoor trash area without making a mess.
Sadly, the trash bags I've purchased at Dollar Tree have not held up as well as pricier ones from more recognizable brands. I'd rather spend a few more dollars on trash bags so I can worry less about potential rips and holes.
Terri Peters
Whether we're packing snacks for a trip or storing dinner leftovers, our family needs our plastic bags to be sturdy and really reliable. So, I skip the ones at Dollar Tree.
Despite the tempting price, I find they can rip quite easily, and, if they have seals, they don't hold very well.
Terri Peters
I've stopped buying knives, flatware, and kitchen tools at Dollar Tree. Many of the ones I've tried have been more flimsy than I'd prefer, and some have bent or broken during use.
That said, these budget-friendly options can be great if you're looking for somewhat disposable kitchen items that can be tossed after a few uses — maybe basics for an outdoor cooking area or to keep by the grill.
Terri Peters
I'm a big fan of buying food storage containers that are inexpensive, lightweight, and easy to replace if they get lost. After all, I have two teens and a husband who use these to take meals out into the world almost daily.
Unfortunately, the ones I've tried from Dollar Tree haven't met my expectations. In my opinion, they crack pretty easily and just don't feel as high-quality as low-cost options I've bought at stores like Target or Walmart.
Terri Peters
Paper goods are essential in any household, from sturdy paper towels to clean up kitchen messes to soft tissues for cold and flu season.
Dollar Tree has many options, but offerings I've tried from the chain have let me down so far, from too-thin toilet paper to tissues that feel scratchy on the nose.
I prefer to purchase my paper goods elsewhere and stick with my family's tried-and-true labels. By buying in bulk or looking for sales, I can often find paper towels and other basics at comparable prices anyway.
O avanço de instituições financeiras tradicionais no mercado de criptomoedas tem sido resultado de um processo gradual de modernização, segundo Amy Oldenburg, responsável pela estratégia de ativos digitais do Morgan Stanley. A executiva afirmou que o movimento não está relacionado a uma corrida motivada por receio de ficar de fora, mas sim a anos de desenvolvimento de infraestrutura.
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Durante décadas, o poder global das moedas foi definido por fatores relativamente claros: reservas internacionais, acordos comerciais, força econômica e, em muitos casos, influência militar. Foi assim que o dólar consolidou sua posição dominante ao longo do século XX, sustentado por uma combinação de poder econômico, influência política e uma infraestrutura financeira internacional construída ao redor do sistema bancário americano.
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Durante séculos, o ouro foi guardado em cofres, transportado por blindados e negociado apenas por quem tinha acesso a mercados altamente especializados. Era o ativo dos bancos centrais, dos grandes fundos e dos mais ricos, não do cidadão comum.
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with John Caudwell, the British billionaire founder of mobile phone businesses Phones 4u and Singlepoint, both of which he sold. Caudwell is raising three children with his partner, former Olympian Modesta Vžesniauskaitė, and now focuses on his childrens' charities and real estate investing. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
My family life is very dynamic. I have eight children, one of whom I'm the stepfather to. My youngest kids are 2 and 5 years old, and my oldest is 47.
I grew up in a little terraced house in the middle of Stoke-on-Trent, and I had next to nothing. I don't want my kids to have next to nothing, but I don't want to overcorrect the way that some rich people do.
For my older kids, when I was building my businesses, there was less time on a day-to-day basis, but it was quality time. I've always made quality time an absolute priority: almost never missing a sports day or prize-giving, things that were important.
Now, we do most of the parenting and don't have nannies. I have two housekeepers who help out, but school is the real answer, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. That gives them discipline, entertainment, interest, and education.
Everybody wants to be spoiled, but it's very important that we keep our kids' feet on the ground, so we are very controlled about how we approach luxury.
For instance, when we go on the superyacht for a family holiday, that's mainly a treat for me. The adult children have to make their own way to the boat. The younger ones travel in economy with Modesta — I'll take business class most of the time — and we take the budget airline easyJet. We have to demonstrate to them what normal life is like.
They have virtually no designer clothes — maybe some that they got as presents, but we buy them clothes from Zara and Primark. If you go to Gucci and pay a thousand pounds, are the kids any happier? No, they're not. Do they end up having a very spoiled attitude? Yeah, they probably do.
When we take them to a restaurant, they'll have chicken nuggets and chips, and the younger ones share a plate. I hate wasting food. I always remember, when one of my daughters was young, we went to a restaurant, and she asked, "Daddy, would you really mind on this occasion if I had steak and chips?" You see kids out there just ordering lobster, and my kids would never dream of it.
When it comes to spoiling, one early mistake we made was buying them too much at Christmas. Not expensive gifts, but too many of them. They'd scramble through all the boxes and end up playing with a cardboard box. Now, we take a much more frugal approach; two or three Christmas presents are more than enough.
Our financial support is a very frugal help line that encourages them to achieve their own success. It supports them while they're in school so they can focus on being good students. It doesn't pay for them to go out to nightclubs or have expensive meals. My support is very much related to the effort they put into their lives.
My adult children are all busy making their own careers. One of my daughters is a psychotherapist, one works in real estate, and another works at a bank. One of my sons is a musician, writing and producing songs, and another is getting his real estate license.
The one thing I always do is that no matter what happens in your child's life, you're constantly telling them you love them.
No matter how much I have to punish them, it's always followed by, "Well, of course, I love you, darling. I love you very much, but I have to discipline you because you have to grow up to be meaningful, good people."
That's been consistent: I don't really want anything from them in life other than for them to be happy and leave the world a better place than they found it.
What does it matter if they're rich, if they're unhappy? What does it matter if they're an Olympian, if they're unhappy?
If every kid could grow up to aspire to those goals, which of course is very difficult to achieve, what a wonderful life for our children, but also what a wonderful place for the world to be.
Nesta sexta-feira, 20, o bitcoin é negociado "de lado", sem variação expressiva nas últimas 24 horas. A maior criptomoeda do mundo se mantém na casa dos US$ 70 mil enquanto desdobramentos macroeconômicos e geopolíticos seguem impactando o apetite ao risco do mercado. Apesar disso, um especialista aponta cautela e expectativa de curto prazo negativa para o bitcoin.
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tom Blake, a 29-year-old YouTuber and blogger, about his experiments with side hustles. It's been edited for length and clarity.
I started experimenting with side hustles in 2014 while I was in college for a simple reason: I needed to pay the bills. Since then, I've tried over 100 of them — everything from AI website generation to crypto reward programs to paid shopping.
I read a lot about side hustles on Reddit, and many just didn't work as advertised. In 2018, this frustration led me to start a blog documenting my side hustle tests.
I studied psychology, minored in marketing, and interned at a digital marketing agency, which became my first job after graduating. I kept side hustling because the job had a pretty low starting salary, and I wanted to build wealth faster.
I then realized I could make more money on my own outside my job if I worked hard.
Over time, the blog grew steadily, and my content business — including my main YouTube channel, a smaller YouTube channel, some blogs, and an email newsletter — became my full-time job.
From ad revenue and affiliate links, it made about $1,700 in its first year, then about $7,000 the next, and $20,000 the year after. Over its lifetime, it generated more than $1 million in revenue before I sold it at the end of 2023.
Since then, I've become a digital nomad earning six figures by testing side hustles and online gigs on YouTube and my Substack. I make about $2,500 a month from side hustles, including gig apps, money-making websites, investing, consulting, and freelance gigs.
These are five of the most lucrative and realistic side hustles I've found, especially for beginners.
This is one of the simplest ways I've ever made money, and I still do it today.
Companies need feedback from real people. Sometimes they're looking for niche groups like accountants or grocery store workers, but you can join platforms to find open focus groups or market research calls.
Typically, you apply for studies through platforms like User Interviews or Respondent. If you're selected, you join a Zoom call with a researcher, answer questions for 30 to 60 minutes, and get paid.
The pay varies widely, but it's common to earn $50 to $80 for a half-hour session, or $75 to $100 for an hour. A few months ago, I did a 45-minute conversation about AI and earned $200.
The downside is that you won't qualify for most studies you apply to, and you have to apply to each one. Still, I can usually land one every month or two, and the work is easy and low-stress.
Most people think of the gig economy as Uber or DoorDash, but there's a whole world of lesser-known apps that can be pretty lucrative.
One example is Sharetown. It partners with mattress and furniture brands to handle oversize returns — things like sofas and mattresses that retailers don't want back in their warehouses.
As a Sharetown rep, you pick up returned items from customers, resell them on Facebook Marketplace, and split the proceeds with the company. Sharetown tells you what to pick up and what price to list it for.
I've spoken with reps who make a few thousand dollars a month, especially in busy areas. You need a vehicle that can haul large items, but for the right person, it's a clever way to start a flipping business with almost no upfront risk.
There are also apps like Dolly and Lugg, which pay people to help with moving jobs. You can sign up as a driver if you have a vehicle, or just as a helper if you don't.
Rewards apps have improved a lot in recent years. They're apps that pay users for downloading apps, playing mobile games, and trying products and services.
I use Scrambly. I've earned more than $1,000 using it in testing over the last few months. One offer I received paid me $250 to open a bank account.
I don't recommend this as a primary source of income. Most of the time, you're earning around $4-$5 per hour, but if you're already playing mobile games or planning to switch bank accounts, it's worth checking them out.
One new side hustle I've been testing is AI training.
Many companies hire human testers to review AI-generated outputs from different models and rate them, helping improve them over time. It's essentially quality assurance for artificial intelligence.
I recently started testing this space and was accepted into a platform called Micro1. After a 20-minute screening process, I was able to apply for paid projects.
Pay rates vary dramatically. Some roles pay only a few dollars an hour, while more specialized projects, such as those that require a Ph.D. in a specific field, can pay $25 to $50 or more. The work is fairly steady, and some even offer 30 to 40 hours a week.
This is another side hustle I did frequently in college and still recommend for beginners through sites such as PlaytestCloud, Userlytics, and Trymata.
Companies pay users to test websites and apps under development. You follow the instructions or navigate the product yourself, then share honest feedback. Most tests pay $10 to $20 and take about 15 to 20 minutes. Longer tests of up to an hour can pay $50 to $100.
The downside is that you have to sign up and claim the tests while they're available, on a first come first serve basis.
Side hustles can be exciting, and I think people should experiment with them, but if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Before trying anything, I always recommend reading reviews and checking forums as part of basic due diligence. If someone online is promising massive hourly earnings with no downside, that's a red flag.
Uma carteira cripto que estava inativa há cinco meses voltou a movimentar recursos e comprou cerca de US$ 7 milhões em tokens TRUMP, uma criptomoeda meme associada ao presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump. A movimentação ocorreu poucas horas após o anúncio de um evento exclusivo para os maiores detentores do ativo, o que impulsionou o preço da criptomoeda.
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