A golfer who’s been to over 300 courses around the world shares his top picks

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Welcome to November! A Colorado-based woman spent six months in Europe. If she had to move anywhere, she’d choose this country for its beauty, architecture, and walkability.?

O grandfather, where art thou?

Raising a child is a huge financial strain: Care for one child can cost between $4,800 and $15,000 a year in the United States. But families who get no childcare help from their grandparents face an additional cost.

Millennial parents say it’s exhausting and isolating to raise a young child without the support of their parents. Some have moved states or changed careers to make childcare work. Others have nearly given up on having another child altogether.

The hidden cost of missing grandparents .

Eva Longoria's investment empire

The “Desperate Housewives” actress became the unlikely savior of “John Wick” when she provided $6 million to close a gap in financing.?

At the time, she says, she had “no idea” how investing worked. But in the 10 years since, Longoria has built an investment empire that includes soccer clubs, a tequila brand, and her own production company. “I want to be making money while I'm sleeping,” she said.

Inside Longoria's "day job."

The world’s best golf courses

David Weiss has spent over 30 years traveling to and writing about golf courses. Of the more than 200 greens he’s visited, he’s picked favorites.?

Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach, California, overlooks crashing surf and craggy rocks. Further south, you can see the glimmering Sea of Cortez from all 18 holes at Cabo del Sol in Mexico.

See the rest of his picks .?

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I've been to over 200 high-end golf courses around the globe. Here are 8 mistakes I always see first-timers make .

Millennials face down 40

Millennials born between 1981 and 1984 are staring down a scary new milestone: middle age. Everyone in that range has hit 40, or is about to — and they’re kind of freaking out.

Many are turning 40 after only recently reaching typical adult milestones like marriage and kids. The delay means that millennials’ mid-life crisis looks totally different from that of their boomer parents.

Millennials are sweating their age .

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• College content creators are cashing in on Gen Z’s hunt for the perfect school .
• People leaving California head to these three states for greener pastures .?
• A mega-earthquake could strike the Pacific Northwest any day. We're not prepared .
• Rucking meetings are the hot new business trend .
• Gen Z is calling the shots on the family vacation now .
• Why one cruiser will always opt for Alaskan voyages over any other route .

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