CNBC Make It

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · Jul 2

Gen Z is grappling with global chaos—here's how they're coping with 'inheriting broken systems' cnbc.com/2025/07/02/how…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. While Gen Z grapples with navigating their own lives in the midst of global chaos, many remain optimistic and have chosen to take agency over their futures.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 32 m

54% of shoppers say they'll choose store-brand groceries over name brand from now on—it's not just about cost cnbc.com/2023/10/11/54p…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Where consumers used to see a worse product for a better price, many are now seeing a comparable or perhaps superior product for a better price.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 2 h

53-year-old early retiree: 3 things I regret doing in my 20s—'I wasted too much time and effort trying to be exceptionally original' cnbc.com/2023/10/21/53-…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Alex Trias retired more than 10 years ago when he was just 41. Here are three regrets he has from his 20s and his advice for avoiding similar mistakes.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 5 h

Mark Cuban gave these ‘Shark Tank’ founders $225,000—a year later, their revenue quadrupled to $1.1 million cnbc.com/2023/11/07/sha…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Mark Cuban invested in Whitney and Chaz Gates' wine company Wondry on ABC's "Shark Tank" last year. Since then, sales have more than quadrupled, the duo says.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 8 h

Bill Gates thought school wasn't 'interesting' as a child—until a conversation with his 8th grade teacher cnbc.com/2023/08/20/bil…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. When it came to school, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates used to think "the less effort you put in, the cooler you were," he says. Here's what changed his mind.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 11 h

Here's what Mark Cuban would do with just a phone and $500 in cash: ‘That is the best question I have ever been asked’ cnbc.com/2023/11/03/if-…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. If billionaire Mark Cuban needed to rebuild his fortune from scratch, he knows exactly what he'd do. Step 1, he says: Land the first sales job he can get.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 12 h

Charlie Munger said there was no secret to his success: 'I avoided the standard ways of failing' cnbc.com/2023/12/08/cha…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Charlie Munger didn't have any big secret to his success, he said in his final CNBC interview. Rather, his cautious nature contributed to his longevity.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 13 h

Ivy League-trained psychologist: How I say 'no' to my kids—and why more parents need to do the same cnbc.com/2024/12/03/ivy…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Parents who struggle to say "no" to their children could be doing them disservice in the long run, according to child psychologist Becky Kennedy.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 14 h

Mark Cuban turned 91% of his employees into millionaires when he sold a company for $5.7 billion cnbc.com/2024/06/07/mar…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. When Mark Cuban sells a company, he pays bonuses to employees who've worked for more than a year, he says — turning some of them into millionaires.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 15 h

How a job candidate so impressed the Daytime Emmys CEO, he created her a job: 'We just absolutely loved her' cnbc.com/2023/10/10/how…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Adam Sharp, president and CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, loved a candidate so much he "shifted resources" and created her a role.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 15 h

34-year-old Kickstarter CEO credits his success to 2 traits: They're an 'essential skill set' cnbc.com/2023/08/07/kic…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor says two soft skills helped him build a career and land the crowdfunding platform's top job: risk-taking and empathy.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 16 h

I've spent 25 years studying the brain—I never do these 4 things that destroy our memory as we age cnbc.com/2024/02/23/ive…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Neuroscientist and professor Dr. Charan Ranganath shares the common habits that affect our ability to remember as we get older.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 16 h

The real reason a 4-day workweek makes people happier in their jobs—it's not just more free time cnbc.com/2025/07/27/the…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Juliet Schor has researched the impacts of a four-day workweek on 245 businesses and 8,700 people.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 16 h

3 steps to an after-work evening routine that sets you up for daily success, says decision-making expert cnbc.com/2023/09/18/jam…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Success at work starts with your routines when you're off the clock, says James Clear, New York Times bestselling author of "Atomic Habits." Here's how.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 16 h

I’m a travel expert who has visited 70 countries—these 7 phrases make you sound like ‘an obnoxious American’ cnbc.com/2025/07/27/the…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. These phrases Americans often say while traveling abroad "can come off as rude, offensive, or ignorant," says Chicago-based travel writer Meena Thiruvengadam.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 17 h

Americans are flocking to Mexico City where rent is cheaper and life is more laid-back—for locals, it’s complicated cnbc.com/2023/10/12/ame…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. CNBC Make It traveled to Mexico City to explore how the influx of digital nomads and expats changed the most populous city in North America.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 20 h

American couple was saving for their first home in Chicago, but bought a $25,000 house in Italy instead cnbc.com/2024/05/25/cou…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Kristina Knighten and Paul Cordier were living in the UAE and wanted to buy a house they could retire in when they found a two-bedroom house in Italy.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · 23 h

At 99, billionaire Charlie Munger shared how to avoid major mistakes in life: Dodge 'toxic people and toxic activities' cnbc.com/2023/12/05/bil…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. One of Charlie Munger's final pieces of advice was to avoid toxic people, in both business and life.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · Jul 27

39-year-old money coach who makes $23,000 a month: My No. 1 tip for starting a side hustle cnbc.com/2024/03/28/mon…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Bernadette Joy's first side hustle was financially successful, but personally unfulfilling. Her second attempt is now a lucrative full-time money coaching job.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · Jul 27

Harvard psychologist: If you use any of these 9 phrases every day, 'you're more emotionally resilient than most' Tap the link to read more. 👇️ cnbc.com/2023/08/06/har…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Very few of us are able to quickly adapt to stressful situations. Harvard psychologist Dr. Courtney Warren shares the powerful phrases that the most emotionally resilient people say every day.

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CNBC Make It@CNBCMakeIt · Jul 26

Ex-Amazon engineers lose 6-figure 'Shark Tank' deal off 1 blunder: 'That's the biggest mistake startups make' cnbc.com/2024/03/11/sha…

CNBCMakeIt's tweet card. Boona co-founders Brett Skaloud and Jeff Feiereisen pitched their "tandem" showerhead on ABC's "Shark Tank," and lost out on a deal by making a simple mistake.

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