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Emily Piehl rents out her backyard to other pet owners on Sniffpost. Courtesy of Emily PiehlEmily Piehl owns a house with a big backyard in Antioch, about 60 miles from downtown Chicago. A year ago, she started renting out her backyard as a private dog park, charging $10 an hour.

All three Googlers went through a lengthy interview process which lasted several hours. NurPhoto/GettyThree Gen Z software engineers at Google shared their résumés that landed them an interview. One applied with references and the other two sent in cold applications. All three interned at a Big Tech company, had a 3.6 GPA or higher, and studied computer science.

The author, right, married her wife, who is related to Olivia Newton=John. Courtesy of Heath SavageI met Sarah online over two decades ago, and I later found out Olivia Newton-John was her sister. It was surprisingly easy to be with Olivia, who often hung out with my partner and me.

Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIGen Z graduate Jane started working two jobs in college to pay for her rent and save for a mortgage. She told Business Insider being over-employed has a detrimental impact on her health and well-being. Jane said working hard is worth it if she can achieve FIRE by her early 30s.

The author's dog was diagnosed with Lyme nephritis and died shortly after. Courtesy of the authorMy dog Taco was 3 years old and my everything. I noticed he wasn't interested in food, and shortly after he was diagnosed with Lyme nephritis. Since losing him I've learned that his death feels like a family member's.

Kelly Magyarics (not pictured) and her ex-husband are divorced, but still close friends. Getty ImagesMy ex-husband and I had been together for 27 years when we decided to divorce. We remain close, and some people understand our friendly split — but others don't. Just because we remain close friends in our divorce doesn't mean we should have stayed married.