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Loren Castle is founder and CEO of Sweet Loren’s, which sells vegan, gluten-free and allergen-free refrigerated cookie dough in an assortment of flavors as well as refrigerated puff pastries, pizza and pie crust. It is estimated to have brought in $97 million in gross sales in 2024.

cnb.cx40-year-old spent $25,000 to turn her kitchen side hustle into a business—now it brings in $97 million a yearSweet Loren's started in Loren Castle's kitchen, and is now sold in 35,000 grocery stores across the U.S.

“Parents and school systems, and maybe even legislators, are going to have to deal with this if we want a future where we have kids and adults who understand how to be social with one another.” cnb.cx/4kgmJYi

From ballooning credit card debt to unexpected emergency expenses, any number of things can spark money worries. And the key to overcoming it starts with your mindset, says Aja Evans, a financial therapist and author of “Feel Good Finance.”

cnb.cxI tell clients to use this powerful phrase 'as much as humanly possible' to change their money mindset, says financial therapistWhen it comes to dealing with financial challenges, it all starts with your mindset, says financial therapist Aja Evans.

It can be awkward scolding your own parents. That’s why new parents should set some grandparenting ground rules as soon as possible to avoid nasty arguments and frayed relationships down the road, according to bestselling author and parenting expert Esther Wojcicki.

cnb.cxEsther Wojcicki: The No. 1 rule parents need to set to establish healthy boundaries with grandparentsKids shouldn't be keeping secrets from their parents. Educator and parenting expert Esther Wojcicki shares tips for parents to establish healthy boundaries with grandparents.

"Along my journey from college dropout to successful entrepreneur, I’ve learned a lot about what it really takes to build sustainable passive income. Here are three complete lies I often hear about passive income, and what you should know instead."

cnb.cx39-year-old makes $8,200/month in passive income while reinventing her business: 3 'complete lies' about making money while you sleepAfter dropping out of college in 2007, Amy Landino started a side hustle creating videos and doing social media. Ultimately she was able to quit her day job.