Because the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy.
One formerly-homeless barista describes working while living out of her car.
One former journalist left the newsroom for the family business. The reason? A lower cost of living.
Is there a future in growing our food and trading it for the things we want?
One magazine owner shares his story.
"I'm in a place where I can make a difference."
"It's been fun and profitable. It's been moving forward," says Ron Hill of Cleveland.
"There has to be a more efficient way" to get health insurance.
Pam Palme, a nurse anesthetist in Colorado, shares her story of going back to school to pursue nursing.
Monica Pope, a Houston chef, has seen the food community in her town unite in recent years.
Joy O'Brien is a nurse practitioner who wants children, but with $2,100 a month in student debt, she can't afford to adopt.