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A federal court struck down Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applicants on Monday. Bloomberg/Getty Images President Donald Trump's H-1B visa fee is facing new legal trouble. A federal judge ruled on Monday that the $100,000 fee for new petitions is "unlawful." The fee caused uncertainty among tech workers since Trump introduced it last year. President Donald Trump's $100,000 visa fee for H-1B applicants has hit a new legal roadblock. A federal judge at a US District Court in Massachusetts ruled Monday that the fee violates the Constitution's Administrative Procedure Act. Judge Leo Sorokin found that the fee is "unlawful," according to his ruling. Sorokin said the fee constitutes a tax and requires congressional approval to implement. Trump's implementation of the $100,000 fee for new petitions using an executive order last year "exceeds the scope of the President's discretionary authority" under US immigration law, Sorokin wrote. The fee has faced legal challenges since Trump signed the executive order in September. The President has argued that companies have used the visa to replace US workers. Employees at tech companies are among the most common applicants for the visas. While the battle over whether the fee is constitutional will likely continue, the order has already had an effect. The number of H-1B visa applications from Big Tech companies such as Google and Microsoft fell at the end of last year after Trump signed the executive order. Major AI companies, meanwhile, such as OpenAI and Nvidia, have filed more applications, according to federal data. The fee was previously as much as $5,000 per visa before Trump made the change last year. The Trump administration has also changed other parts of the immigration process. High-paid applicants now get multiple lottery entries, giving them a better chance of being selected versus those hoping to land lower-paid positions. Read the original article on Business Insider

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I lasted less than two years living in Connecticut before I decided to move back to New York City, where I plan to stay. William Galante After many years of living in New York City, I moved to the Connecticut coast. For a while, I felt I was thriving among beautiful views, fresh air, and lower living costs. Almost two years later, I missed New York City, warts and all, and moved back. I'm so glad I did. The first time I set foot in Brooklyn was to look at an apartment. I vividly remember the slow chug of the M Train over the Williamsburg Bridge — watching the Lower East Side shrink behind me, and the contour of the Kings County skyline approaching across the East River. I was 23. I felt like I'd arrived and my future was limitless. I moved to that apartment. Shoebox would have been a generous description for my $900 a month room with Craigslist roommates. For the next seven years, I bounced between North Brooklyn dwellings, my rent rising faster than inflation. By May 2023, I was paying $1,900 a month to live with two roommates in a basement that had a tendency to flood. Maybe it was a third-life crisis, maybe it was the natural progression of the American millennial, but sometimes I felt like I just needed to touch grass. So I did what many people before me had done: I moved to the country. My grandmother had died about six months prior, and her home on the Connecticut/Rhode Island border was about to sit empty for the summer. This situation, my disdain for my job at the time, and the impending end of my lease seemed to be a cosmic sign that I was meant to go coastal. I applied to a few seasonal restaurant jobs online and quickly secured employment. I sold my bed frame, desk, and dresser, loaded my late grandmother's Jeep with what remained, and put New York in the rearview. I'd officially become one of those people who used to live in the city. For a while, I felt like I was thriving in the pink cloud of the Connecticut coast At first, I was excited to be out of New York City. William Galante Economic benefits aside, I took to country life at first. Waking to the sounds of chirping birds instead of honking horns was refreshing. My commute was now filled with the smell of freshly cut grass instead of literal garbage, and I was beholden to tourist traffic and streetlights instead of the L-train delays. I no longer needed to go to a public park to look at trees, and I could enjoy the weather from a golf course or waterfront. Of course, I could've played golf or seen the sea in Brooklyn, but the courses would probably have been more crowded and the water less picturesque. My restaurant wages were lower than what I'd made at my corporate job in New York, but I no longer spent nearly half my income on rent. I was spending less on food, too. I always enjoyed cooking, but the ease and temptation of world-class cuisine often meant I was eating out in New York. There weren't as many restaurants on the coast, and I frequently found myself in the kitchen, cooking local seafood and fresh vegetables from farmstands. I even cooked fish I'd caught, which I suppose is also possible in New York (but only recently deemed safe). After reckoning with the limits of my lifestyle, I realized I wanted to be back in New York I missed late-night dinners in New York City. William Galante Although the culture shock was mostly positive for a while, there were signs that my new reality conflicted with my conditioning. One night, I left work famished around 8 p.m. I looked up restaurants in the area and noticed most of the kitchens had either closed or would do so by the time I could drive there. In a moment of desperation, I pulled into a Burger King, only to find that closed too. In Brooklyn, people would just now be heading to dinner — if I hurried, I might be able to catch them. This was the first realization that I missed city life. Not long after, I found myself growing impatient with the line at a coffee shop, lamenting the price of gas, and the quality of the local bacon, egg, and cheese. Eventually, just visiting New York City wasn't enough for me. William Galante I visited New York a few times over that year. Leaving got harder each time. People on the coast often asked how "dangerous" city life was, but in reality, I often felt safer on the subway platform at midnight than I did driving on Connecticut's pitch-black backroads. I knew my new life had become unsustainable when I took the Amtrak down to the city on a hot August weekend. I exited Penn Station to the stickiness of Midtown and was greeted with thick air and a cacophony of horns. I acknowledged the objective unpleasantness, and yet I felt at ease. Maybe it was part nostalgia, but if I missed the disgusting chaos of arguably one of the worst places in Manhattan, then maybe this was where I was meant to be. Shortly after that, I started applying to jobs back in New York and scrolling various apartment sites. This time, I feel like I've returned home for good I feel like I'm truly at home now that I'm back in New York City. William Galante By November, I had two restaurant jobs lined up and met someone on Reddit renting a cheap room a few blocks from one of my old apartments. I was going home. I've been back in Brooklyn now for about as long as I was away, a little over a year. The first few months, I worked almost every day just to cover rent, and felt a rude awakening every time I looked at my credit-card bill or bank account. I'm down to one job now, and while the financial pains are still real, at least I know where to get a cheap meal at midnight. Sometimes I get a yearning for grass and fresh air. At the end of each month, I certainly yearn for cheaper living quarters, but not when I take the M train. Even now, at 32 years old with a jaded lived reality and mounting bills, when I chug over the Williamsburg Bridge, I feel 23. I see the city lights on every side of me, and I'm filled with this childlike wonder and optimism. I feel like I'm home, where anything is possible. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong wrote that "the limiting factor will be energy and compute, not better models." David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for The New York Times Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong talked about some of Coinbase's strategy for keeping token costs "roughly flat" on X. "We're working hard on routing prompts to cheaper models where appropriate," Armstrong wrote. The post ignited debate over token-saving strategies — and what it means for the big AI labs. Not every AI prompt needs Opus 4.8. As the fervor of tokenmaxxing dies down, some AI users are wondering how to get more bang for their buck and keep their monthly costs in check. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared the crypto company's strategy: not skimping on the cheaper models. "We're working hard on routing prompts to cheaper models where appropriate, and in some cases have been able to keep costs roughly flat, while token usage continues to grow exponentially," Armstrong wrote on X on Sunday. While the latest models like Opus 4.8 or GPT-5.5 promise bleeding-edge benefits, they can also devour more tokens. (That's before you turn on Fast mode.) When Anthropic launchedi Opus 4.7, many users complained that they were quickly hitting rate limits. Armstrong wrote that he anticipated "80% of workloads will be running on 99% cheaper models within 12-18 months." The only times when users will use the latest models, Armstrong predicted, are when they need to be "IQ maxing." This includes scientific breakthroughs or agent orchestration. "This leads me to think the limiting factor will be energy and compute, not better models," Armstrong wrote. The Coinbase CEO's post caught the attention of some tech luminaries. Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen called it "interesting." Hugging Face cofounder Julien Chaumond wrote that "model routing is growing a lot these days." Box CEO Aaron Levie wrote that Armstrong's numbers were a "bit extreme," but that AI use would likely stratify in the coming years. "High end" work will be completed by leading models, Levie wrote, while "high volume" work will be relegated to the cheap models. "Intelligence allocation is going to be extremely important," Harvey cofounder Winston Weinberg wrote. The efficiency mindset is relatively new — or at least new to publicly flaunt. Not long ago, when tokenmaxxing was all the rage, tech leaders would post their high token bills or flex their usage of the latest models. That mindset is especially popular in the startup space, where Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan advises founders to "let it rip" with tokens. Lance Yan, a YC-backed startup founder, told Business Insider in April that rationing tokens was "stupid." The tide seems to be turning. Glean cofounder Tony Gentilcore commented that Armstrong's post was "spot on." "Everyone technical already knows this," Gentilcore wrote. "The financial markets are the only ones extrapolating out Opus prices to infinite scale." Read the original article on Business Insider

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Maryland has the highest median income for adults with some college or an associate degree. Sean Pavone/Getty Images The rising costs of higher education are prompting some people to reconsider four-year degrees. Higher educational attainment is associated with higher earnings across all 50 US states. Adults with some college or an associate degree earn the most in Maryland, with a median of $55,301. The cost of higher education across the US continues to rise, and for many Americans, the decision to pursue a four-year degree is as much a financial calculation as an academic one. Some of the benefits of a college education are intangible, such as the development of character, independence, and critical thinking that come from four years of organized instruction. But going to college can also lead to an earnings premium. Across the US, bachelor's degree-holders earn an average of 38.6% more than adults with an associate degree or those who attended some college but did not complete a four-year degree. That translates to an average earnings gap of about $18,539 a year across states. Business Insider analyzed earnings data from the US Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey and ranked states by the median earnings for adults 25 and older with some college or an associate degree, to account for people who may have pursued careers in more technical trades after graduating from high school. We also identified the median earnings for high school graduates in each state. Across all states, higher levels of education were largely associated with higher median earnings. The ranking does not adjust for differences in cost of living across states, which often overlap with educational attainment levels and can affect how far those earnings go. States with large professional labor markets are often ranked among the highest-cost-of-living states. Still, for people who decide to forgo a four-year education, these are the states ranked by median earnings, from lowest to highest. 50. Arkansas Eduardo Medrano/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $41,732 Median earnings for high school graduates: $38,020 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $57,152 49. Mississippi Dennis MacDonald/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $41,781 Median earnings for high school graduates: $35,287 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $55,481 48. New Mexico Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $42,468 Median earnings for high school graduates: $37,038 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $56,159 47. Louisiana Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $43,459 Median earnings for high school graduates: $35,973 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $59,917 46. West Virginia Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $43,674 Median earnings for high school graduates: $37,207 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $56,967 45. Oklahoma Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $43,787 Median earnings for high school graduates: $37,015 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $60,006 44. Montana Photo Spirit/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $43,921 Median earnings for high school graduates: $38,322 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $56,457 43. Wyoming Heidi Besen/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $44,339 Median earnings for high school graduates: $46,543 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $54,213 42. North Carolina Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $44,474 Median earnings for high school graduates: $38,689 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $65,170 41. Florida Bilanol/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $45,172 Median earnings for high school graduates: $37,044 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $60,618 40. Alabama Cavan-Images/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $45,321 Median earnings for high school graduates: $39,147 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $61,183 39. Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky. 44% of Kentucky's revenue consisted of federal funding. Alexey Stiop/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $45,352 Median earnings for high school graduates: $38,137 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $60,854 38. Missouri Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $45,360 Median earnings for high school graduates: $39,568 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $62,091 37. Tennessee Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $45,492 Median earnings for high school graduates: $39,835 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $62,654 36. Michigan Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $45,580 Median earnings for high school graduates: $38,399 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $66,497 35. Idaho CSNafzger/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $45,707 Median earnings for high school graduates: $41,114 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $60,198 34. Kansas Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $45,825 Median earnings for high school graduates: $40,694 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $65,534 33. South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina. Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $45,860 Median earnings for high school graduates: $38,043 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $63,731 32. Georgia Atlanta, Georgia. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $45,919 Median earnings for high school graduates: $38,311 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $70,582 31. Nevada Mossaab Shuraih/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $46,278 Median earnings for high school graduates: $40,969 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $62,782 30. Ohio Rudy Balasko/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $46,601 Median earnings for high school graduates: $40,810 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $67,591 29. Vermont Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $46,998 Median earnings for high school graduates: $44,859 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $61,949 28. Nebraska Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $47,163 Median earnings for high school graduates: $41,356 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $62,021 26. (tie) Texas Cavan-Images/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $47,269 Median earnings for high school graduates: $38,098 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $69,494 26. (tie) Maine Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $47,269 Median earnings for high school graduates: $41,689 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $62,442 25. Oregon Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $47,544 Median earnings for high school graduates: $42,165 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $69,562 24. Illinois JaySi/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $47,598 Median earnings for high school graduates: $41,132 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $72,625 23. Arizona Gerald Peplow/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $47,923 Median earnings for high school graduates: $41,518 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $67,466 22. Indiana Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $47,929 Median earnings for high school graduates: $40,985 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $63,367 21. Iowa Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $48,062 Median earnings for high school graduates: $41,765 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $62,244 20. Pennsylvania photosounds/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $48,250 Median earnings for high school graduates: $40,765 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $70,261 19. Delaware Real Window Creative/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $49,094 Median earnings for high school graduates: $39,495 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $65,673 18. New York Evgeny Karandaev/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $49,538 Median earnings for high school graduates: $40,608 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $76,760 17. Utah Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $49,669 Median earnings for high school graduates: $44,405 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $65,299 16. South Dakota Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $49,698 Median earnings for high school graduates: $40,822 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $58,207 15. Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $50,264 Median earnings for high school graduates: $42,251 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $69,496 14. Wisconsin Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $50,315 Median earnings for high school graduates: $42,333 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $65,697 13. Virginia Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $50,450 Median earnings for high school graduates: $41,012 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $75,575 12. Hawaii Marcus E Jones/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $50,549 Median earnings for high school graduates: $42,373 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $62,969 11. California Robert Harding Video/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $51,031 Median earnings for high school graduates: $41,535 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $80,874 10. Colorado Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $51,247 Median earnings for high school graduates: $46,010 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $75,637 8. (tie) North Dakota Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $51,644 Median earnings for high school graduates: $47,787 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $60,560 8. (tie) New Jersey Jersey City, New Jersey. OlegAlbinsky/Getty Images Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $51,644 Median earnings for high school graduates: $46,624 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $81,107 7. Connecticut Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $51,686 Median earnings for high school graduates: $44,573 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $77,879 6. Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota. joe daniel price/Getty Images Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $52,185 Median earnings for high school graduates: $42,121 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $72,538 5. Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts. Terelyuk/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $52,218 Median earnings for high school graduates: $46,742 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $81,784 4. New Hampshire Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $52,513 Median earnings for high school graduates: $47,609 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $71,669 3. Washington Seattle, Washington. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $53,857 Median earnings for high school graduates: $47,996 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $81,640 2. Alaska Anchorage, Alaska. Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $54,950 Median earnings for high school graduates: $45,904 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $69,031 1. Maryland Maryland. Kruck20/Getty Images Median earnings for adults with some college or associate degree: $55,301 Median earnings for high school graduates: $45,273 Median earnings for adults with a bachelor's degree: $79,242 Read the original article on Business Insider

Quantum Machine Learning promises powerful new ways of processing information, but quantum states are extraordinarily fragile. In this article, we explore why quantum information is so difficult to protect, how noise and decoherence introduce errors, and the fundamental ideas behind Quantum Error Correction: the technology that may make large-scale quantum machine learning possible. The post How to Keep Quantum Information Alive for Machine Learning appeared first on Towards Data Science.

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Mojo Joyo and his wife, Zainab, work together. Courtesy of Mojo Joyo Mojo Joyo and his wife, Zainab, run chai cafes in California. They tried setting zones of the house and days of the week to avoid business talk. Ultimately, they realized they needed a more integrated communication technique. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mojo and Zainab Joyo, owners of Elaichi Co. It has been edited for length and clarity. A few years ago, I found myself missing a very specific piece of my childhood: sitting in chai cafés in Pakistan with my cousins. We'd be together, late at night, sharing stories and enjoying quality time together — and chai was at the center of it. I wanted to recreate that feeling, especially after the social isolation of the pandemic. My wife Zainab and I talked about how to do that, and finally, in 2024, we had the courage to open Elaichi Co., a chai café in Berkeley. At first, we were both working full-time while running the company. Zainab, especially, felt a lot of social pressure to hold onto a stable job. But when she was laid off in November 2024, we decided she would work at Elaichi full-time, while I continued with my day job. I felt like I was living with my business partner, not my wife Zainab was wearing many hats: marketing, events, HR, inventory, and more. When I got home, she'd fill me in on everything I needed to know about. It wasn't long before we realized that about 95% of our conversations were about the business. That wasn't what we wanted. Finding the right tech tools helped some. We were able to get quick insight into our finances without getting into the weeds when we started using the fintech company, Mercury. Yet tools alone weren't enough. We had only been married a few years, but Zainab wasn't getting the emotional support she needed from her husband, and I felt like I was living with my business partner, not my wife. Business kept getting in the way of our relationship, so we decided to make a shift. We made the bedroom and dining room business free zones Both of us found it frustrating to lie in bed at night, only to have the other person bring up a business question. We decided to designate certain areas of the house for personal talk only, not for business. The bedroom and dining room were spaces for our relationship. It sounded great in theory, but it was inevitable that someone would bring business up when it popped into their head. If Zainab asked me a business question and I reminded her about our rule — no business talk in bed — she'd just be even more frustrated. We abandoned this approach within a week. Designating family days didn't work well either Next, we tried blocking off certain days of the week for family time. Saturday night was for us as a couple, and Sundays were for extended family. This worked much better, and we were able to stick with it for about three months. As the owners, however, we were always on call. If an employee called out or there was a big event, we needed to be there. It was hard to maintain the rhythm of family days when we were constantly being thrown off. We stopped fighting against business talk Everything came to a head about a year ago. We went to Puerto Vallarta for Zainab's 30th birthday. It should have been a great trip with just the two of us, but we felt disconnected throughout. We didn't like that we were still unhappy with how our relationship was going, despite trying different solutions. Neither our marriage nor our business was going to succeed unless something changed. Once we got back, we shifted from talking about our rules to thinking about why we were using them. We realized we were trying to fit into other people's ideas of what makes a good relationship. We really enjoy running our business together, and we realized that if we were having fun talking about Elaichi, that was OK. We don't have to force ourselves to have a business-free night out together if we're actually really excited about working on a new business project together. Fighting against that had actually been making our work-life balance harder. I'm doing business with my life partner This year, we've had more fluid boundaries between our marriage and our business partnership. We focus on what we want to do together, rather than on arbitrary boundaries that we thought we needed. If we want to have a date night, we do; but we also sometimes talk about business at the dinner table, because it's something we're both passionate about. That's defused a lot of tension, and we're able to communicate with each other quickly and more honestly. We have a level of trust and understanding that we don't have with anyone else. Today, I no longer feel like I'm living with my business partner; I feel I'm doing business with my life partner. That's a much better approach. Read the original article on Business Insider

I only shop for one, but I think Costco's frozen foods, snacks, and vegetables are a great deal. Christine Arata I live alone, but I still love shopping in bulk at Costco and using my executive membership. I always buy the Kirkland Signature breakfast sandwiches and Stonefire naan dippers. Frozen options like the Bibigo vegetable spring rolls are perfect for a single shopper like me. Even though I live alone and only grocery shop for myself, I still love stocking up on everything I need at Costco. In fact, I've been a Costco executive member for years, and even split the membership with a family member to get the most bang for my buck. Whether it's comfort food, snacks, vegetables, or on-sale deals, I always find something new to try. Here are ten Costco items I always buy. On busy mornings, I reach for a Kirkland Signature breakfast sandwich. Christine Arata My freezer is always stocked with a box of Kirkland Signature breakfast sandwiches, so when a morning is particularly busy, I can still have a delicious breakfast in a flash. These croissant sandwiches — made with applewood-smoked bacon, egg, and cheese — heat up in minutes in the microwave or air fryer. My secret to delectable at-home coffee is the Nescafé Gold instant espresso. Christine Arata I'm so happy Costco carries the Nescafé Gold instant espresso, since I haven't had luck finding it at other stores. Every time I use it to make coffee at home, it feels like a special treat. The 4Earth Farms rainbow carrots are delicious and last me a while. Christine Arata I always leave Costco with a bag of 4Earth Farms rainbow carrots. This 2-pound bag of hand-peeled carrots makes for a colorful side dish. Plus, the bag is enough for multiple servings. I typically either cook them in the oven with a little butter and chopped dill, eat them plain as a healthy snack, or blend them into smoothies. I love snacking on the Stonefire naan dippers. Christine Arata Whenever I want to try something new, I always check out which items are on sale at Costco. On my most recent visit, the Stonefire naan dippers were $2 off, so I decided to check them out — and they were great. I especially liked pairing them with Bolani cilantro chutney for extra zest. The Bibigo vegetable spring rolls help me avoid ordering out. Christine Arata Instead of heading to a restaurant, I like to reach for the Bibigo vegetable spring rolls, which taste like takeout, but come straight from my freezer. A bonus: the box comes with a delicious soy ginger sauce to serve on the side. Tillamook sharp cheddar cheese is an essential in my home. Christine Arata I use cheese in a lot of my everyday meals, which is why I love to stock up on Tillamook sharp cheddar whenever I'm at Costco. This cheese has a bold flavor and is my go-to for enchiladas, tacos, quesadillas, sandwiches, and omelets. I also love to snack on it with some crackers. Skippy creamy peanut butter is a versatile must-have in my kitchen. Christine Arata I always make sure to pick up a two-pack of Skippy creamy peanut butter at Costco. Not only does this peanut butter have a good shelf life, but it's also so versatile. I like to add it to my breakfast smoothies, use it as a dip for apples, or blend it with a chili-garlic sauce to serve with chicken breast strips. My go-to protein source is the Kirkland Signature chicken breast chunks. Christine Arata The Kirkland Signature chunked chicken breast is extra lean and stores well, making it the perfect protein to keep on hand. This chicken, which has 13 grams of protein per serving, is my secret to delicious sandwiches and chicken salad. It also tastes great sautéed with peas, mushrooms, and béchamel sauce, then served on toast. I always use the entire pack of Highline organic mini bella mushrooms. Christine Arata Even though the Highline organic mini bella mushrooms look like a large purchase for one person, I always end up eating them all, since I use them in so many everyday meals. Typically, I sauté these mushrooms with olive oil, garlic, and parsley, then add them to some cooked pasta. They're also great when sliced and thrown into salads, or baked with cream cheese and garlic on top. Costco's wine selection is a single shopper's dream. Christine Arata Luckily, wine at Costco doesn't need to be bought in cases, so I can just buy one bottle at a time. I normally grab a bottle that's on sale, and since Costco typically discounts different wines each time I visit, I've had the chance to try a variety of options. Read the original article on Business Insider

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