Despite a 450,000 USD annual income, Alex and his wife remain renters, burdened by student debt, and constantly anxious about money in expensive New York City.
Instead of lounging on beaches, many young people are choosing to spend thousands of US dollars on sports-focused holidays to improve their physical and mental well-being.
Once contemplating suicide after an acid attack completely disfigured her face, Ah Hua found a new lease on life through "real yet artificial" strokes of makeup on her scarred skin.
