For 34 Years, This 73-Year-Old Woman Lived Off Recycling—Until She Found a Fortune in the Trash For 34 years, 73-year-old Dona Joana survived by scavenging recyclable materials on the streets of Salvador—but her dignity was never for sale. Illiterate and never having stepped foot in a classroom, she signed her name with a simple “X.” She lived on just 600 reais a month, earned by collecting cans, cardboard, and plastic bottles. To reach that modest sum, she had to gather roughly 600 kilos of mat

I caught my fiancé with my maid of honor on our wedding day — and then I made a call that turned everything upside down. My name is Amy. Just three months ago, I thought my life was exactly as I’d imagined. At 26, I taught kindergarten in the quiet town of Millbrook, living what felt like a gentle, uncomplicated fairytale. Every morning, I woke in the cozy apartment I shared with my fiancé, Maverick, wrapped in a sense of calm contentment. After four years together, and a year engaged, our June

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