When Disney River Country opened in 1976, visitors flocked to Orange County, Florida, to ride the winding slides and traverse the wooden bridges.

The park closed down 25 years later. After leaving the park empty and abandoned for 15 years, Disney finally drained and filled River Country's 330,000-gallon pool in 2016.

As the Orlando Sentinel reported, the Upstream Plunge pool was filled with concrete, since standing water can attract mosquitoes — a growing concern because of the Zika virus. Disney said that the work was not related to Zika and that it didn't plan to reopen the long-closed park, the rest of which is still decaying.

A Cleveland-based photographer who works under the pseudonym Seph Lawless documented the abandoned park in his photo series "Dismaland." (This is also the name of Banksy's 2015 art exhibition, a fake apocalyptic theme park near Bristol, England.)

Lawless captured ghostly portraits of the once busy attraction. Take a look.

SEE ALSO: The National Park Service turns 100 today — and Obama just protected 87,000 acres of Maine land

River Country in Orange County, Florida, was Walt Disney World's first water park.

It is one of just two Disney parks, along with Discovery Island in Orange County, to close permanently. Both parks were left to deteriorate.

Lawless took about 150 photos of the decaying park, he tells Business Insider.

President Trump's administration has made repeated claims that its proposed immigration bans are meant to stop the flow of refugees across US borders.

But what does that flow actually look like compared to the rest of the world?

Global security expert and research director at the think tank Igarapé Institute Robert Muggah knows. Earth TimeLapse, an interactive platform created by Muggah and Carnegie Mellon University, details over a 16-year span from 2000 to 2015 where migrants are leaving and arriving.

Data comes from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Each red dot represents 17 refugees arriving in a country, while yellow dots represent refugees leaving their home country behind.

The resulting maps are nothing short of mesmerizing.

SEE ALSO: Mesmerizing maps show where the most educated Americans live

2001 saw roughly 500,000 refugees fleeing primarily Middle-Eastern countries, such as Afghanistan and Macedonia, and African countries, such as Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Source: UNHCR

By 2002, both the number of newly displaced refugees and total refugees had fallen (since 2001). Still, large numbers of people fled war-torn African countries for safer, neighboring nations or havens in Europe.

Due to the War in Darfur, 2003 primarily saw an outflow of refugees from Sudan to nearby Chad. The UNHCR estimates roughly 100,000 new refugees came from Sudan alone.

Source: UNHCR

Every year, foodborne diseases cause as many as 600 million illnesses and 420,000 deaths worldwide. One way to help protect yourself at home is to be smart about how long food is in the refrigerator or freezer.

According to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, these are the time periods you should keep common foods for maximum freshness and quality. 

What is it about the very rich that fascinates us so?

In the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald, "They are different from you and me." Yet still, we yearn to find some commonality, perhaps to imagine whether it's possible to some day be like them — or dream of what we might do with all that money.

For instance, I was born in 1986, the same year as Lukas Walton, the scion of the retailing giant Walmart, who is worth more than $11 billion, according to Forbes. There's a certain masochistic pleasure in comparing my lot in life with his. Although I would not trade places with Walton's for $11 billion, it's still fun to imagine.

Which is why we compiled this list of the richest person born in each year from 1917 to 1996.

MONEY started with the 2017 Forbes The World's Billionaires list, then cross-referenced each person's wealth against Bloomberg's Billionaires Index to make sure the numbers weren't wildly off, and then asked Wealth-X to use their database to double check each person's age.

What did we learn?

Scroll below to find your birth year, and see how much work you have to do to catch up:

SEE ALSO: The average salary for Americans at every age

1917: Raymond Perelman

Net Worth (in billions): $0.9 (per Wealth-X)

Where From: America

How He Got Rich: Founder and chairman of RGP Holdings

1918: Chang Yun Chung (aka Teo Woon Tiong)

Net Worth (in billions): $1.7

Where From: Singapore

How He Got Rich: Co-founder of Pacific International Lines.

1919

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After firing James Comey from his role as FBI Director, President Donald Trump told reporters he would fill the empty spot by the end of the week.

On Tuesday, May 9, Trump announced that Comey was terminated from his role as FBI director. As Comey had been in charge of overseeing the investigation into any potential ties between the administration and Russia, the abrupt move sparked outrage and comparisons to the events that led up to Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal.

Trump's team, and the president himself, offered conflicting explanations on why he let Comey go.

The new director will have the power to pick up — or drop — the current Russia investigation. Here are some of the candidates that Trump could pick to fill the spot.

SEE ALSO: Ousted FBI director James Comey is willing to testify — but only in public

DON'T MISS: Former FBI agent: Here's who Trump should pick as the next FBI director

Senator John Cornyn

Cornyn is the No. 2 Senate Republican and a former Texas attorney general and state Supreme Court justice. He has been a member of the Senate GOP leadership team for a decade and serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee. In the aftermath of Comey's dismissal, Cornyn said Trump was "within his authority" to fire him and said it would not affect the investigation of possible Russian ties to Trump's presidential campaign.

Congressman Trey Gowdy

The South Carolina Republican is best known for leading the congressional inquiry into the deadly attacks on a U.S. facility in Benghazi, Libya, a panel that oversaw a lengthy grilling of Hillary Clinton in 2015. A former federal prosecutor and state attorney, Gowdy was elected to Congress in the 2010 tea party wave and has focused on law enforcement issues. He originally endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for president before backing Trump in May 2016.

Former Congressman Mike Rogers

Rogers is the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. He served Michigan in Congress for more than a decade before stepping down in 2015. Rogers worked for the FBI as a special agent based in Chicago in the 1990s and briefly advised Trump's transition team on national security issues. His name was floated as a possible replacement for then-FBI Director Robert Mueller in 2013, and he received support from an association of FBI agents before President Barack Obama chose Comey.

Derek Jeter may not have been the best shortstop ever, but he is baseball's biggest superstar of the last 25 years.

While it is not unusual for an all-time great to slip past the first pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft, there are some teams who were probably kicking themselves for passing on Jeter in the 1992 draft. 

Below, we take a look at the five teams that passed on Jeter, who they chose instead, and where those players are now.

1. Phil Nevin, Houston Astros

Position: Third baseman

MLB seasons: 12

All-Star games: 1

Championships: 0

Nevin is now the third base coach for the San Francisco Giants.

Nevin retired from playing baseball in 2007. He later became a manager in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system. Prior to the 2017 season he was hired as a coach on the San Francisco Giants.

2. Paul Shuey, Cleveland Indians

Position: Right-handed pitcher

MLB seasons: 11

All-Star games: 0

Championships: 0

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• Chile is a travel hotspot with a rich history, vibrant culture, and jaw dropping scenic landscapes.
• Capture the surreal landscapes of the Atacama desert.
• Or explore the graffitied streets of Valparaíso, a UNESCO heritage site. 

Don't forget, when you're ready to book your own trip to Chile, our holidays are completely customisable: if you like the look of one itinerary but want to add a stop at any of the places listed below our local experts have it covered. Simply select the trip you'd like to take and modify the itinerary. Alternatively, get in touch with our local experts today to plan your holiday from scratch. 

1. The majesty of Torres del Paine National Park

The undisputed queen of Chile’s national parks lies at the southern tip of the Andes mountain chain. One of Chile's best-known and most popular destinations, Torres del Paine is unmissable. It can only be visited comfortably in the southern hemisphere summer (Dec-Mar), but it offers exhilarating walks amid scenery of unparalleled beauty. Escape the crowds with the help of our local experts on our Wild Patagonia holiday (sublime views included).

2. The surreal landscapes of the Atacama Desert

It may be the driest place on earth, but the Atacama Desert is rich in natural and geological treats as well as indigenous history. Don’t miss El Tatio geysers and their stunning display of geothermal energy as they thrust columns of steam into the cold morning air. Simply spectacular. Add a stop here to any of Insight Guides’ ready-made trips to Chile: simply pick the trip you’d like to take and modify the itinerary.

3. The dramatic coastlines of the Juan Fernández Islands

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Famed as the temporary home of the real-life Robinson Crusoe, the inaccessibility of these Pacific Islands makes them natural biospheres, replete with abundant endemic wildlife. Due to its remoteness, the archipelago is one of the least visited places in Chile. The perfect way to explore the dramatic coastlines is by kayak. Talk to our local expert Florencia today, to begin planning your wild adventure. 

There are few places as important to American business as the New York Stock Exchange. 

The exchange is celebrating its 225th anniversary this week, and a multimillion-dollar renovation completed in February pays homage to its past in every conference room. Walking around the exchange's many rooms above the trading floor, you'll see historical artifacts like a signed letter from Thomas Edison, a gift from Czar Nicholas II of Russia, and a signed guitar from Jimmy Page. 

We recently took a tour of the stock exchange floor and its newly renovated rooms to see what a typical day is like inside the New York Stock Exchange. 

SEE ALSO: A look inside Twitter's New York office, where employees enjoy rosé on tap, a basement café, and a fully-stocked kitchen run by a top chef

California-based real estate development company Five Point Holdings held its IPO on the morning of our visit. Excitement filled the floor as the opening bell rang and the executive team cheered.

After the bell, traders worked during the price discovery process on the exchange floor.

Just behind that commotion, CNBC anchors were on set for "Squawk on the Street."

New hotels are popping up all over the world, and many make it their mission to be as uniform as possible, so that guests feel at home wherever in the world they may be.

However, some of the most unique new hotels are those that have a little bit of history behind them.

Each of the following 11 hotels have been transformed from factories, jails, or offices. Some have kept with the theme of the building's former life, but a couple have made the space unrecognizable.

Here are 11 historic buildings in which you can book a room right now. 

The Press Hotel in Portland, Maine

The Press Hotel used to be home to the Portland Press Herald, one of Maine's biggest newspapers. When a hotel developer bought the space in 2009, he turned it into the boutique hotel it is today.

Luckily, they kept with the newspaper theme, keeping many of the building's historical elements, using furniture and décor inspired by typewriters and printing presses, and hiding playful newsroom references all around the hotel, like real Press Heral headlines, woodblock letter carvings, and carpets featuring letters in different type settings.

Check it out here »

No Man's Fort in Portsmouth, England

Once home to hundreds of soldiers, this floating fort in the Solent, a straight that separates the Isle of Wight from mainland England, is now a super luxe hotel and spa with only 22 rooms.

Dating back to the late 1800s, the former fort was built to protect Britain from a French invasion led by Napoleon III. Today, it can only be accessed by boat or helicopter.

Check it out here »

W Amsterdam in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Consisting of two buildings, the super luxe W Amsterdam is partly housed in the former National Office for Money and Telephone, and partly housed in the former KAS bank. The latter took notes from its previous occupants by adding lots of gold and diamond-like decorations, and keeping vaults on the ground floor, while the former, a brick and concrete structure from 1925, kept its design clean and simple, with brass accents reminiscent of phone lines.

Check it out here »

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Graduation season is here, and for many looking to celebrate a graduate, it can be difficult to find the right gifts — the ones that they'll actually want and appreciate — without the benefit of a crystal ball.

Relatives, friends, and loved ones are looking for ways to convey pride in their graduate's accomplishments and an understanding of what the best tools will be to help them achieve success and adjust to a new stage in life. Most graduates are likely looking for functional gifts, inspiration, and nice ways to commemorate the last four years of their lives.

Using input from colleagues, fellow students, and my own input as a graduate-to-be, I've rounded up 20 of the most thoughtful (and useful) gifts you could give the graduating woman in your life: helpful subscription services, workwear staples, and nice accessories that they'll definitely be glad to have but might not be able to afford.

Unsurprisingly, the best gifts are simpler than loved ones might realize.

The best work bag on the market

Our preferred professional women's handbag company, Dagne Dover, specializes in commuter-friendly totes, satchels, and more that don't sacrifice aesthetics for ingenuity and utility. Some of their totes' most popular features include a padded laptop compartment, water bottle holder, and key leash to keep keys accessible without digging around. The fact that all this functionality comes in a durable, stylish, work-appropriate leather bag is the cherry on top. 

For the price, ingenuity, and style, we think this is one of the most valuable workwear purchases you can make, and one that a graduate will surely appreciate almost every day they use it.

If you'd like to read our full review on the tote, you can find it here.

Gift a Dagne Dover Legend Tote, $265

A Birchbox subscription

As I've said before, subscriptions are some of the best gifts that you can give to a graduate. A monthly treat, especially on a tight budget, can be an extremely nice thing to look forward to. Every time their subscription is delivered, your giftee has a nice reminder that you care. 

In my opinion, Birchbox is one of the best subscription services available and uniquely well-suited for graduates. To get around how inconvenient shopping for new products is, the founders started a service to combine monthly deliveries of personalized samples and an e-commerce shop. 

For her, you can gift a woman's subscription for 3 months for $30, 6 months for $60, or a full 12 months for $110.

Gift a Birchbox subscription, $30-$110

A Brooklinen gift card

Brooklinen has made its name as the king of the bedding industry, which isn't a small feat. They've quickly gained a reputation for high-quality products at reasonable price points, and thanks to our own personal experience with them, they pretty much make their way into the majority of gift guides we do. They look great, they feel even better, and they can genuinely offer you a better night's sleep.

Many graduates will be moving out of their dorms or college house and starting a life that will likely require an upgrade in bedding. They'll probably want to pick it out for themselves, but a gift card is a perfect way to give them a luxury they'll be extremely happy to have but maybe couldn't justify just yet for themselves.

Gift a Brooklinen gift card

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• A South Korean barista has been creating mesmerizing Disney latte art.
• His Instagram feed is an ode to famous Disney characters and artists in latte art form. 
• Coffee fans can make reservations at his café, called Cafe C, to see the masterpieces in person. 

We LOVE our coffee (sorry, Kristen Bell!), and we also just so happen to love art and all its collaborative forms, so it’s pretty much a given that we’d be bowled over by 26-year-old Lee Kang Bin‘s latte art creations. But trust us when we say this isn’t your everyday espresso-based flower design: Bin tackles everything from pop-culture Disney faves to fine art (and basically anything in between that strikes his fancy), and his masterpieces — yes, masterpieces— are pretty much a must-see for any coffee fan.

Bin, who is based in South Korea and owns his own café called Cafe C, taught himself how to make what he calls his “cream art” lattes during his 10 years on the job as a barista. Drawing inspiration from the world around him, Bin’s coffee art has become a huge hit in Seoul — so much so that he now teaches classes on how to do it.

While you can marvel at all of his creations over on Instagram, we’ve chosen a few faves for your viewing pleasure, including his Disney-inspired "Beauty and the Beast" rendering… 

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And "The Little Mermaid" too

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There’s also "Aladdin"

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• Shopping right before closing time messes with employees' back-stocking process.
• Leave pets at home, and please wear shoes.

My best friend Nina spent her summer working at Trader Joe’s. For her this meant a steady income, a 10% employee discount, and a 401k. For me it meant free snacks, and listening to her vent about the good and bad that TJ’s had in store for her.

The most recurring theme of our post-work conversations was that some people are just really bad customers. It got to the point where I was questioning if this stuff actually happened. But it did, and it does, and if you don't want it to be you, make sure to never do as follows the next time you take a trip to Trader Joe’s.

1. Don't bring your dog in

You would think it'd be pretty clear that a grocery store is not a dog-friendly place. However, apparently the aisles of food aren't a dead give away. Nina explained, "People would literally try to hide their lap dogs in reusable grocery bags, and others would straight up walk in with dogs on a leash." If this isn't common knowledge to you already, leave your pets at home the next time you run out of sweet potato gnocchi and oil olive popcorn.

2. Don't return packaged food you already finished

Trader Joe’s return policy is one of the many reasons why TJ’s has such a loyal customer base. You literally can return anything you try and don't like. Unfortunately, some people take advantage of this system.

Nina had customers bringing in completely empty packages of cookies or crackers asking for a full refund. Not only this, but there were often repeat offenders coming in each week with new and empty products they wanted to return. It does not take the entire jar of cookie butter to determine you don't like it, so please don't try to convince anyone otherwise. 

#SpoonTip: If you're now craving cookie butter, try this DIY version.

3. Don't walk in barefoot

Maybe it was the summer heat getting to people, but Trader Joe's is not the beach—shoes are not only encouraged but required. Employees do not want to see your sandy toes, and the health inspector definitely does not look favorably upon strolling past the frozen section barefoot. This little piggy does not go to market, it straight goes home.

Shake Shack will start serving breakfast at its original Madison Square Park location, Gothamist reports.

Starting May 22, the burger joint will serve its breakfast menu from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, and from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. 

According to Gothamist, in addition to its three egg sandwiches, Shake Shack's original burger stand will also serve coffee cake and apple turnovers, which we have yet to try.

We have, however, sampled the rest of Shake Shack's breakfast menu. Here's what it's like.  

SEE ALSO: A definitive ranking of everything on Chick-fil-A's breakfast menu

The Shake Shack breakfast sandwich menu is small and simple: sausage, egg and cheese sandwich; bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich; and an egg and cheese sandwich. You can order one or two eggs on each, with two eggs costing a little extra.

First off, the egg and cheese. Perhaps the most humble of all breakfast sandwiches, the egg and cheese holds no pretense or airs — it merely... is. I notice that the bun is just that: a bun. Using the classic potato bun also used on the burgers and chicken sandwiches is an interesting move.

And it ends up being a good move, at that — the soft potato bun translates to breakfast flavors remarkably well. One bite in, and one immediately realizes that this is a step above any normal fast-food breakfast sandwich. The fried egg is real — that's right, a real egg, no glutinous swatch of pale yellow. The yolk reaches the sweet spot between runny and firm, and the cheese is rich and velvety.

Move over, New York and San Francisco.

Real estate company Redfin recently released its list of the hottest neighborhoods of 2017, and locales in city-adjacent towns such as Oakland, California, and Bellevue, Washington, dominated over their urban counterparts.

The ranking looked at neighborhoods that experts expect to become up-and-coming hotspots, and highlights a growing trend: Homebuyers want the amenities of both suburban and city life. They're looking for big, renovated houses minus the price tag a place in the heart of a major city would bring. 

"While many of 2017's hottest neighborhoods come with longer commutes, Redfin agents say they offer homebuyers the best balance of everything: quick access to public transit, trendy shopping and dining options, plus larger move-in ready homes with charm and price tags that are a little easier to bear," the report states.

To predict what will be the hottest neighborhoods of 2017, Redfin measured neighborhood growth by analyzing the number of pageviews from visitors to Redfin.com and the number of homes favorited by users on the site. Redfin also consulted local agents to confirm which areas are heating up in popularity. 

From turn-of-the-century homes outside New Orleans to Silicon Valley-adjacent pads in Sunnyvale, California, read on to see the hottest neighborhoods for 2017.

SEE ALSO: The 25 most expensive ZIP codes in America

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10. Tremé — New Orleans

Median sale price: $199,200

Median number of days on the market: 261

Average sale-to-list percentage: 89.3%

Redfin agent Caren Morgan says:

"Tremé is definitely becoming an 'it' place in New Orleans. It's right on the border of the French Quarter, but somewhat less expensive and historically not as trendy. The neighborhood boasts a lot of turn-of-the-century homes with beautiful architectural details, which are generally very popular, especially among out-of-state buyers."

9. Greenfield — Aurora, Colorado

Median sale price: $455,000

Median number of days on the market: 42

Average sale-to-list percentage: 97.6%

Redfin agent Stephanie Collins says:

"Greenfield has a community pool, a playground, tennis courts, a fishing pond and many trails for people wanting the outdoor, active Colorado lifestyle. Located in the highly rated Cherry Creek School district, it's a prime location — just five minutes away from the Southlands Mall District, with its retailers, movie theater and many restaurant options."

8. Hollywood Park — Sacramento, California

Median sale price: $345,000

Median number of days on the market: 9

Average sale-to-list percentage: 100.2%

Redfin agent Matt Jones says:

"As people get priced out of other neighborhoods near city center, I've seen an increase in interest in Hollywood Park in particular. It's one of the few neighborhoods that's in really close proximity to downtown and yet still has some affordable homes available. A lot of the buyers I've worked with appreciate the unique older homes there and they are willing to sacrifice certain other amenities (like higher Walk Score ratings) in order to have charming homes with character that are still affordable and just a ten minute commute to some of the hippest areas in Sacramento."

The past week or so would have been a great time to just stop caring about a whole slew of TV shows, since all the networks have been going crazy handing out cancellations to the series that apparently just haven't done what those in charge were hoping for.

Some were surprising, some were predictable, and some probably shouldn't have been on TV to begin with. Below, you'll see 10 of the biggest shows that each of the big networks put on the chopping block in just this week alone. (For a more comprehensive look at the fates of everything else on TV, head to our cancellation/renewal rundowns for both network TV and cable/streaming.)

"The Catch" (ABC)

Most networks cancel shows when they're either early in the run and earning poor ratings, or far after a season is finished, when fans and the show's cast/crew are sick with worry. But not ABC, which decided to pull the plug on the Shondaland crime caper The Catch mere hours before its Season 2 finale aired. And that finale featured all manner of backstabbings and other twists that would have led nicely into a third season. Who was the real backstabber here?

"Rosewood" (Fox)

Never a critical darling, Fox's Rosewood likely squeaked into a Season 2 order on the strength of two things. One was the affability and charisma of its cast, with the gorgeous pairing of Morris Chestnut and Jaina Lee Ortiz leading things. The second confidence-booster Fox had was Bones' lead-in audience and their appreciation for forensics-based crime procedurals. But Rosewood's audience dropped too far, and after Bones said its big farewell, so did Rosewood.

"Powerless" (NBC)

Recent years have provided tones of comic book-sourced programming to cheer for, though almost everything has been dramatic in nature. NBC aimed to change that with the comedy Powerless, which took a super-talented cast (that included Vanessa Hudgens and Alan Tudyk) and stuck them in a vaguely structured show that spouted out jokes that were broader than the lesser-known DC Comics hero Side Of A Barn Man. The series was pulled from NBC's schedule months before it was quietly depowered for real.

Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, is one of the most powerful figures in tech, with a net worth of roughly $82 billion.

Today, his "Everything Store" sells more than $136 billion worth of goods a year.

Here's how the former hedge funder got his start and became one of the world's richest people. 

Jillian D'Onfro and Eugene Kim contributed to an earlier version of this piece. 

SEE ALSO: 'JEFF BEZOS IS A DIFFERENT SPECIES': Buffett and Munger praise Bezos, Amazon

Jeff Bezos' mom, Jackie, was a teenager when she had him in January 1964. She had recently married Cuban immigrant Mike Bezos, who adopted Jeff. Jeff didn't learn that Mike wasn't his real father until he was 10 but says he was more fazed about learning he needed to get glasses than he was about the news.

Source: Wired

When Bezos was 4, his mother told his biological father, who previously had worked as a circus performer, to stay out of their lives. When Brad Stone interviewed Bezos' father for Stone's book "The Everything Store," Bezos' dad had no idea who his son had become.

Source: The Everything Store

Bezos showed signs of brilliance from an early age. When he was a toddler, he took apart his crib with a screwdriver, because he wanted to sleep in a real bed.

Source: The Everything Store

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• Skip the bar crawl for your bachelorette party and opt for these alternative ideas.
• Sign up for a yoga retreat with your girls for a weekend of R&R.
• Or plan an affordable sleepover at a friend's house or at a hotel room for the night.

If putting on a tight, white dress and rocking a veil while stumbling from bar to bar isn’t really your thing, don’t worry; you have options when it comes to your bachelorette party. The weekend is supposed to be about you and your girls hanging out and having fun, so find an activity that fits your style. Here are 8 great options for the bride-to-be that wants something a little different. We’ve pulled together a list of of awesome alternative bachelorette party ideas.

1. Plan a spa day.

Looking for a different way to indulge? Treat yourself to manicures, pedicures, facials, and massages galore. What better way is there to enjoy some downtime with your crew? Everyone will leave feeling better than when they arrived.

2. Go on a yoga retreat.

Wedding planning can be stressful for you AND your crew (yes, those late-night phone calls will get to them). So suggest a yoga retreat where everyone can take a moment’s pause. A weekend of R&R will reinvigorate everyone; which means they’ll all be ready to dive back into wedding planning again real soon!

3. Take a long hike.

Take your bridesmaids outside! The view from the top of a mountain will make for beautiful and memorable pictures with your favorite ladies, and the fresh air, steep climb, and warm sun will help clear your head.

I've been a millionaire three separate times in my life. The first time I saw $1,000,000 in my bank account, I almost fainted. Even though I knew it was hitting my account, it still caught me off guard.

Becoming a millionaire isn’t as far-fetched as you would believe. With dedication, patience and focus, becoming a millionaire is completely obtainable. If I can do it, anyone can.

The hardest part? Actually reaching your first million. After that, everything else falls in place. But why is it so difficult to reach your first million? I find that most people are pretty close, but hold themselves back with the following mentalities:

SEE ALSO: 7 signs you're rich, even if it doesn't feel like it

1. You’re not thinking the right way

As Napoleon Hill discovered in his landmark 1937 book “Think and Grow Rich,” wealthy individuals think differently than the average person. After interviewing 1,200 of the wealthiest individuals in the world, self-made millionaire Steve Siebold agrees with Hill’s findings. They include:

• The rich believe poverty is the root of all evil.
• Selfish can be a virtue.
• They have an action mentality.
• The rich acquire specific knowledge.
• They dream about the future.
• They follow their passion.
• The rich enjoy challenges.
• They use other people’s money.
• Millionaires focus on earning, not saving.
• They know when to take risks.

In short, if you want to become a millionaire, start changing the way you think about money and success.

2. Being too concerned about perfection

Here’s one of the most important and valuable lessons I’ve learned in life -- nothing is perfect. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you can move forward, instead of being stuck in one place.

Related: 10 Ways You Can Model the Success of Millionaires

If you’re starting a business, the more time you spend perfecting your product or service, the more time your competitors have to tap into your market and take away potential customers. Don’t hesitate to experiment. Get to market as soon as you can. You can always work out the kinks later while you’re still making a profit.

3. Spending everything you make

You just received a fat six-figure check. It’s tempting to go out and buy a luxury car. The thing is, wealthy people know how to live below their means, as opposed to spending everything that they just made. Many wealthy people, like Warren Buffett, live in modest homes and drive practical cars.

Housing costs likely eat up the biggest share of your paycheck, no matter where in the world you live.

But looking at the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the world's largest cities, that number can range dramatically from about $300 in Bangalore, India, to more than $3,400 in San Francisco, according to a report by Deutsche Bank.

The report sources prices from Expatistan, a site that tracks cost-of-living expenses in over 200 countries, for "monthly rent for mid-range two-bedroom apartment" in nearly 50 cities.

Below, check out the 21 most expensive cities in the world to rent an apartment.

All prices are average and in US dollars.

SEE ALSO: Here's how big a home you can buy for $400,000 in the 25 biggest cities in America

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21. Toronto, Canada — $1,377

20. Chicago, United States — $1,441

19. Frankfurt, Germany — $1,463

Recent grads, try taking a page from someone else's book.

College may be over, but that doesn't mean you should put away your reading glasses forever.

Instead, curl up with some of the great reads that Chris Schluep, a senior editor at Amazon, recommended to Business Insider.

These books all contain stories, advice, or insight that are perfect for recent grads, and we've included blurbs from Schluep, as well as an Amazon synopsis.

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'Oh, the Places You’ll Go' by Dr. Seuss

"Let's mention this out of the gate. There's even a version of the book intended just for graduates."

Amazon synopsis:

"Dr. Seuss's wonderfully wise 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' is the perfect send-off for grads — from nursery school, high school, college, and beyond! From soaring to high heights and seeing great sights to being left in a Lurch on a prickle-ly perch, Dr. Seuss addresses life's ups and downs with his trademark humorous verse and illustrations, while encouraging readers to find the success that lies within."

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'The Power of Habit' by Charles Duhigg

"Because Plato said 'character is simply habits long continued.'"

Amazon synopsis:

"At its core, 'The Power of Habit' contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, being more productive, and achieving success is understanding how habits work. As Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives."

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'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara

"One of last year's It books for the literary crowd — four graduates strive through the decades to make it."

Amazon synopsis:

"'A Little Life' follows four college classmates — broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition — as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara's stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves."

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