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On Saturday she steps into the boxing ring for the first time as a professional, six months after she retired from MMA and 16 years after she last boxed.

She adds, “I always had a freedom about me, and Playboy was a chance to express it. It was a final frontier in breaking out of what people might have boxed me in as.”

For those in this mom-and-pop economy, which includes older workers pushed into early retirement or others who have been boxed out of the traditional labor market, convenience stores offer the most accessible form of entrepreneurship.

These are a snacking staple that can be easily paired with boxed fruit juice and a hearty sandwich to make a complete meal.

Sure, it was a bit pat, with everyone’s story neatly boxed up like a Thanksgiving pie.