Meet a boomer who thought she'd be retired by now but wants to help her millennial son: 'I'm not going to sit back and watch him not be able to go buy groceries'

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Kelley Herford, not pictured, thought she'd be retired by now.

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Gen X and boomers love Temu. I asked them why.

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Tiny pots and pans from Temu, all around $1-2 each

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Empty-nest baby boomers won't give up their large homes — and it's hurting millennials with kids

Tech Insider : Economy
Development of single-family homes in Burke, Virginia.
Development of single-family homes in Burke, Virginia.

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24-year-olds are more likely to own homes than millennials and Gen X when they were that age

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They might not care as much about the milestone, but most adult Gen Zers are out-pacing older generations in homeownership, according to Redfin.

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Move over, millennials: Gen Zers are coming for boomers' houses

Tech Insider : Economy
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No generation has shaped the modern housing market more than baby boomers. Now their reign is coming to an end, and Gen Z is coming for the crown.

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Millennials and Gen Z are giving up on one of their core values and investing more like boomers

Tech Insider : Economy, Environment
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As the economy has tightened, younger investors are showing they are less willing to sacrifice gains in support of ESG initiatives.

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Boomers aren't ready for retirement. Millennials and Gen Z are going to pay the price.

Tech Insider : Economy
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Boomers are the largest generation to enter retirement. The US economy isn't ready.

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Younger baby boomers are facing a homelessness crisis as rents skyrocket and outpace Social Security

Tech Insider : Economy
Jeffrey Snow, a former math teacher who lacks housing, sits under the I-95 expressway in Miami.
Jeffrey Snow, a former math teacher who lacks housing, sits under the I-95 expressway in Miami.

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Gen Z and millennials should be thanking boomers, not bashing them

Tech Insider : Economy
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For all the flak the older generation gets, baby boomers have left millennials and Gen Z with a better and richer America.

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Baby boomers are winning the housing market again with all-cash purchases

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Boomers got wealthy off of real estate.

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