A San Francisco Gen Xer quit his job to escape 60-hour workweeks and spend his time being an 'older dad': 'I'll be 70 when my son graduates from high school'

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Randy Gerstbacher quit his job to spend less time at work and more time with his son.

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Don't feel too sorry for Gen Z — they're outpacing boomers on income and millennials on home ownership

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Gen Z is doing better than past generations on some measures.

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I moved my family to Spain where childcare is 3 times cheaper than the UK. I'm happier and healthier, and I landed a better job.

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Sara Bustillo de Castro found she was healthier and happier living in Madrid than in the UK.

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Why so many men in the US have stopped working

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America's men aren't working at the same rate they used to. Experts are still trying to figure out why.

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The benefit that pays for itself and increases worker productivity

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Companies that offer childcare benefits have higher employee retention, new study finds.

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Why childcare has become so unaffordable

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Childcare costs are skyrocketing, forcing families to move across the US. But there may be a light at the end of the tunnel.

How a single mom with four kids who drives for DoorDash and Walmart Spark struggles to make ends meet: 'It is a never-ending vicious cycle'

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Bri drives predominantly for DoorDash.

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The pandemic forced many women to leave their jobs. Hybrid work is bringing them back.

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With hybrid options, more women are participating in the workforce and working in higher-income roles.

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Only one developed country has a more expensive childcare system than the US

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New Zealand is the only OECD country with a more expensive childcare system than the US, per a Bank of America analysis.

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Meet the DIPS parents: Double Income, Public School. They've got it better than the POLKs, or Parents of Little Kids.

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Children attending free public school, much to the delight of their parents' wallets.

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