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Gen Z might be the luckiest homebuying generation. Here's where they're scooping up homes.

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 05:53

Tech Insider : Economy

Indianapolis, Indiana. — A SmartAsset analysis found that Gen Z bought homes in 2023 at the fastest rate in Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Cincinnati.
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Real Estate, economy, gen-z, Homebuyer, Homeowner, Indianapolis, Midwest

From OK vacations to so-so jobs, it's time to embrace being average

Sun, 08/04/2024 - 06:11

Tech Insider : Economy, Travel

A trophy surrounded by confetti labeled — sompong liabsanthia/Getty, Seng kui Lim/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

economy, Discourse, Capitalism, consumer-behavior, consumerism, Discourse, discourse-daily

A New York basic income participant used his monthly $1,000 to pay bills and launch a nonprofit

Fri, 08/02/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

A black and white photo of a man wearing a patterned bandana and — Kenneth McQueen, 35, used his guaranteed basic income to pay bills and launch a rollerskating nonprofit.
Photo Courtesy of Claudia Maturell

economy, finance, economy, finance, basic-income, UBI, income-inequality

Los Angeles gave families $1,000 a month in the biggest basic income pilot in the country. Now the results are in.

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 09:22

Tech Insider : Economy

A folder 100 dollar bill against a bright red background. — Direct cash payments improved recipients' home lives.
Daryl Solomon/ Getty Images

economy, basic-income, guaranteed-income, UBI, Housing, Homeless

A boomer living on $1,680 Social Security and SNAP struggles to afford food: 'It has kept me very isolated.'

Thu, 07/25/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics

An older woman standing in the produce aisle of a grocery store. — Rita, 68, (not pictured) lives check to check on Social Security in Illinois.
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economy, finance, economy, finance, politics, Retirement, social-security

Parisian Airbnb hosts are raking it in this summer as hotels suffer

Thu, 07/25/2024 - 05:53

Tech Insider : Economy

Apartments near the Eiffel tower in Paris, France. — Apartments near the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.
Thomas Coex/Getty Images

economy, Real Estate, finance, Housing, real-estate, home-prices, Rentals

A millennial couple who grew their net worth from less than $100K to over $800K share the 'house-hacking' strategy that made it possible

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 13:52

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Lauren and Ian Simpson — Lauren and Ian Simpson are living a FIRE lifestyle in the hopes of retiring by age 35.
Lauren Simpson

economy, finance, Real Estate, economy, finance, real-estate, Housing

Philadelphia is experimenting with guaranteed income pilots for pregnant people and housing insecure families

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics

pregnant mom smiling and holding her baby bump — Philadelphia's latest guaranteed basic income program will give $1,000 a month to pregnant people, no strings attached.
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economy, finance, economy, finance, politics, basic-income, income-inequality

A boomer living on $2,400 a month is waiting 8 years to collect maximum Social Security benefits, even though she's struggling to get by

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 10:19

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

An older woman sitting outdoors — Diane Williams, 62, (not pictured) doesn't have enough savings to retire.
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economy, finance, economy, finance, Retirement, social-security, 401k-account

Gen Z might have missed out on their chance to get rich through homeownership

Sat, 07/13/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Graphic of shattered glass on a black background with images of a home, money, for sale sign, and a woman — Homeownership is helping some millennials get rich — but Gen Zers might have a hard time following in their footsteps.
Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

Real Estate, economy, economy, finance, real-estate, Housing, Homeownership

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