Gen Z is desperate for landlines — and creating their own makeshift versions with cellphones

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Catherine Goetze turned an old rotary phone into a bluetooth device that connects to her cell phone.

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Tiffany Ng, a 24-year-old tech and culture writer based in New York, was too attached to her iPhone, so she did what humans do when trying to tame an unruly beast.

She chained it to a wall.

A financial advice blogger breaks down how she paid off a mortgage in 2 years

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Financial blogger Emma Jackson made over $13,000 in a month last year from her main source of income and side hustles.

Emma Jackson

America's richest generation got much richer in recent decades as everyone else fell behind

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Americans over 75 have gotten richer in recent decades as younger generations have seen their household wealth fall or stagnate.

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Abercrombie & Fitch made a huge comeback with Gen Z shoppers. Here's where it started versus how it's going.

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Abercrombie & Fitch reported $1.2 billion in net sales for Q2 fiscal 2025.

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Millennials' favorite companies are growing up or dying out

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Millennials who graduated in the Great Recession share advice from their job-hunting trauma

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 Mandi St. Germaine is among the millennials who faced a challenging job market after graduating during the Great Recession.

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Gen Zers are starting their careers in a tough job market. Millennials and Gen Xers can relate.

A millennial couple is selling their home after endless repairs to become renters again: 'The whole housing market is a scam'

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Roxanne and Kristina Werner are selling their Houston home to go back to renting after three years of endless house repairs.

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A woman's quirky out-of-office emails have ignited a debate about how much personality to bring to work

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A woman's out-of-office saga has caught the attention of the TikTok.

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'Shark Tank' investor Barbara Corcoran says young people's dreams of buying a home are being crushed

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Barbara Corcoran is a "Shark Tank" investor.

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Feeling the pinch, groceries become a 'splurge' for millennials and Gen Z

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Younger generations are spending more on groceries than before.

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