Generation Precarious: How young people wound up trapped in a volatile cycle of saving, spending, and debt that will haunt them for decades

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
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Just as previous generations' view of the world was defined by cataclysmic events, experts say that the financial scars of the pandemic era will stick with Gen Z and millennials.

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As Gen Z flounders at work and millennials struggle to buy a house, boomers are enjoying a golden moment

Tech Insider : Economy

Hi, I'm Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today's Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. 

On the agenda today:

The rise of remote work helped a former teacher with $80,000 in student debt switch to her dream job and get a $20,000 pay raise without moving

Tech Insider : Economy, Travel
Remote work helped Jackie Carbo land her higher-paying dream job.
Remote work helped Jackie Carbo land her higher-paying dream job.

Jackie Carbo

Gary Vaynerchuk to managers: Forget a 4-day workweek. If you want to make your people happy, fire the jerks.

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Gary Vaynerchuk has made a number of TikToks warning companies that they need to find new ways to attract Gen Z workers if they want to keep them.

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South Korean millennials and Gen Z are raging against the idea of a 69-hour workweek. They are tired, having fewer babies, and are even working themselves to death.

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South Korean office workers walking on the street after work in Seoul.
South Korean millennials and Gen Z are raging against the idea of a 69-hour workweek. They are tired, having fewer babies, and are even working themselves to death.

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Cash is king for millennials with the group shunning other assets like stocks and bonds, survey shows

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Millennials are allocating a third of their savings to cash, according to a new survey by Schroders.

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Millennials are desperate to buy a home — but cash-flush boomers are standing in their way

Tech Insider : Economy
Houses being hooarded by boomers illustration
Sorry millennials, baby boomers are back on top of the generational housing heap.

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Millennials are desperate to buy a home — but cash-flush boomers are standing in their way

It's official: Gen Z is now as sick and tired of their jobs as burned-out boomers

Tech Insider : Economy
A laptop sits on a desk in front of a window showing dark clouds outside. A bored-looking woman in a virtual meeting is seen reflected in the dark laptop screen.
A new survey shows that Gen Z and young millennials are fed up with work. What's behind the growing disenchantment — and how can employers fix it?

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More millennials now own their own home than rent one, leaving Gen Z the only group where most still have a landlord

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A majority of millennials are now homeowners, per RentCafe figures.

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Get ready: Gen Z is coming for the housing market

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woman taking a selfie while sitting cross legged on a pile of houses
With technology and know-how that previous generations could have only dreamed of at their age, a growing number of Gen Zers are turning to real-estate investing as an escape from the traditional 9-to-5.

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