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

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

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Sorry, parents: The American dream is only for DINKS

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This year, homebuyers with children are likely to spend 66% of their income on mortgage and childcare expenses, Zillow found.

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Is your mom a 'Temu victim?'

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Temu's ad during the Super Bowl. The online shopping app's most loyal customers aren't the young people in this ad: They're older.

Temu

Most parents are still giving money to their young adult kids, survey found

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A photo of a college student and their parent working on financial aid documents at home.
59% of parents say they financially assist their young adult children.

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I'm a married Gen Zer who's not having kids. I'd rather focus on my finance career and my partner.

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Bri Conn, right, and her partner on a hike.

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Parents who took on student loans for their kids are facing 'a grim reality' as payments resume because they're not included in Biden's new plan to make monthly bills cheaper, the NAACP says

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Student Loan Borrowers And Advocates Gather For The People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief
Student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Parents are hiring 'moms' to iron sheets and make beds for their college students away from home

Tech Insider : Economy
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There are local support options available to students who are far away from their parents, but it comes with a price tag.

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A college counselor said a parent offered him $1.5 million to deny service to their child's classmates — highlighting the cut-throat battle for Ivy League admissions

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Harvard University campus
Harvard University, which ranks No. 3 in US News' latest rankings, accepted less than 4% of applicants for class of 2027.

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Kentucky's largest school district had to cancel class for two days so it could overhaul a 'disastrous' new bus system that left kids on buses until 10 p.m.

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Jeff and Anna, Bus Life

We became the first mother-daughter duo to copilot an international flight — here's how the FedEx trip happened and what it was like

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Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister
Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister.

FedEx

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