Gen Z found a home in Asheville. Hurricane Helene swept it away.

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Gen Zers like Sierra Isley, 24, moved to Asheville for work and a close-knit community.

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An Arkansas county doesn't want families to move. It's offering them up to $50,000 to build or renovate their homes.

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A street in Blytheville, Arkansas.

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Why lifestyle creep can cause HIFIs to spend 'every cent they make,' according to a financial planner

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HIFIs — high income, financially insecure — spend their paychecks on lifestyle and leisure at the expense of their savings accounts.

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A Texas HIFI couple made $200,000 last year. Their budget for vacations and restaurants keeps shrinking despite 'making more money than ever.'

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HIFIs — people who are high income, financially insecure — often earn six figures but struggle to afford their growing cost of living. The subject of the story is not pictured.

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Meet the HIFIs: Their obsession with luxury will tank them

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More Gen Zers and millennials are becoming HIFIs — high income, financially insecure. They're spending lots of money on lifestyle and luxury.

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A low-income millennial mom was evicted from her apartment but isn't 'homeless enough to get help'

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Melissa Hedden's household income is above the poverty line, but she struggles to afford housing and healthcare.

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I saved $100,000 by 25 thanks to the good financial habits my mom and dad gave me. Here are my top tricks.

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Tori Dunlap.

Tori Dunlap

A retiree explains his path to achieve happiness and counter loneliness. It can work at any age and doesn't cost a penny.

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Joe Lamy, 75, found a solution to counter the loneliness epidemic among older people.

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The hidden cost of having children

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Gen Z is opting out of working for the man. One out of 3 say they want to work for themselves instead.

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A new survey says 1 out of 3 Gen Z'ers believe that self-employment is the best way to achieve wealth.

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