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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Facebook has a plan to win over Gen Z. Don't laugh.

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Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook is trying to reach the youngs.

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'Unbossing' the workplace could make Gen Zers better at their jobs, hiring experts say

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The great "unbossing" could make Gen Zers better at their jobs (stock image).

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A teacher invented a bunch of fake slang words to trick his Gen Z students. Now some of those words have caught on.

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Sam Salem.

Sam Salem

Gen Zers are spending hundreds of dollars on dirty sneakers, and parents are shocked

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Golden Goose sneakers are having a comeback thanks to Gen Z.

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Keep your diploma — Gen Z prefers a toolbelt

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As Gen Z enters the workforce, many are forgoing four-year college degrees in favor of tech training and trade school.

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Baby boomers are approaching 'peak burden' on the economy

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  • The baby-boomer "time bomb" is finally upon us, economists say.
  • All boomers will be at least 65 soon, the generation's point of "peak burden" on the economy.
  • Future generations can take solace in the fact that no boomer-size generations are in the making.

A time bomb has been ticking in the US.

I was fired from my new job after 3 days. It taught me that mental health is more important than earning money.

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Calli Nguyen planned to quit but was fired from her director role within three days of starting the job.

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A Gen Z software engineer studied AI in college. He says you shouldn't major in it if you fall into one of these 3 categories.

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Sajjaad Khader studied AI in college and says the path isn't for everyone.

Sajjaad Khader

TikTok is about to become even bigger and more powerful

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TikTok is for millennials now
More millennials are on TikTok. If the app survives the US ban, its cultural significance will only grow.

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