From ALICEs to FIREs: Your complete guide to America's weird new tribes

Tech Insider : Economy
Toy versions of Geriatric Millenials, Peak Boomers, and FIRE

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Can you spot the difference between an ALICE and a HENRY? Are you too much of a dingus to know your DINKs? Would you ever consider joining the FIRE movement?

Earning $100,000 a year isn't enough to feel 'rich' in the US anymore

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
HENRYs
Christopher Stroup (left), Madelyn Driver (center), and Abid Salahi (right), are six-figure earners who feel far from "rich."

Christopher Stroup (left), Madelyn Driver (center), and Abid Salahi (right)

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

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Three friends hold cocktails together in a toast at the bow of a sailboat facing dark blue water
HIFIs — high income, financially insecure — spend their paychecks on lifestyle and leisure at the expense of their savings accounts.

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Here's how much money it takes to be in the upper class in each state

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The Washington monument at sunset.
Washington, DC, has the highest upper-class cutoff of any state.

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DumBro: Why every neighborhood in America seems to have an idiotic name

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City sign photo illustration.
Neighborhood rebrands like SoBro and SoWa were once oddities — now these two-syllable names are an epidemic.

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Meet the HIFIs: Their obsession with luxury will tank them

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
A young woman trying on sunglasses
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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Who are the HENRYs? Charts show who makes more than $200,000 and how they earn it

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a gen x millennial couple buying something online

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People love hanging out with friends who they think make less than them

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work friends
People with a higher perceived relative income spend more time socializing in recreational settings.

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I'm a HENRY financial planner who makes $125,000. Here's how I manage my money — and the mistakes I see others making.

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a hand puts money in a piggy bank
Georgia Lord is saving for a wedding, travel, and a bigger apartment.

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

Tech Insider : Economy
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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