Millennial finance
The Millennial generation has come of age amid economic crisis and slow recovery, with jobs scarce, debt high and uncertainty ahead. This series aims to provide insight into those challenges along with practical advice for how young people can manage their money
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Creative co-living in Australia: did Beethoven knock off at six o'clock?Co-living spaces promise to create communities and encourage creative expression but they could spell the end of the work-life divide
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Living on a budget? How trendy! Frugal bloggers live on the cheap, by choiceThe countless people who document their thrifty lifestyles give readers with money woes emotional support – but they don’t often deal with true poverty
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The trick to having it all: asking for help … and hiring a butlerThe Guardian spent a day with a 21st-century-style butler supplied by Hello Alfred, a startup that takes care of life’s little chores so you don’t have to
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Young people have once again got the short end of the political stickMillennials must demand greater say in politics or older generation will continue to excessively borrow from their future
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What millennial millionaires are getting wrong about personal financeYoung, rich people are reportedly keeping a third of their wealth in cash – but it’s not a strategy peers with decades of potential compound interest should mimic
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Summer camp with an open bar: retreats for stressed-out adults are big businessIt’s not just for kids anymore: summer camps tailored for adults looking to relive some of their childhood have become a million-dollar industry in the US
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Millennials may not be rich, but members-only perks ensure the luxe lifeMagnises’ selling point for its growing network of young professionals includes exclusive outings – and brands welcome the access to their target customers
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Cuts to public financial aid making it harder than ever to get a college degreeThe cost of attending college has grown at a far faster clip than median household incomes, creating a barrier for many US families
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Millennials aren't buying homes right now. What if they never do?Despite lower mortage rates and increased employment, one demographic group isn’t touring open houses or scouring online listings in search of their new homes
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Inflation rate three times higher for millennials than for pensionersRate was 0.9% for under-30s in March but was just 0.3% for over-65s, says a report into financial pressures on young adults
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Young Australians face revolutionary obstacles to score job securityExperts say more than half of young Australians are studying for occupations that are likely to be wiped out in a global, automated workplace
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Tired, poor, huddled millennials of New York earn 20% less than prior generationEntering the workforce in the greatest economic downturn in living memory, millennials earn much less than Generation X and might never close the gap
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College-educated women earn $8,000 less a year than men as gap widensThe gender wage gap among 2016 graduates has increased, as men make about $4 more an hour than women, according to Economic Policy Institute study
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Apps are getting millennials interested in money – but can they be trusted?Young people are using fintech for financial help, but shunning big banks and embracing new businesses doesn’t mean you’re removing risk from the equation
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Get a Job review – a mildly amusing, mediocre romp about broke millennialsA talented cast and star-studded cameos can’t save this by-the-numbers film – bedeviled by canned music and sitcom sequences – about millennial job woes
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Social injustice on an unprecedented scale, massive inequities and loss of trust in elites define our political moment – and rightly soYoung people are right to be angry about their financial insecurity
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Millennials, technology will not save your generationThe second dotcom boom may seem like a way for money to flow from older, richer people to talented young entrepreneurs. But it’s not worked out that way
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The US cities luring millennials with promises to pay off their student debtsScheme offers young people money towards house deposits or repaying loans in return for moving to places such as Detroit or Kansas
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The highs, the lows and the in-betweens of those tumultuous years: we want to know how you got through it all. Tell us by filling in the form belowHow did you survive your 20s? Share your story
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Pets, debts and e-cigarettes: how millennials spend their paychecksLife is far from hedonistic for most as tight budgets collapse with one cough of a car engine and dreams of property are weighed against the price of a takeout
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Young single people bear the brunt of Generation Y's economic woesMillennials who are going it alone are finding it harder than ever to make ends meet
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Who's winning? Find out how your income compares with every other generationTell us how old you are and we’ll show you how rich or poor you are compared with other age groups around the developed world
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Revealed: the 30-year economic betrayal dragging down Generation Y’s incomeExclusive new data shows how debt, unemployment and property prices have combined to stop millennials taking their share of western wealth
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Sanders' sway over millennials is more of a 'dangerous moment' for ClintonGoldman Sachs’ CEO Lloyd Blankfein inadvertently pushed young people closer to Democratic underdog who speaks their language of ‘economic angst’
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American millennials: tell us how you spend your moneyAs part of an upcoming Guardian project, we want to know how Americans aged 18-35 from all walks of life allocate their income
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Why millennials should use holiday expenses to build credit card knowhowShoppers under 30 need to build credit and holiday shopping season is a chance to litmus-test thoughtful spending and paying back debt wisely – and on time
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Whole Foods hopes 'food-conscious' shoppers save company as sales slipAfter the grocery chain released its fourth-quarter results on Wednesday its stock dropped more than 6%, but the company says it’s a momentary setback
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New generation of United Auto Workers push to end second-tier union statusTalks with then troubled automakers in 2007 divided workers into two groups with different wages, but now thousands of more recent hires are preparing to make their case for equal pay: ‘The auto industry has bounced back’
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A warning to millennials: it's already time to start saving for retirementMany households headed by people older than 55 have no money saved for their golden years – and young adults must act now to avoid a similar scenario
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College affordability in 2016: debt-free v tuition-free, explainedSure, Hillary Clinton has a plan to make college affordable, but will it really be free? And how much is it going to cost government and universities – and voters?
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'Be picky and have high standards': new dating apps cater to the elite and the richA new crop of exclusive matchmaking sites are screening potential users based on their education and professional history, net wealth and even tax records
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Canadian company allows students to use frequent flyer miles to pay tuitionHigherEdPoints has partnered with Air Canada’s loyalty program to help ease students’ loan burdens with both their own and friends’ and families’ miles
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