Retail, service and hospitality jobs: hard work but 'no shame'
Four young people share their stories of working in low-wage jobs, from Party City to McDonalds to coffee shops and groceries"Here, put your ear right here," Caroline Albanese says, pointing at her...
View ArticleMillennials on Obamacare: what do you mean, affordable?
'Young invincibles' struggle to come up with reasons to justify paying for health insurance, finding obstacles and not incentivesWhen President Obama promised millennials that they could get health...
View ArticleTax tips you didn't know for millennial procrastinators
Experts help explain the baffling slew of forms, from 1099s to dependent deductions and other points taxpayers should knowIt's hurtling towards us as we speak: 15 April is the last day for Americans to...
View ArticleWhy advertisers are getting millennial men all wrong
Marketers have created a profile for young urban millennial males with money to burn, but it's hard to believe this creature exists Ah, millennials. In some circles, were known as the generation that...
View ArticleHomeless college students and the fight to escape poverty through education
Young Americans are living out of cars and using public facilities as families and schools close doors and prioritise budgetsA month before his 18th birthday, Jeffrey Williams found himself homeless....
View ArticleThree major things to know about student loans
Obama's order is welcome, but at the root of America's student debt problem is increasingly expensive tuitionObama woos student borrowers with executive orderStudent debt hits new high as millennials...
View ArticleObama responds to college queries: 'Sometimes you have to take a detour'
President takes part in live Q&A to talk about executive order on student loans, suggesting young people 'know before you owe'There is more to the student debt crisis than capping monthly...
View ArticleThe growing gap between millennial men and women's wages
A recent survey shows stark and ominous data that the income gap between genders is growing and young people should reactThe firing of New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson raised a firestorm...
View ArticleChildren or college? The debate around millennials and single parenthood
Young, unwed mothers are more likely to lack a degree, a new study says, but the data of 'economic despair' remains contested College costs expose the false meritocracy of the American dreamMillennials...
View ArticleCollege costs expose the false meritocracy of the American dream
The cost of an education in America has risen so much that only the wealthy and indebted can attend. The system doesn't workChildren or college? The debate around millennials and single parenthoodWhen...
View ArticleCollege education is worth the debt of admission, says New York Fed study
A new study finds that a degree benefits each graduate $1m more in earnings than a non-graduate, but problems remainObama responds to college and work queriesStarbucks offers tuition but barista jobs...
View ArticleThe crisis of student loans is real, no matter what pundits tell you
A recent report downplays a generation's $1tn crisis, using misleading data on a problem shackling the economy at largeA Brookings Institution report this week downplayed the impact of rising student...
View ArticleGrants, aid and solutions for students looking for tuition assistance
The 2008 economic crisis changed the landscape of grants, aid and employer assistance available to American youth College education is worth the debt, says New York Fed studyCollege scholarships look...
View ArticleRelying on online listings, young Americans struggle to find jobs
Dealing with higher unemployment rates, young Americans find job search can take months at a time US adds 209,000 jobs in July as unemployment rate rises to 6.2%Student loan debt hits a new high as...
View ArticleWe're millennials buying a house and bucking the 'trend' of renting
The Guardians Jessica Glenza decided to wrest control and buy a home, questioning how correct studies on young people areBased on everything youve read, my boyfriend and I are freaks: were millennials...
View ArticleRich Hill and the American dream's shadow of poverty, drugs and shame
A newly released documentary explores what goes unspoken in the US through the story of three boys in MissouriAndrew Jewells home is filled with buckets used to heat water on the stove. The furniture...
View ArticleUS immigration scheme totters as migrant crisis worsens
Daca provides work permits for young undocumented migrants but is struggling after two years of controversyThe high cost of becoming legal in the US: $465Beyond the border: into the wildernessThe fight...
View ArticleYou tell us: have you been a victim of financial bullying?
About one in 10 Americans have been victim to financial bullying. Were you one of them? Wed love to hear your storyMoney and relationships dont mix very well. Money is stressful. Maybe it can buy...
View ArticleFinancial bullying can ruin a marriage: first-person stories
When partners consider finances, when is it my money, and when it is our money? Guardian readers shared their experiences Private lives: I want to end my marriage but Im financially dependentA survey...
View ArticleA tale of two Brooklyns: there's more to my borough than hipsters and coffee
Forget the yuppies and their real estate ills. Theres a whole economic mix in Brooklyn that gets completely ignored The New York Times has a lot to say about Brooklyn, the place Ive called home nearly...
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