The cost of mental health: ‘Why do I need to pay someone to listen?’
Matt, a 23-year-old New Yorker, recently started going to therapy again. Yet if he had to chose between it and smoking, drinking or eating, he would give it upIs therapy worth it? Seven personal tales...
View ArticleIs therapy worth it? Seven personal stories about the price of mental health
Therapy requires trust as well as money, which can often be in short supplyAs young Americans transition from their parents’ insurance to their own, many find therapy to be too expensiveFar from...
View ArticleUS unemployment at lowest since 2008 – but young people still can't find work
On Friday, the jobless rate dropped to 5.5%, the lowest in seven years. But youth unemployment is rising – and some young people need all the help they can getSnow blanketed New York City on Thursday,...
View ArticleWe millennials lack a roadmap to adulthood | Zach Stafford
My parents and grandparents knew just what kind of adult they should be at 25. I don’t - but it’s not my faultLife is often referred to as a “highway”, to borrow from Tom Cochrane, and for my...
View ArticleUnlike Gwyneth Paltrow, millennials understand the reality of food stamps
With tuition rising and unpaid internships increasingly the norm, many recent graduates are eligible for assistance and despite the stigma, some are taking itIf she was true to her word, Gwyneth...
View ArticleProm night can cost teenagers (and parents) a pretty penny
On average, US families are spending as much as $919 on their teen’s prom expensesProm, for Brianna Albert, was an experience she will never forget – and not just because two of her classmates got into...
View ArticleClass of 2015: women are still making less than men – and prospects are poor
Young female college graduates are expected to make $3 less an hour than male counterparts – and all this year’s graduates face a struggle for good jobs, report findsIt’s still a hard-knock life for...
View ArticleWill college pay off? The answer may depend on the alternatives
The burden of student loans may cripple your attempts to build a life for yourself or contribute to the broader economy but before you leap, weigh these optionsIt’s a pretty safe bet that a college...
View ArticleHillary Clinton to renew push for apprenticeships to help hire millennials
Apprenticeships train workers early, often lead to jobs and are paid positions – whereas internships are often an unpaid luxury that only some can affordHillary Clinton will propose the creation of tax...
View ArticleClinton attracts young, enthusiastic supporters – with money to spend
Democratic candidate continues to court youth vote with $250 event at Terminal 5 in New York after announcing record-breaking first-quarter fundraisingWhile reporters were sifting through 1,900 emails...
View ArticleUS big businesses to hire 100,000 young people under Starbucks CEO plan
Plan which includes more than a dozen big US businesses is aimed at helping the 5.5 million unemployed Americans dubbed ‘disconnected youth’ by economistsStarbucks chief executive Howard Schultz on...
View ArticleMalia Obama's internship with Girls proves it's still about who you know
Most people don’t have Lena Dunham visit their house, so what are college juniors and seniors to do? Start small, think affordably – and cross your fingersNot everyone is as lucky as Malia Obama, who...
View ArticleStrike Debt: Occupy offshoot fights for students at New Orleans parade
One of the movement’s last offshoots is grappling with the financial burden of college, making their views heard at financial aid advisers’ ‘private Mardi Gras’It has been almost four years since the...
View ArticleAllergan launches online push to crack millennial women's health market
#ActuallySheCan aims to talk to young women ‘in their own language’ – hashtags and celebrities, apparently – but critics are sceptical of drug-marketing gimmickCould a hashtag and celebrities be the...
View ArticleCanadian company allows students to use frequent flyer miles to pay tuition
HigherEdPoints has partnered with Air Canada’s loyalty program to help ease students’ loan burdens with both their own and friends’ and families’ milesIf you are a college student or graduate in...
View ArticleCollege affordability in 2016: debt-free v tuition-free, explained
Sure, 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?What’s this I hear about debt-free...
View ArticleA warning to millennials: it's already time to start saving for retirement
Many 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 scenarioThere’s no way to deny that most Americans are...
View ArticleNew generation of United Auto Workers push to end second-tier union status
Talks 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...
View Article'Be picky and have high standards': new dating apps cater to the elite and...
A new crop of exclusive matchmaking sites are screening potential users based on their education and professional history, net wealth and even tax recordsIt used to be that if you wanted to meet...
View ArticleWhole Foods hopes 'food-conscious' shoppers save company as sales slip
After the grocery chain released its fourth-quarter results on Wednesday its stock dropped more than 6%, but the company says it’s a momentary setbackFood-conscious Americans could save Whole Foods,...
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