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When to give a tip even if you think tipping is out of control
Some customers are fed up with expectations around tipping: "If I have to stand up to order my food…
Madison Hoff
2 mins read
You must earn over $128,000 to be middle class in parts of the Bay Area. See the income thresholds in other major US cities.
A Business Insider analysis reveals the household income needed to be middle class in major US citi…
Noah Sheidlower
4 mins read
A teacher details her 3 summer jobs to save up money and buy supplies for her students
Rebecca Cox, a teacher, has been working at a restaurant and other jobs this summer. A main reason …
Madison Hoff
8 mins read
Why Gen Zers aren't leaving the nest
Young people are living at home and relying on their parents for money well into their 20s. Their p…
Eve Upton-Clark
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I wondered why Americans pay so much for dumb stuff. So I asked a $200-an-hour psychic.
To set their prices as high as possible, psychics rely on good old supply and demand — plus a…
Emily Stewart
7 mins read
America's crisis of meaningless work
It's not the pay or the perks causing American workers to disengage. It's the lack of purpose.
Molly Lipson
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Meet the last 20-something millennials: They're twice as wealthy as their geriatric peers were and are carving creative paths to homeownership
Millennials are saying goodbye to their 20s with twice as much wealth as their Great Recession-blig…
Hillary Hoffower
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Why Gen Z is feeling so good about money right now
Compared to Gen X and baby boomers, a new TransUnion survey found Gen Zers are "the most stable" wh…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A retired couple gets $23 monthly from SNAP and uses credit cards to buy groceries. They worry about going hungry.
Mary Dacus and her husband Stephen receive $23 a month in SNAP benefits. They are one of 40 million…
Allie Kelly,Madison Hoff
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Americans are sick of tipping culture and scaling back everywhere from restaurants to hair salons
A survey found some US adults think "tipping culture has gotten out of control." Bankrate's Ted Ros…
Madison Hoff
9 mins read
Millennials explain the joy and sacrifice of living alone
For some, living alone has become the new millennial American dream.
Juliana Kaplan,Rosalie Chan
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Here's how much money it takes to be in the upper class in each state
This map shows how much you need to make to be considered upper class across the country — an…
Noah Sheidlower
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Only 1 in 4 Americans think you need a college degree to get a high-paying job: report
Nearly half of the respondents to a Pew Research Center survey said a college degree is less import…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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The number of young working men without college degrees has tanked in the last 30 years. It could be because their wages have barely budged.
A growing number of young men without a college degree in the US have stopped working, according to…
Ayelet Sheffey,Jacob Zinkula,Madison Hoff
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Over 100 basic-income pilots have run in US cities. Now states are getting creative to fund no-strings-attached cash payments.
The success of over 100 local GBI pilots in the US provides insight into future state-level policy.
Allie Kelly
3 mins read
Here's how much money you need to make to be middle class in each US state
A Business Insider analysis finds varying income levels between states that qualify as middle class…
Noah Sheidlower
4 mins read
To feel middle class, you have to be wealthy
Middle-income Americans aren't middle-class; that's reserved for the rich now.
Juliana Kaplan
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Gen X can add one more financial problem to its list
Gen Xers were already worried about their financial insecurity. Enter Social Security.
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff,Ayelet Sheffey
6 mins read
Millennial vs. boomer budgets: How spending has changed for young adults in the last 30 years
Young adults are spending less on alcohol, beef, and mortgage interest and more on fresh produce, r…
Madison Hoff
5 mins read
More Americans are feeling a six-figure salary can't afford them a middle-class lifestyle
In today's big story, we're looking at people who feel like a middle-class salary doesn't equal a m…