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Big Dave's Cheesesteaks CEO and founder Derrick Hayes
SuccessMultimillion-dollar restaurant CEO splurged on Range Rovers and McLarens—but now he’s ‘mindful’ about spending because the economy is unpredictable
By Emma BurleighSeptember 5, 2025
Girl reading phone upset
SuccessAmericans think you should land your dream job by 29, buy your first home at 30, and earn six figures by 35—they’re in for a reality check
By Jessica CoacciAugust 27, 2025
NYU Professor Suzy Welch
SuccessBoomer NYU professor says Gen Z’s lazy label comes from zero faith in the payoff of hard work—and a fear that the world will end in 20 years anyway
By Emma BurleighAugust 26, 2025
The exact salary the ultra-wealthy say they’d need to feel ‘comfortable’ in the current climate has been revealed—and it starts at $500,000
SuccessThe exact salary the ultra-wealthy say they’d need to feel ‘comfortable’ in the current climate has been revealed—and it starts at $500,000
By Emma BurleighAugust 20, 2025
Rich stressed person looking at bills
SuccessSix-figure salaries aren’t cutting it: Even high-earners are feeling the pinch right now and shopping at budget grocery stores
By Emma BurleighAugust 1, 2025
Older worker sad at laptop
SuccessA quarter of young Boomers and Gen Xers who’ve been laid off in the last decade are still unemployed—and 11% have taken pay cuts to work
By Emma BurleighJuly 22, 2025
Happy American couple in Italy
SuccessAmericans are eyeing up €1 homes in Europe to escape the broken economy—no Visa needed, but it’s not all dolce vita
By Emma BurleighJuly 11, 2025
Young woman raising her champagne glass
SuccessSINKs need to earn at least $81,000 to live comfortably in America’s cheapest state—the most expensive require an $120,000 salary 
By Eleanor PringleJune 9, 2025
Worried young woman on her phone.
SuccessGen Zers are so terrified of a recession that they’re ditching doom spending, ordering Happy Meals, and using ChatGPT for free therapy
By Emma BurleighApril 21, 2025
Worker cleaning medical equipment.
SuccessGen Z can earn $70,000 a year and enter the AI-proof medical field without a college degree—all they have to do is learn how to sterilize surgical equipment
By Emma BurleighApril 18, 2025
Mel Robbins
SuccessMillionaire podcaster Mel Robbins hits back at Gen Z’s lazy label—she says they’re stuck in a world their boomer parents wouldn’t even recognize
By Emma BurleighApril 14, 2025
Young woman disappointed on her phone.
SuccessGen Z Americans say the clothes in stores are a bad omen that we’re going into a recession
By Emma BurleighMarch 31, 2025
Sky view of Noblesville, IN
SuccessFamilies are being paid $5,000 to move to small towns in states like Indiana and escape a cost of living crisis in big cities
By Preston ForeMarch 16, 2025
Nurse works from home.
SuccessHere are the top 10 side hustles that still allow you to work from home and earn up to $56 an hour—as firms like AT&T ban it
By Emma BurleighJanuary 20, 2025
Woman with dog at dog store.
SuccessGen Z are becoming pet parents because they can’t afford human babies—now veterinarian is one of the hottest jobs of 2025, says Indeed
By Emma BurleighJanuary 14, 2025
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