Browsing: affordability
Gen Z can’t afford the American Dream—so they’ve traded homeownership for paying off debt
Buying a house has long been the American dream. It’s a sign of financial stability and is often considered one…
A two-child household must earn $400,000 a year for childcare to be affordable, study says
The average American family doesn’t come close to having enough income to comfortably afford childcare, according to a LendingTree study…
Politicians scramble on data centers after putting their voters on the hook for Big Tech’s job-killing AI efforts
As outrage spreads over energy-hungry data centers, politicians from President Donald Trump to local lawmakers have found rare bipartisan agreement over…
Trump’s tariffs cancel out what he claims is ‘the largest tax cut in American history’: The average person will lose $300 even after refunds
President Donald Trump has touted his tax cuts as a major step toward ending the affordability crisis, but a wider…
Netflix’s co-CEO argues its WBD deal won’t hurt consumers. If so, they can cancel with one click
Netflix’s co-CEO told lawmakers the company’s merger deal with Warner Bros. Discovery won’t hurt its customers and said subscribers can make…
‘There’s certainly affordability issues’ with MAHA’s updated dietary guidelines, economist warns
The “Make America Healthy Again” movement has already made sweeping changes to what consumers see at the grocery store. The…
Gen Z is living in a world that doesn’t know cheap Ubers or non-exploitative delivery apps. That’s what the ‘2016 vibes’ trend is really about
Gen Z’s “2016 vibes” fixation is less about pastel Instagram filters and more about an economic and cultural shift: they…
Electricity as the new eggs: Affordability concerns will swing the midterms just like the 2024 election, Bill McKibben says
That sun has provided him cheap power for 25 years, and this month he installed his fourth iteration of solar…
As Trump helps Gen Z on student debt, watchdog calls it an ‘incoherent political giveaway’
The Trump administration’s announcement on Friday of an indefinite pause on the collection of defaulted federal student loan debt, including…
Gen Z is rebelling against the economy with ‘disillusionomics,’ tackling near 6-figure debt by turning life into a giant list of income streams
What happens when a generation is raised on economic promises that never materialize? Gen Z may want to ask their…












