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☆ ‘Babes’ Review: Adulting, With Babies
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Alissa Wilkinson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Alas: That’s what happened with “Babes.” The elements that promised joy were all there, starting with two very funny comic talents in Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau. There’s a screenplay by Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz, who was a producer on “Broad City,” the kooky, beloved show in which Glazer co-starred. But sometimes a pile of good ingredients doesn’t make something delicious, and I guess that’s what happened here. The marketing for “Babes” suggests something akin to “Bridesmaids,” the runaway 2011 hit that reminded Hollywood that raunchy comedies starring women can be hilarious and profitable. Dawn and Marty’s second baby is born on Thanksgiving Day, and on the way home from the hospital Eden meets Claude (Stephan James) on the subway.

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☆ Harvard career advisor: Use these 10 phrases every day to stand out and succeed at work
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Gorick Ng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Many early career professionals put their heads down and work, or at least pretend to. Many early career professionals wait to be told what to do. Many early career professionals do their work without understanding why they're doing that work. 'The context is … 'Many early career professionals jump straight into extended monologues. Many early career professionals disappear and spend hours (or sometimes days, or even weeks) doing the wrong work.

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☆ Gen Z is full of financial angst despite inheriting a golden labor market
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Compared with Millennials, especially, who entered the workforce in the Dark Ages known as the Great Recession, the Gen Z experience is a dream. But Gen Z isn’t having an easy go of it either. Gen Z hasn’t had a chance to get a foot in the door. “Many Gen Zers also indicated their first step in managing behavioral-health challenges was going to TikTok or Reddit for advice,” the report said. It’s hard to blame them: Many in Gen Z had their formative school years blown up by a global pandemic.

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☆ After 2 years of applying for the NYC housing lottery, she finally won her bid. Now she pays $1,000 in rent for her Manhattan apartment.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A millennial woman won the New York City affordable housing lottery after applying for two years. Nkenge Brown, 30, now pays around $1,000 in monthly rent for her one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. AdvertisementNkenge Brown first heard about the New York City housing lottery system four years ago while she was at work. "Someone told me that they won a lottery apartment, and I was like, 'What's that?'" In 2018, the odds of winning the housing lottery were 1 in 592, per the Times.

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☆ Both my sons have ADHD. When I was diagnosed at 52, I learned to be more empathetic with them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Patrick Brady | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2016, at the age of 52. My sons both have ADHD and my diagnosis was a relief for them. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . ADHD makes some things harder for meHaving lived with ADHD now for 60 years, I've come to some conclusions about this condition. At my age, I better understand how important it is for my sons to meet compassionate adults who see them.

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☆ How brands like Ally and H&R Block are making reality TV-style shows to grab viewers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Advertisement"It felt like it was more authentic," Andrea Brimmer, chief marketing and PR officer of Ally Financial, parent of Ally Bank, said of the decision to use the reality format. In another recent example, H&R Block in February dropped "Responsibility Island," a limited series reality spoof based on the popular British reality dating show "Too Hot to Handle." "It is the perfect escape; reality TV is a genre that just delights them." Other brands like Neutrogena have lately co-opted the reality TV format for social media series. Advertisement"To do a purely entertainment reality series is something you don't see every day," said Zoe Fairbourn, head of strategic partnerships and branded entertainment at Hello Sunshine.

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☆ Gen Z, millennials are less worried about fraud than older generations. But they have a unique risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Younger adults are less worried about financial fraud than are older generations, a recent study found. Only 15% of Gen Z and 20% of millennials are concerned about falling victim to stolen money or assets through deceptive tactics, according to a Bank of America Better Money Habits survey of 1,000 respondents. By comparison, about 27% of Gen X and 27% of baby boomers feel at risk of fraud. But that doesn't mean younger generations can't experience severe consequences, said Matt Schulz, chief credit analyst at LendingTree. Financial fraud is a really big deal and can be really impactful," Schulz said.

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☆ I recently graduated from college, and I'm incredibly lonely. I'm struggling to adjust to my post-graduate life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Rachel Bernstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Most of my college friends are scattered across the country, so I largely have long-distance pals. I felt anticipatory loneliness when some college friends came to town for a weekend — all of them long-distance friends, as many of mine are. Whenever I meet someone my age in person, they're quick to tell me that they're lonely as well. It has lessened with joining volunteer cohorts, going to yoga classes, and scheduling regular phone calls with those close long-distance friends. I've started to appreciate them that much more when I get to see them — virtually or in person.

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☆ I worried I didn't teach my daughter everything she needed to know to survive her first year in college. I gave her a crash course.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Karen M. Alley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Before she left for college I gave her a crash course on laundry, cooking, and banking. AdvertisementWhen my daughter graduated from high school and set her sights on college, I started to panic. AdvertisementNow, as she's about to enter her second semester of college, I realize I had nothing to worry about. Caroline took initiative, asked questions, and figured out what to do all on her own. She finished her first semester of college and is about to start her second semester of freshman year.

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☆ Gen Z, millennials have a much harder time ‘adulting’ than their parents did, CNBC/Generation Lab survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Getty ImagesGen Z and millennial adults are having a hard time achieving the same milestones their parents did when they first ventured out into the workforce. The survey polled 1,039 people between ages 18 and 34 across the U.S. from Oct. 25 to Oct. 30. "We are bombarded with headlines about inflation, and we see inflation when we check out at the grocery store." On the positive side, Beschloss at Generation Lab said there is "hope in this data." Gen Z, millennials and the stock market

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☆ Young people who work remotely are 'probably not going to become CEOs' and make tons of money, an NYU business professor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gen Zers choosing remote work and work-life balance may face consequences further down the line. That's according to NYU professor Suzy Welch who spoke with Insider about Gen Z's work habits. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . She said: "There's never really been a time where you could just sort of show up at work, work nine to five and have wild success.

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☆ Analysis: From Birkenstock to Instacart: IPOs are in a rut
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Shares closed nearly 30% higher on Rivian’s first day of trading. Investors’ money wasn’t tied to making loan payments as much, so they could invest more in the stock market. All in all, the US IPO market fell 94.8% to $8 billion in 2022, a 32-year low. Fast forward to 2023Even though the Fed continued to raise interest rates, the stock market started to get out of its slump, and suddenly the IPO market came out of hibernation. Sometimes companies even purposefully set their IPO prices low so investors get super excited and rush to buy shares, boosting the prices up.

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So I'll admit I got The Platinum Card® from American Express for the clout. Getting an Amex didn't change my finances or my life, and I knew it wouldn'tI held my Amex Platinum card as I did with my driver's license when I was 16. Financial therapist Aja Evans says my Amex credit card is one way of coping with self-esteem issues, but it's a bandage. Apply and select your preferred metal Card design: classic Platinum Card®, Platinum x Kehinde Wiley, or Platinum x Julie Mehretu. Products in this post: The Platinum Card® from American Express, American Express® Gold Card

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Can I afford more than the mortgage payment? When buying a home, there is always a focus on the down payment, mortgage interest rate, and monthly mortgage payments. But there is more to owning a home than simply the mortgage payment. That was several thousand dollars — more than my mortgage payment at the time. Issues of all kinds arise when owning a home, so you have to really be able to afford more than just the mortgage payment.

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Our experts answer readers' student loan questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess student loans). When I started college, I didn't know what I wanted to do, and I didn't know who to ask for help. I ended up in a major that hasn't been part of my career, and I ended up with huge student loan debt. In 2013, I moved to South Korea to teach English so I could pay down my student loan debt. You want your doctor, your lawyer, and your accountant to have a college degree.

☆ Remote work hasn't been the best for my career — I was passed up twice for promotions. But it's been amazing for my personal life.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Hannah Hood got passed up for a promotion she wanted while working from home — twice. While her career took a hit, she loved the flexibility in her personal life and even got her MBA virtually. The first promotion that I got passed up for took place when we were 100% remote, in the thick of COVID. Now I'm about three months into a 100% remote job as a corporate marketing manager at ServicePower, where most of my coworkers are over 500 miles away. I'm not worried about getting passed up for opportunities because we're all in this remote environment together.

☆ Taxes and adulting: What to know about filing taxes on your own for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Taxes are genuinely confusingIf you’re confounded by filing your taxes, you may think it’s because you’re young and inexperienced. Organize everything before filling out anythingYour tax return is a financial snapshot of your life over a 12-month period, in this case 2022. Above those levels, the child tax credit starts to get reduced. Deadlines matterYour federal tax return is due on April 18. That is the day by which you must have filed your 2022 individual tax return and paid any remaining federal income taxes owed for last year.

☆ This Isn't What Millennial Middle Age Was Supposed to Look Like - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +25 min

Things have been difficult for her family, she says, but one thing she isn’t worried about: a midlife crisis, looming just over the horizon. One of our questions was about whether they had experienced a midlife crisis and how they would define the term. Many people said they felt they couldn’t be having a midlife crisis, because there was no bourgeois numbness to rebel against. “Who has midlife crisis money?”The traditional midlife crisis, as presented in popular culture, at least, unfolds amid suburban ennui. We just increase our Lexapro.”Was the midlife crisis ever even real?

☆ My Nickelodeon show 'Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide' was the high-point of my career at only 15. I'm 31 now and still trying to figure out Hollywood and adulting.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Devon Werkheiser was the star of Nickelodeon's "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" in 2004. A version of "Ned's" in high school was pitched (our show was specifically about middle school) to Nickelodeon, but they passed on it. When I started going in for more dramatic roles on bigger movies and shows, I'd never be right for the part. The next level I'd been trying to get to career-wise wasn't happening, and then my personal life wasn't a walk in the park either. or "Where's 'Ned's' guide to adulting?"

I set myself a deadline to purchase life insurance by my 30th birthday. Yet instead of searching for the best beaches to catch a tan, I was looking at life insurance policies. I had promised to give myself one of those gifts that as an adult you don't necessarily want, but know you need: life insurance. I asked my husband to become insured, tooI knew that I would be taken care of, but my husband still didn't have life insurance. With our policies set to auto-pay, I rarely think about life insurance these days.

☆ Kraft Heinz turns to gimmicks and nostalgia to revive its ‘dusty’ brands
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Because they’re incredible.”More than half of Kraft Heinz’s business comes from just eight brands — the aforementioned three, plus Kraft Mac and Cheese, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Heinz, Lunchables and Ore-Ida. For Kraft Heinz, which is relying on Patricio to execute a comeback, there’s a lot on the line. So we have more loyalty.”For that reason, Kraft Heinz has leaned in to promoting its legacy brands — and with sometimes outrageous marketing. Kraft HeinzOther Kraft Heinz brands have also used attention-grabbing marketing campaigns. Kraft Heinz’s brands now have a presence on gaming platforms like Roblox, in addition to social media channels and other platforms.

33-year-old nonprofit worker Micah H. paid off six figures of student loans in 13 years. She started paying them off while she was in college, then continued for the next several years. Insider's Featured Student Loan Refinance Companies SoFi Student Loan RefinancingSplash Financial Student Loan RefinancingEarnest Student Loan Refinancing Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Micah used the money she was saving on eating out to pay off her student loan debt faster. Once her housing costs were down from $1,600 to $750, she was able to put the $850 savings each month toward her student loans.

Refinancing your federal student loans with a private lender makes you ineligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. You will also lose access to income-driven repayment plans and economic hardship forbearance by refinancing your federal student loans. There are three reasons she decided to skip PSLF altogether and pay off her student loans on her own. Micah didn't want to go through 10 years of service and paperwork just to be denied at the end. She waited to finish paying off her undergraduate student loans before going to grad school at Columbia.

☆ Read the 3-page media kit an Instagram nano influencer used to land deals with brands like Garnier and Burger King
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This is the 3-page media kit she created to pitch brands and land paid collaborations. 22-year-old Jour'dan Haynes started consistently posting on Instagram three years ago after seeing how popular her Snapchat stories were. After a few months, she realized that she needed a media kit for brands to take her seriously. "The media kit is the first step, but the call really helps with the pitch," she said. CONTACTIG: @theyallknowjojoEmail: jojotalksalot192261@gmail.comIn addition to metrics, Haynes includes details about who she isPage 2 of Jour'dan Haynes' media kit Jour'dan HaynesThis page reads:5,900 Instagram followers@theyallknowjojo+100 daily visits+100K daily impressions58% women+5K engagementWHO IS JOUR'DAN?

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