Between April and June, a record-high 17.1% of Americans who took out a loan to buy a new vehicle were strapped with a monthly payment of $1,000 or more, according to new data from Edmunds compiling hundreds of thousands of transactions each month from dealerships across the US. This figure was up from 16.8% in […]

Only 35% of Gen Zers — defined as being aged 18 to 26 — say they always tip at a sit-down restaurant, according to results of a Bankrate poll. And only 24% of Gen Zers always tip hairdressers, hairstylists or barbers, according to the survey, compared with 40% of millennials and 67% of Gen Xers. […]

The share of teenagers with driver’s licenses in the 16-19 age group declined from 64 percent in 1995 to just under 40 percent in 2021, according to the Federal Highway Administration. The reasons are as complicated as teens. Car costs have surged. Inflation has pushed up the prices of insurance and gas. Ride-hailing and home […]

With summer in full swing, your head may be swirling with thoughts of all the delicious condiments you’re going to pile high on your hot dog or hamburger.  Before you dig in, you might want to educate yourself on the not-so-enticing health stats of these BBQ staples if you see healthier eating in your future. […]

A new survey found that of all generations, those born between 1981 and 1996 are the biggest culprits of lying in the workplace and on social media. Online casino PlayStar surveyed 1,306 participants, half of them male and half of them female, to observe how they lie in different environments. Subjects were from Colorado, Illinois, […]

Gen Z prefer watching live sport on the go rather than viewing it at home or in a bar – because it’s more convenient. A poll of 500 sports fans found 80% of those aged 18-26 will typically watch sport from their mobile phone while out and about. Of those Gen Zers who generally consume […]

The millennial generation is growing up and learning financial lessons along the way. The oldest members of this group are now in their early 40s. Even the youngest millennials are several years past college-aged, meaning they’re old enough to have made at least a few regrettable purchases. While everyone makes spending mistakes, it’s what they […]

Artificial intelligence has its own idea of what the perfect human body should look like. A new study by The Bulimia Project, a Brooklyn, New York-based website that publishes content and research related to eating disorders, investigated how AI perceived the “ideal” body based on social media data. The results, produced by AI-generated imaging tools […]

Not every young person is making bank by going viral on TikTok. Quite the contrary: For most Gen Zers and millennials, social media apps like TikTok and Instagram exacerbate their financial anxiety. So finds Deloitte’s 12th annual 2023 Gen Z and Millennial survey, which fielded responses from over 22,000 Gen Z and millennial respondents in […]

Gone are the days when chips and cookies were just for munching while watching TV. For some consumers, snacks have now become entire meals, defying decades of health advice. Now, almost half of U.S. consumers have three or more snacks daily—up 8% in the last two years. The younger generation—mainly millennials and Gen Z, from […]

Almost three-quarters of millennials are living paycheck to paycheck, notably higher than other generations, according to a new report. The survey found 60.1 percent of consumers were living paycheck to paycheck last month, including 73.2 percent of millennials. Meanwhile, 65.5 percent of Generation Z consumers and 64.2 percent of Generation X were living paycheck to […]

Even as salary transparency discussions have picked up in recent years, a majority of people are hesitant to discuss money with others even though they think it would improve their lives. Some 62% of Americans say they don’t talk about money, even though 66% believe more open conversations around it are key to achieving “financial […]