Category: Generation Z

Those Missed Student Loan Payments Are Messing Up Your Credit Score

A new report finds that scores dropped the most for those age 18 to 29. Here’s how to deal with a drop in your score.
With Amex’s Platinum Refresh, an Even More Exclusive Card Emerges

The card, which will cost $895 a year, leans even further into lifestyle and travel benefits that are attractive to younger generations.
With a Hashtag, Young Chinese Are Mourning the ‘Beauty of the Boom Years’

Nostalgia for the fashion and culture of the years after the millennium, when the future held promise for many, is a commentary on today’s mood.
The Fleeting Fantasy of a King Who Would Return to Save Nepal

Fury at the country’s politicians had led earlier this year to a failed royalist uprising, which may have been an unheeded warning of the popular discontent that exploded on the streets this month.
How People Are Using ChatGPT for Financial Advice

More people are turning to generative A.I. chatbots for financial advice, whether it’s for debt management, better saving strategies or stock picks.
Their Schools Banned Phones. Out Came the iPods and Cassette Players.

Enterprising students have been bringing the contraband of yesteryear to school in what they see as a “loophole” in cellphone bans.
Nepal’s Young Protesters Find an Unlikely Partner: The Army

After an explosion of popular rage tore through the country, its respected army was the only institution left standing. It’s now in talks with the protesters.
The Forces Behind Nepal’s Explosive Gen Z Protests: What to Know

It was a recent ban on social media that brought young people to the streets, but they came filled with grievances that have built up over years.
Young Armani Fans Mourn the Loss of Their Favorite Designer

The Italian designer Giorgio Armani found a thriving young Millennial and Gen Z fan base in recent years.
Is Partying Dead, or Are You Just Old?

Gen Z was alive during a week of supper clubs, daytime raves and rooftop ragers in New York City.
Where Parking Tickets, Luggage Tags and Literal Garbage Shine

Inside the messy world of junk journaling.
One Way Gen Z Finds Stress Relief? Overspending on Treats.

Any excuse is good enough for young adults to treat themselves, whether it’s failing an exam, getting a “job well done” from a boss or simply washing the dishes.