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Eric Pfeiffer
October 15, 2024
A lot of parents need to hear this.
Studies show that today, roughly 45% of people ages 18-29 live at home with their families, the highest number since the 1940s. The top reason these Gen Zers and young Millenials live at home is to save money (40%), while 30% say they can’t afford to live independently and 19% are recovering from emergency costs.
By comparison, in 1970, just 7% of adults ages 25 to 35 lived at home with their parents.
There are bound to be some struggles when young adults live at home as parents try to understand how to navigate life with their grown children. When you’re raising teenagers, it’s a lot easier to draw the line when it comes to house rules, but how should parents treat their kids when they are grown adults?
Reality is so humbling.
Before having kids, we tend to form opinions about what we would and wouldn't do with our children. Phrases like "I will never" and "My kids will never" roll off the tongue so easily when there are no living, breathing human children involved, and we naturally imagine that our stellar parenting skills will prevent most or all of the issues that we see other parents dealing with.
Then we have kids and learn that the reality of parenting is quite different than our imaginations.
We can all help fight hunger nationwide with one simple shift in the way we grocery shop.
Given Silicon Valley’s association with wealth, it’s easy to overlook that not everyone living there is affluent. The high cost of living in the area makes it challenging for those without high-paying jobs to make ends meet. Many residents, including those who work full-time, struggle with basic living expenses. That’s why Second Harvest of Silicon Valley helps provide food to more than 500,000 people across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
“Now THIS is MARKETING."
A family owned donut shop got a little creepy and kooky with their social media this Halloween season—and people are loving them for it.
Miko’s Donuts, located in Broussard, Louisiana and owned by husband and wife Trey & Julie Mikolajczyk, has become a sweet staple of the area not just for its delicious pastries (like their beloved ‘Mikronut’ croissant donuts) but for their incredibly creative and cinematic marketing reels.
There's so much more we know about cats now than previous generations did.
Anyone who's had a cat knows how bringing a feline friend into your life makes a huge impact in both positive and not-so-positive ways. Our pet cats might bring us great delight, but they also come with some quirks, oddities and other things people who are thinking about getting a cat should prepare for.
That's why when someone asked, "What does one need to know before getting a cat?" on Reddit, thousands of cat owners chimed in with information and advice.