Dear Sully, Once upon a time, there was a famous blogger named Dooce who wrote a letter to her daughter every month for the first five years of her life. Eventually, the letters were turned into a book, which made the already rich and famous blogger even more rich and...
Are Gen Xers an Unlucky Generation? I came across an infographic recently that highlighted food culture statistics for Baby Boomers and Millennials. Much to my surprise -- or not -- there was zero mention of Generation X. Maybe the food industry doesn't think we eat....
Gen Xers Worry About Running Out of Money In Retirement So, here's a news release I received today about the latest study outlining the miserable state of affairs for Generation X. This one comes from PwC and reveals that Generation X employees are struggling the most...
Housing Crisis During the Great Recession, we cashed in my part of our retirement savings to replace a collapsed sewer line. It was either that or live with sewage in our basement. As you can see, the choice easy. The repair cost us $13,000 in savings. That includes...
Between 2001 and 2010, the median wealth for Generation X dropped 44 percent from $95,100 to $42,100. Source: Federal Reserve Bulletin, June 2012 You can't make this stuff up, friends. It also seems worth noting that between 2001 and 2010, inflation increased more...
Asking only workman's wages I come looking for a job But I get no offers, Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue... --From Simon and Garfunkel and The Boxer NPR's senior business editor, Marilyn Geewax reported over the weekend that the housing slump may...
I had some victory that was just failure in deceit Now the joke's comin' up through the soles of my feet --From Springsteen and Lucky Town The Philadelphia Inquirer has published an editorial by Maria Panaritis about the grim odds of Generation X making it through...
According to the 2011 Community Voices for the Economy survey of 1,515 adults nationwide, which was conducted in mid-March, American women are profoundly affected by the recession. The impact of the recession, which began in September 2008, continues virtually...
Why did my lover have to pick last night To get down Doesn't it matter That I have to feed the both of us Employment's down... It's just another manic Monday --From The Bangles, 1986 For at least two years I've been hearing about the coming resume tsunami. I blogged...
Japanese lanterns by David Paneven via Flickr with Creative Commons License Is this spirit of America close at hand? Generation X braces for War, Revolutions, Natural Disasters, Economic Collapse, Nuclear Accidents, Secession and Pandemic. Who knows what tomorrow...
I rarely submit content to Stumble Upon, a discovery engine fueled by user submissions, but a blog post out of Elkhart, Indiana really caught my interest today. It's written by a Certified Financial Planner who has four kids and is living in the white hot center...
My brother Billy, a Gen Xer born in 1962, lives in California where the combined rate of unemployment and underemployment is a stunning 22 percent (Actual unemployment rate is over 9 percent.) He sent me a tip about a story he saw Sunday night on 60 Minutes. It's...