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These days, the generational divide is stronger than ever—or at least it seems to be if you scroll through the litany of complaints on social media. A decade ago, Millennial bashing was all the rage, but once Gen Z entered the chat, the game changed. Now that there are four distinct generations navigating the workplace , the youngest is taking the brunt of the ribbing. As a Gen X manager myself, I don’t engage in the bashing, but I do clearly see the biggest workplace-mindset shifts coming with the generations that followed my own. Since Boomers were my predecessors and mentors, I respected them, though as I grew, I saw them as a little old-fashioned and overly dedicated to systems that served no one but them. As my own generation flooded the market, it felt like we were on the same page: We had the work hard/play hard mentality, always burning the candle at both ends and leaving little room for self-care as a measurable act. When the Millennials flooded my workplace, my immediate re...

Grocery prices may no longer make daily headlines, but they’re still well above pre-pandemic levels. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food at home rose 29.4% from March 2020 to December 2025. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Price Outlook projects a 2.3% increase in food-at-home prices in 2026, suggesting expensive groceries are here to stay. And, oh boy, do we consumers feel it. It’s nearly impossible to enter a store and spend less than you had hoped. Surveys consistently show heightened stress around grocery spending , with many Americans citing supermarket bills as one of their most visible and frustrating financial pressures. When everyday costs refuse to budge, you either absorb the hit—or you adapt. My parents would have chosen the latter. When I was young, my mother kept a running shopping list on the fridge; my dad rewrote it by hand on a yellow legal pad in the exact order of the store layout. Once at the supermarket, my ...

You’d recognize Air Force One anywhere. Even though you’ve never seen it in person, you’ve certainly seen the images: the mammoth baby-blue aircraft, the long set of stairs and a president at the top captured mid-wave. It’s an iconic symbol of America . And it’s been around for more than six decades. Though President Franklin Delano Roosevelt began traveling by plane in 1944, and the call sign “Air Force One” was first used in the 1950s, it wasn’t until the ’60s that Air Force One officially took flight. President John F. Kennedy ‘s VC-137 was the first aircraft to be popularly known by this moniker. Perhaps the most famous aircraft in the world today, Air Force One isn’t just a single jet. The term refers to a group of specific planes used to transport the president of the United States . (Although technically, the call sign “Air Force One” is used to designate any Air Force aircraft carrying the commander-in-chief.) The fleet has looked pretty much the same for more than 60 years....

After more than 150 nights on the road in 2025, I can tell you one thing: Overpacking isn’t about space. It’s about uncertainty. I know this because I’ve tried just about every packing hack out there. I’ve tested the 5-4-3-2-1 method and plenty of other “foolproof” systems designed to keep my suitcase under control. And yet, it’s still easy to fall into the trap of tossing in “just in case” outfits that never leave my bag. So when I first heard about something called “packing sudoku,” I was intrigued yet skeptical. Since I often travel to warm-weather destinations like the Caribbean and take Mediterranean cruises in the summer, I figured any packing method that promises to reduce the number of clothes I drag around in 95-degree heat is worth exploring—but I wasn’t sold yet. Then I spoke with Natalie Shaquer, the travel creator behind the viral packing-sudoku framework that’s reached millions of women across social media. Her original video has surpassed 4 million views and gained t...

Work hard, live frugally, save aggressively. Do this, and you’ll live richly when you retire . Sound familiar? This money mindset has been passed down for generations. Unfortunately, we’re living in a very different economic reality than the one our parents and grandparents inhabited. Today, the median sale price for a home is more than 1,000% higher than it was in the 1970s. Federal minimum wage hasn’t been raised since 2009. People have to work multiple jobs just to get by because basic necessities, like health insurance, cost so much. These hardships aren’t lost on Gen Z. In fact, they’re so sick of the struggle that they’ve decided the money wisdom of yore no longer applies. Rather than aggressively setting aside money for the future, they’re easing up on savings and revving the spending on fun, wellness-forward experiences they can have right now. It’s true the world is different, and our lifestyles adapt as a result. But does this mean traditional money-saving habits should ...