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The Future. Restaurants are beefing up their breakfast and brunch menus as the meals replace dinner as the go-to option for eating out and meeting up with friends. With inflation still boiling food prices, the breakout restaurants and brands of the year may be those that bring culinary creativity to the first meal of the […]
The Future. H&R Block’s “Outlook on American Life Report,” which examined the info of 20 million tax filers, found that millennials turned to side hustles to pay the bills, attain job security, and open up new creative channels. With more millennials taking on second and third jobs to keep up with housing prices and inflation, […]
The Future. We hate to break it to you, but the mid-90s are now considered “period,” with young people having no clue how life before smartphones actually functioned. It goes to show how many people are starting to feel like we rely too much on being digitally connected. This could foster a movement around learning […]
The Future. Millennials flocked to cities more than previous generations did, but rising housing costs and mortgage rates are sending them back out to the suburbs. Many are upset with the relative lack of amenities, but millennials could change that if they push for zoning reform. No place like homeFinancial woes have forced millennials to […]
The Future. Starting a company is hard enough — but with the recent turbulence in the startup space, investors are predicting an even tougher environment in 2024. From the struggle to find funding to a silent IPO market, investors are predicting that this year will see an unprecedented founder mental health crisis. Taking a tollIt’s […]
The Future. The US used to have two coastal zones where people could live their best lives without touching down in “flyover” states. But as the quality of life, cost of living, and ability to build in coastal cities like New York and San Francisco decline, economic and societal power could shift to flourishing Southern […]
The Future. Looking ahead to the next five years, Gen Z ranks being personally fulfilled, cultivating and maintaining friendships, and traveling as more important goals than advancing their education. This may prove (at least among younger generations) that life experience really is the best teacher… and investment. School’s outBusiness Insider and YouGov conducted a survey […]
The Future. In 2022, Paterson, NJ, implemented a small basic income program that enabled low-income residents to afford necessities. For 2024, Paterson is trying again on a larger scale — creating a blueprint for other towns to follow nationwide (rather than hoping MrBeast will do it for them). The basicsPaterson Mayor Andre Sayegh outlined the […]
The Future. 2023 saw the expansion of our collective business jargon, with funny words and phrases for various forms of disengagement breaking out on social media. If workers want help setting boundaries or being more productive in less time, then they may not need to look further than Instagram or TikTok for inspiration. Language mattersFast […]
The Future. While many sectors of the economy have recovered from the pandemic, most sit-in restaurants haven’t — and the ones that have are too expensive for most people to patronize. If trends continue, dining out may become a flashy spectacle consumed only by elites. Priced out to takeoutVarious factors have made sit-in dining unaffordable […]