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David Einhorn says younger generations’ own habits are holding them back from breaking into the housing market or building wealth. The billionaire founder of Greenlight Capital recently speculated about the reasons younger Americans are falling behind in homeownership. The main reason, in Einhorn’s view, is that many young people lack…
I was enjoying lunch with a friend during my summer vacation in London when she asked about the whereabouts of the rest of the family.My husband and tween son were at a museum, I told her. I said I wasn’t sure about my daughter, then 15. I explained that we’d…
In 2020, Elon Musk wrote on X that he was selling “almost all physical possessions” and would no longer own a house.The South African-born billionaire and SpaceX CEO had amassed a sizable California real estate portfolio, at one point owning multiple homes in the same neighborhood. His properties included multimillion-dollar…
Andrew Garfield, 43, said his ideal day off involves a lot of lying down and looking out the window.Speaking on Monday’s episode of the “Smartless” podcast, the actor said he was happy to do very little after nearly a year of nonstop work.”I can do it for a couple of…
As an only child, an occasional weekend slumber party was the longest I’d had to share a bedroom or bathroom — or anything, really — until I was a freshman in college.So last year, when my 62-year-old mom proposed putting her house on the market and us buying a place…
Recently, after a major change in my personal life, I relocated from a single-family home to a 660-square-foot apartment. Transitions are hardly ever easy. Among all the uncertainty that comes with moving from a large living space to a smaller one is figuring out what to do with all your…
There really is a difference between knowing your friends and knowing their shower schedules.I found that out, among many other things — like how one of my friends watches the same 30 minutes of “Legally Blonde” on mute before bed, or how another likes to call unofficial dibs on the…
When my husband and I first became empty nesters more than 20 years ago, we moved from our suburban Maryland home to a two-bedroom condo in Arlington, Virginia. We hoped to make some new friends as we started this chapter of our lives.The city itself was fun, and the living…
Karoline Leavitt landed a White House internship as a college student during President Donald Trump’s first term. In his second term, she served as the youngest-ever White House press secretary before announcing her departure on Wednesday.A former college athlete who spent her summers scooping ice cream in New Hampshire, Leavitt,…
This interview is based on a conversation with James Richard Cornell, 63, who has been caring for his 87-year-old mom with dementia for over a decade. Cornell built a house on his property for his mom, which has helped them avoid nursing home costs. This interview has been edited for…
