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Your parents’ basement might be looking pretty good these days.In 2023, around 40% of younger Americans lived with their parents. Living with mom and dad is a popular safety net for Gen Zers who face steep housing costs, expensive higher education, and a shaky job market.”If you have the luxury of…
Between applying layers of sunscreen during a day at the beach, I delete the dating apps from my phone. Good riddance, I think. But in a moment of boredom, a few weeks later, they’re back. “Maybe this time…,” I tell myself. By now, deleting dating apps feels about as monumental…
In 2021, Taylor and Tatum Barnes decided to leave New York City.The couple paid $160,000 for a one-bedroom fixer-upper in the small town of Pomfret, Vermont; their mortgage payment is half of what they spent on rent for a studio apartment in Brooklyn. They felt the property, which came with…
I was born and raised in Miami, but I don’t feel like I truly experienced living in Florida until I moved farther north to Titusville in Brevard County.It’s right along the coast with a population of about 50,000 — about a tenth of Miami’s. Although it’s smaller, we’re just 45…
As a travel writer, I’ve always been up for an adventure. People know that I don’t shy away from taking a risk.So when I told my friends and family that I was moving to Mexico full-time after years of doing the digital nomad thing, their first question was, “Is it…
I first moved from Colorado to Bozeman, Montana, in 2012 for a publishing job. Immediately, the picturesque city felt like home.My community felt small, vibrant, athletic, and artsy. I loved being surrounded by nature and hiking and snowboarding in the mountains one day while taking advantage of convenient city perks,…
I grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and later attended grad school in New York City.Shortly after I finished school, I moved back to my hometown. I was convinced I’d have an easier time finding writing work in a smaller, tight-knit city that I was already familiar with.I began immersing…
