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Media coverage of Generation Jones typically has described it as a distinct generation, using Pontell's dates. [2] [3] Others see this as a subset of the Baby Boom Generation, primarily its second half. [4] [5] A third view is that Generation Jones is a cusp or micro-generation between the Boomers and Xers. [6]
A college education beginning in the 1973-74 academic year and finishing up in the spring of 1977 cost the average baby boomer around $36,000 in 2024 dollars — a sum that wouldn’t even get you ...
In fact, according to USA TODAY, “In their prime earning years, late boomers saw their retirement funds decline from roughly $31,000 in value at age 47 to $26,500 at age 51, on average.”
A late bloomer is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. [1] [2] [3] The term is used metaphorically to describe a child or adolescent who develops slower than others in their age group, but eventually catches up and in some cases overtakes their peers, or an adult whose talent or genius in a particular field only appears later in life than is ...
5. Take your health seriously — it’s expensive. Health care costs have hit many baby boomers hard, especially as they’ve gotten older. Many learned (sometimes too late) that skipping routine ...
Arnett suggests emerging adulthood is the distinct period between 20 and 29 years [4] of age where young adults become more independent and explore various life possibilities. Arnett argues that this developmental period can be isolated from adolescence and young adulthood , [ 5 ] although the distinction between adolescence and young adulthood ...
Born between 1946 and 1964, Baby Boomers are currently between the ages of 60 and 78, likely already retired or on the cusp of retirement. With retirement comes the need -- practical, financial, or...
In 1980, 4 out of 5 employees got health insurance through their jobs. Now, just over half of them do. Millennials can stay on our parents’ plans until we turn 26. But the cohort right afterward, 26- to 34-year-olds, has the highest uninsured rate in the country and millennials—alarmingly—have more collective medical debt than the boomers.