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Social disadvantage is transplantable! Cancer patients’ recovery gets influenced by their cell donors’ socioeconomic status: Study
New research has found how one's position on the socioeconomic ladder can not only shape one’s phys…
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Socioeconomic status—and not urban or rural living—likely to shape your child's connection to nature: Study
The study challenges the common belief that rural upbringing automatically fosters a deeper bond wi…
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The mother and brother of a New York state senate candidate have accused her of lying about her working class, immigrant background
Salazar is running as a more progressive alternative to state Sen. Martin Dilan in her Brooklyn dis…
Eliza Relman
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Is your child a fussy eater? It may be in your genes!
A new study has shown that children's picky eating habits are mostly genetic. However, there is a w…
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I earn $200,000 at Google after starting my career earning under $40,000. The reality is that money does buy happiness.
Khayla McCoy earned $39,000 a year as a sessions assistant straight out of college. After several c…
Jen Glantz
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I've dated tech bros in San Francisco and New York. The men in one city made me never want to move back.
Chloe Diaz says dating tech bros in San Francisco and New York City is completely different. The gu…
Tess Martinelli
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I run a global tutoring business for rich families. To survive in this field, you have to ignore the wealth.
Adam Caller, who founded Tutors International, said he sees the downsides of wealth up close, like …
Lian Kit Wee
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Gen Z turns to TikTok to find the perfect school. Some college students are cashing in.
TikTok has emerged as a way for Gen Zs to scrutinize prospective colleges from the eyes of other st…
Erin Liam
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My family bought a vacation home in Lake Tahoe for $113,000. A new tax could push us out.
My family's cabin in South Lake Tahoe changed our lives. A vacation homes tax to make living there …
Amanda Yen
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It pays to have rich friends — and whether you have them depends a lot on where you live
Americans who live in the poorest neighborhoods have way fewer rich friends — and that's bad news f…
Eliza Relman,Juliana Kaplan
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A millennial couple details how they went from $150,000 in debt to a net worth of $1.5 million in a decade without elite jobs or risky investments
Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez grew his net worth through investing heavily in retirement accounts, buying…
Noah Sheidlower
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Many Gen Zers are teetering on the edge of economic security in their 20s. Here's why it's such a 'decisive decade.'
Gen Zers are navigating their decisive decade — ages 14 to 24. Some are showing signs of beco…
Allie Kelly
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I grew up in France and the US but America is the best place for a go-getter like me
Arthur Begtine moved from France to the US and found the American lifestyle suited him better.
Ella Hopkins
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High-income Americans rarely mix with poorer people. Restaurants like Applebee's and Olive Garden are the exception.
Having friends who make more than you is an important boost for economic mobility. You might find t…
Juliana Kaplan,Eliza Relman
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A teacher invented a bunch of fake slang words to trick his Gen Z students. Now some of those words have caught on.
Sam Salem, a teacher in Los Angeles, invents Gen Z slang to prank his students. But now those words…
Skylar Celeste Boone
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I'm a low-income high school student. I worry colleges reinstating the SAT requirement will ruin my admissions chances.
A high school student can't afford SAT prep, so she knows she won't do well. Now that colleges are …
Marium Zahra
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High-income Americans rarely mix with poorer people. Restaurants like Applebee's and Olive Garden are the exception.
Having friends who make more than you is an important boost for economic mobility. You might find t…
Juliana Kaplan,Eliza Relman
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America's favorite summer pastime is dying
Pools across the country have been closed for years. Lifeguards are becoming an endangered species.