Sep 07, 2018

Reading List for September 8-9

  • We will start this week off with an interesting history of the evolution of Labor Day from the New York Times.

Economics

  • This story from MarketWatch discloses new data recently disclosed by the Urban Institute that suggests 40% of Americans struggle to pay for necessities like food and rent.

Investing 

FIRE

Retail

  • Read how the retail industry has been adapting (successfully) in the world of Amazon and Walmart. New York Times.

For/About College Students Today

  • Here are just some of the statistics on today’s 17 million college students from the National Center for Education Statistics: (Here is the full NPR story.)

1 in 5 is at least 30 years old

About half are financially independent from their parents

1 in 4 is caring for a child

47 percent go to school part time at some point

A quarter take a year off before starting school

2 out of 5 attend a two-year community college

44 percent have parents who never completed a bachelor's degree

For Teachers

  • How many of you have a social media side gig? How do you feel about this? From BuzzFeed News.

 Gen Z

  • This article on how Gen Z has been molded by their environment sheds light on this next generation of employees. The graphics are fascinating. Spoiler alert: Financial security is a priority for them.  From the Wall Street Journal.

Infographic

“$63 Trillion World of Debt" from Visual Capitalist.

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