Twenty Something

Taking on Your 20's -- What You Need to Know Now

Alexis Sclamberg | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Women, Self Help, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Self-Awareness, Personal Development, Twenty-Something Advice, Self-Improvement, Twenty Something, Development, Emotional Intelligence, Wellness, Self-Help, Women News

In these final years of our restless 20's, we're wrestling with some big ticket items -- getting married, finding better jobs, moving, settling down, having kids.

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Zosia Mamet Would Rather Read Than Go On A Date

BuzzFeed | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Girls Hbo, Zosia Mamet, Relationships, Love, Twenty-Something, Conan O'Brien, Dating, Women News

On a Conan appearance, Mamet, who plays the naive Shoshanna on Girls said guys are turned off by her "ambition." "Ninety percent of the time when I go...

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The Top Five Employers Of Twentysomethings

Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: College Students, Walmart, Military, College Employees, Employment, Starbucks, Top Employers, Twentysomethings, Target, Retail, Twenty Something, Young People, Slidepollajax, Young Employees, Best Buy, College News

It's no secret that it is hard to find a job in this economy, especially if you are a millennial. However, if you are a young person and lucky enou...

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The Roaring Twenties: No FOMO

Stefanie Lee | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Fear of Missing Out, Millenial Generation, Holiday Parties, Fomo, Twenty-Something Advice, Twenty-Something Problems, Twenty Something, Millennials Fomo, San Francisco News

While I consider myself dependable, I'm definitely guilty of succumbing to this annoying generational affliction. It's FOMO, better known as Fear of Missing Out, and it's spreading like the plague.

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Brown Baggin' It: How to Do Lunch Right

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Home Cooking, Vegetarian, Work, Cooking, Health, Quinoa, Lunch, Twenty Something, Brown Bag, Food News

Bringing lunch. Whether you love it or hate it, you kinda know it's the right thing to do. Come noon, instead of hungrily browsing SeamlessWeb or roam...

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The Corporate Freshman: If Something Is Needed, Create It

Alexandra Levit | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Career Advice, Careers, Twenty-Something Advice, Twenty Something, College Graduates, Healthy Living News

Some of you may recall that I was a complete dud in my first corporate PR job. My boss despised me, my colleagues thought I was overeager, and it to...

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Best Books For 20-Somethings

newyorker.com | Posted by Macy Halford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Best Booklist, The Group, In Search of Lost Time, House of Mirth, Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Book List, 20-Something, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Sentimental Education, Twenty Something, Twenty-Something, Booklist, Edith Wharton, Best Book, Books News

But sometimes the grimmest stuff provides the best fodder for novels, and sometimes being in the midst of the struggle allows for the best reading of ...

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New Crop Of Memoirs Account The Lives Of Young, Strong, Single Womanhood

Salon.com | Anika Anand | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Memoirs, Young Women, Twenty Something, Single Women, Books, Young Single Women, Books News

This crop of books is laying out what it feels like to be a young, professional, economically and sexually independent woman, unencumbered by children...

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How to Get Your Twenty Something Off the Couch!

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Resume, College Grads, Gen Y Work, Social Networking, Gen Y, Twenty-Something Advice, Twentysomethings, Jobs, Resumes, Twenty Something, Resume Tips, Interview, College Graduates, Advice for College Grads, Business News

Summer is approaching and your twenty something is graduating. The last thing you want is your twenty something using their lack of experience and the slow job market as an excuse to lay on the couch watching reality TV.

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10 Pithy Observations About Boulder (Part One)

Bob Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmentalism, Rocky Mountains, Boulder, Denver Post, Twenty Something, Daily Camera, Exercise, Bicycling, Startups, Generation X, Green Living, Boulder Weekly, Denver News

Number four: It's oh so common for us to comment after a trip to other parts of America about how fat everyone was. With compassion, mind you.

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How To Handle Divorcing Parents When You're An Adult

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Twenty Something, The Balanced Life, Divorce, Advice, Parents, Divorced Parents, Healthy Living News

No matter how old you are the divorce of your parents is difficult, so allow yourself to feel whatever you are feeling. You may chronologically be an adult but this may trigger very childlike feelings and memories.

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Painting the Dream

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aging, Grandfather, Alzheimer's, Sandwich-Generation, Empty Nest, Parenting, Twenty Something, Van Gogh, Painting, Empty Nest Syndrome, Healthy Living News

Several months ago, before she died, I found a picture of my mother and myself. In this picture, the camera loved us both. If I take a piece of paper and cover parts of our faces, I see that I have her mouth.

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10 Tips For Twenty Something Transformation

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Twenty-Something Advice, The Balanced Life, Gen Y, Advice, Transformation, 20-Somethings, Self Help, Balance, Identity, Twenty Something, Healthy Living News

The past two weeks, I have blogged about the rite of passage for today's twenty something woman (part one and part two). Below are ten brief tips to ...

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20-Somethings, Like College Students, Hook Up Rather Than Date

npr.org | Brenda Wilson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Marriage, 20-Somethings, Relationships, Romance, Sex, Dating, Hooking Up, Twenty Something, Intimacy, Healthy Living News

The hookup -- that meeting and mating ritual that started among high school and college students -- is becoming a trend among young people who have en...

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Why Law School Might Not Be A Good Call

The Stimulist | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Twenty-Something Advice, Graduation, Twenty Something, Graduates, Law School, College Graduates, Healthy Living News

It's come to me slowly, a revelation of sorts: I went to the college they promised me. I went to the school of the catalog quote-box, a "hotbed" of ...

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RED the Book: The Millennials and the Myth of College

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: College Loans and Debt, Youth, California, Community College, Economic Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Jobs, College Tuition, Twenty Something, Millennial Generation, Mortgages, Homelessness, College, Work, Millennials, Generation Gap, Parents, Healthy Living News

Far from being the spoiled generation, twentysomethings are finding the simple things their parents were able to do (like moving out, like newly married couples being able to buy a home) impossible.

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Coping With Cancer In Your 20s and 30s

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Balanced Life, Cancer, Twenty Something, Thirtysomething, Disease, Advice, Health, Healthy Living News

Each week in this column, I have the opportunity to address questions about life, love, work and relationships from twenty somethings. This week I dig...

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Dealing With A One-Sided Relationship

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Twenty-Something Advice, Twenty Something, Relationships, Gen Y, Communication, Dating, Healthy Living News

A one-sided relationship can only continue if you keep up your side. Don't hang on to a mediocre relationship just for the sake of having one.

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Happy Birthday To Me

Liz Black | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Twenty-Something Advice, Birthday Cupcakes, Aging, Twenty Something, Liz Black, Birthday, Happiness, Style News

While 23 zipped past, it was a great year. I will miss the 23 year-old Liz Black, but I welcome 24 year-old me with open arms. This is going to be a fabulous year.

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Adultolescence: Not Just a Man's World

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Twenty-Something Problems, Peter Pan, Gen Y, Adulthood, Twenty-Something Advice, Adultolesence, Twenty Something, Fiscal Responsibility, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News

My post last week entitled Adultolesence: The Difference Between Men Who Won't Grow Up And Men Who Just Wanna Have Fun had to do with the Peter Pan s...

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Stuffy Office Environment

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Baby Boomer, The Balanced Life, Workplace, Gen Y, Careerbuilder, Career Advice, Work-Life Balance, Twenty Something, Work Environment, Culture, Healthy Living News

Baby-boomers did not grow up with messages like "work should be fun" and "be passionate about your career." To them, a job is a job.

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Cutting The Financial Cord

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Money, Career, Work, Gen Y, Expert, Twenty Something, Advice, Adult, The Balanced Life, Gen Y Finances, Gen Y Financial, Healthy Living News

Dear Christine, I have a job and my own place, but I'm still pretty financially dependent on my parents. My mother especially makes sure that I get t...

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