Twentysomethings

9 Ways Twentysomethings Screw Up Their Lives

Meg Jay | Posted 04.19.2012

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Your 20s are a time when the things you do -- and the things you don't do -- will have an enormous effect across years and even generations to come. Here are 9 things that so many twentysomethings do that mess up their lives.

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The Top Five Employers Of Twentysomethings

Posted 03.17.2012

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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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Generation Y's Wall Street SPO

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Youth Vote, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Wall Street, Economic Crisis, Protest, Millennials, Occupy Wall Street, Financial Crisis, Twentysomethings, Jobs, Teenage Girls, Generation Y, Voting, Teenagers, College News

My generation needs to admit that we have a problem. Hi, we are Generation Y, and we are overly entitled consumption addicts with expectations that are incongruous with a finite world.

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Youth In The Office: A Blessing Or Curse?

Forbes Women | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Working Women, Youth in Workplace, Twentysomethings, 20-Somethings, Workplace-Dynamics, Young Women, Women Workplace, Women News

A month or so in, one of my female bosses called me to her office to tell me specifically to stop looking like an intern. She suggested I cut my hair....

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The Roaring Twenties: Domestic Tranquility

Stefanie Lee | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Twentysomethings, Golden Age, Travel, London, San Francisco, American Pride, Paris, Patriotism, San Francisco Culture, San Francisco Around Town, Europe, Europe Travel, San Francisco News

I was fortunate enough to spend the past two weeks in London and Paris. Here are my sweeping generalizations about London and Paris and most likely unfair comparisons between them and our city by the bay. Take 'em or leave 'em.

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The Roaring Twenties: The Taming of the Hipster

Stefanie Lee | Posted 10.09.2011

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I don't drink a lot of PBR or tool around on a fixie bike or wear a fedora -- but those traits belong to the hipster of yore anyway, don't they? Isn't today's hipster a little more evolved?

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The Roaring Twenties: What's Our Age Again?

Stefanie Lee | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Twentysomethings, Growing Up, Living on a Budget, Aging, Millenial Generation, San Francisco, College Graduates, San Francisco News

Greetings, SFTEs and SFTE-adjacents! I imagine you've gotten used to the acronym by now. In case you haven't, here's a little refresher: It stands for San Francisco Twenty-something Experience, and I invented it.

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How to Be a Potluck Party All-Star

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Twentysomethings, Home Cooking, Communal Cooking, Potlucks, Dips, Cooking, Casserole, Potluck, Potluck Party, Food News

We've been huge fans of a good potluck long before we became the bloggers of Big Girls, Small Kitchen. As you'll read in The Book, we grew up amongst ...

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How 20-Somethings Will Shape The Future

Natalia Brzezinski | Posted 11.17.2011

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Perhaps in 20 years global citizens or political leaders will be able to relate to each other with just a little more ease because of the sense of connectivity among many young people today.

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Inspiration From Generation-Y

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

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Gen Yers are willing to take risks and think outside the box. In fact, "the box" never existed for them.

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'Real World 44': Inside The Lives Of White House 20-Somethings

New York Times Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011

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"This party," Herbie Ziskend announced, "is in honor of John Quincy Adams." The dirty-blond, blue-eyed 24-year-old, who once handled luggage for Barac...

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How to Get Your Twenty Something Off the Couch!

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Interview With Filmmaker Kentucker Audley

Teddy Wayne | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Memphis, Twentysomethings, Kentucker Audley, Independent Film, Filmmaking, Film, Indie Film, Sxsw, Mumblecore, Entertainment News

In a recent interview, mumblecore director Kentucker Audley discussed the cinematic movement he's associated with, his filmmaking technique, and how to break out of the genre's insular tendencies.

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How To Spring Clean Your Relationship

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Twentysomethings, Balanced Life, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Spring Cleaning, Healthy Living News

Now that Spring is in full bloom, many of us are motivated to do spring cleaning. From our closets to our cupboards, clearing away clutter leaves us f...

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When Your Personal Life Gets In The Way Of Work

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Career Advice, Careers, Twentysomethings, Work Advice, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News

Dear Christine, "I can't seem to concentrate at work. I'm going through a break-up, fighting with my roommate, and at odds with my parents. I feel t...

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