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Gen X

Why An American Girl Doll Made My Daughter So Sad

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 05.10.2013 | Divorce
Rev. Amy Ziettlow

I was reading the bios out loud, enjoying a warm mother-daughter moment, when my daughter's face fell.

Tattoos and Botox Have More in Common Than You Think

Michael Zacka | Posted 05.06.2013 | Business
Michael Zacka

They're both body art, and their respective consumers are changing the way we live, work, eat, play and spend.

What Happened When I Modeled My Live After TV

Erin Mantz | Posted 05.04.2013 | Women
Erin Mantz

One try in life to get it right, I thought. I was wrong. There are more chances.

Fight Song: A GenX Call-to-Arms Book Review

Melissa Webster | Posted 04.22.2013 | Books
Melissa Webster

Every generation needs its collective voice to make sense of the inevitable phases in life, especially when it reaches middle-age amid the confusion we feel as we stand at that edge between the inner child still clinging to the past and the adult warily facing the future.

Networkers: LinkedIn and Google+ Users Have a Higher Incidence of Identity Fraud

Russ Warner | Posted 04.13.2013 | Technology
Russ Warner

Sadly, even children as young as kindergarten are targeted by identity thieves now.

Who Wastes More Time at Work: Millennials, Gen X'ers or Boomers?

Russ Warner | Posted 04.07.2013 | Small Business
Russ Warner

Employees spend a third of their lives at work but mentally escape regularly because it's compelling and easy. Distractions are a click or tap away. But, as a category, who wastes the most time at work: Millennials, Gen X'ers, or Baby Boomers?

Nobody Calls Just to Say Hi

Erin Mantz | Posted 03.24.2013 | Parents
Erin Mantz

Verbal conversations remain a part of our lives, even if they're a smaller part than they used to be. I am sad for my sons that they will never have this kind of interaction. But I know they won't miss something they never had. Only I will.

The Remembered Generation

Michael S. Malone | Posted 03.09.2013 | Technology
Michael S. Malone

Ironically, the digital revolution may have come to the rescue of Generation X. After a half-century of playing a supporting role to their self-absorbed parents, the 'lost' generation may be remembered in digital memory long, even millennia, after the Baby Boomers are forgotten.

Brad Pitt Is a Baby Boomer

Nancy Shonka Padberg | Posted 02.09.2013 | Fifty
Nancy Shonka Padberg

It's well known now that baby boomers hold 70 percent of the U.S. wealth and will be inheriting trillions in the next 20 years. However, who are the other marketing groups that make up our 312 million Americans?

The Best 'Quickie' Stretch for Moms

Jenny Isenman | Posted 01.27.2013 | Parents
Jenny Isenman

Frankly, I'm getting tired of reaching around in the car to grab a drink/toy/video game from one of my children, only to find I've pulled out my back/shoulder/neck.

Crossing the Digital Divide

Nancy A. Shenker | Posted 01.12.2013 | Home
Nancy A. Shenker

The two generations of boomers have much to teach each other. But it begins with respect and admiration for what each group knows and can bring to the workplace.

Why Your Work Will Continue to Drive You Crazy

Douglas LaBier | Posted 12.23.2012 | Business
Douglas LaBier

Symptoms of unhappiness at your work are generated by psychologically unhealthy, unsupportive and destructive leadership practices.

The Most Demanding Age Group When It Comes To Money

The Huffington Post | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 10.09.2012 | Small Business

Gen Y catches a lot of flack for being the "entitlement generation," but new research reveals that they're not the most demanding age group when it co...

A Letter to Generation X

Elizabeth Krupka | Posted 11.26.2012 | Women
Elizabeth Krupka

Just because we don't have the exact same mindset as (the majority) of your generation doesn't mean that we won't get things done. It means we seek for a different way.

Presidential Election, Jobs and Health

Nancy Shonka Padberg | Posted 11.14.2012 | Fifty
Nancy Shonka Padberg

My prediction is that not only will Baby Boomers determine the election, but they will also determine the amount of success and change in their lives because they know how to find the right resources.

Aging Boomers: Working Longer, Living Smarter

Ron Cappello | Posted 10.01.2012 | Business
Ron Cappello

Don't count the boomers out yet. Key strategies and trends are emerging that suggest the new elderly, and the nation, can adjust to their aging.

Gen X and Social Security: Will We Choose to be Cynical or Practical?

Kristin Maschka | Posted 08.20.2012 | Home
Kristin Maschka

If Gen X can set aside our cynicism, embrace our strength for commonsense solutions and turn that into a political voice for a practical and equitable answer to the funding gap, this is one "disaster" we have the power to prevent.

This Generation Has Suffered Massive Loss Of Wealth

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 06.20.2012 | Home

The generation known for bringing the world grunge, 'zines and slackers is, apparently, slacking. Those born between 1966 and 1975, belonging to Ge...

Wealth Gets a Facelift -- How to Attract and Engage New Young Wealthy Clients

April Rudin | Posted 07.31.2012 | Business
April Rudin

While I think it's true that "the rich are getting richer," it's important to note a newer, more quantifiable trend: the rich are getting younger.

21st Century Tax Policy and Aging Populations

Michael Hodin | Posted 06.24.2012 | Fifty
Michael Hodin

If Boomers want to continue the proud national tradition of handing off a better America to each generation, then it's time to rethink what it means to age.

WATCH: Gen-X Has A New Anthem

Posted 04.19.2012 | Comedy

Things are not looking so good for Gen-X. At least that's the impression you get from watching this parody of Fun.'s "We Are Young" entitled, "We'r...

Gloria Steinem & Sheryl Sandberg: Different Revolutions for Women?

Elizabeth Debold | Posted 06.10.2012 | Women
Elizabeth Debold

It would be easy to call Sandberg a reformer and Steinem the revolutionary, as I might have done years ago. But I question that now.

Why You Don't Own A Car

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 04.03.2012 | Home

The quintessential dream of waking up on your sixteenth birthday to find a new car adorned with a big red bow parked in the driveway is now a thing of...

Gen-X/Gen-Y Wealth Is Coming to Wall Street -- Financial Services Needs to "Catch the Wave"

April Rudin | Posted 05.27.2012 | Home
April Rudin

The differentiators and qualities displayed by Gen-X and Gen-Y need to be well-understood and addressed to attract the the next wave of wealth.

Another Decade, Another New Way To Parent

Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.14.2012 | Parents
Lisa Belkin

How quickly does American parenting change? Are today's parents different than they were 10 years ago?