Gen Z gets a bad rap in the workplace — or do they? Many employers have concluded that the Gen Z workforce is toxic and the "least reliable" among all generations. And those are a couple of the nicer things employers had to say in a new Freedom Economy Index report conducted by PublicSquare and RedBalloon. Don't Miss: Boomers and Gen Z agree they need a salary of around $125,000 a year to be happy, but Millennials say they need how much? Can you guess how many Americans successfully retire with
There was a time when reaching the age of 65 meant one thing: retirement. While this is still the case for many Americans, it doesn't hold true nearly as much as it once did. According to a Pew Research Center study, approximately 19% of Americans ages 65 and older were employed in 2023. That may not sound like a large number, but it's nearly double the number of those who were working 35 years ago. Don't Miss: Average retirement income in America has been revealed – Will you make enough each mo
The national average salary in the U.S. in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $59,384 according to USA Today. Some consider that a lot of money. Some consider it a little. Either way, your objective remains the same: to maintain a stable and healthy lifestyle regardless of your income. So, when Alyssa called into "The Ramsey Show" to share her dilemma — earning $130,000 a year and broke — you can imagine Dave Ramsey's reaction. Alyssa starts the call by explaining her circumstances to Ramsey. "Betwe
Dave Ramsey is known for one thing more than the rest: providing tough-love advice to people who need financial guidance. But that doesn't mean he's heartless. Ramsey is human, too, and he showed his softer side in a recent call with Curtis, a man whose pregnant wife is fighting advanced-stage cancer. "My wife is 23 weeks pregnant with our second daughter," Curtis said as he started the call. "She was unexpectedly diagnosed with colon cancer and we've begun treatment for that." After offering hi
Getting married results in a union that stretches beyond a romantic partnership. It typically means the commingling of finances, and when that happens there's always room for gray areas — and that's exactly what Dave Ramsey heard about when chatting with Chaz, a soon-to-be-married man from Orlando, Florida. Chaz, a 24-year-old with zero debt and a nest egg in the bank, explained his predicament to Ramsey. "My fiance has some debt, and once we get married do you recommend that I use up most of my