The Millennial Press – A longer view of modern life.

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Life

The Millennial Midlife

The oldest Millennials are entering midlife, but later milestones, uneven wealth and disputed theories of wellbeing make the stage harder to define by an old timetable.

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Home & Living

The Smart Home Is Finally Becoming Useful

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Home & Living

Where Renovation Budgets Usually Go Wrong

Business & Work

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Business & Work

7 Ways Small Businesses Are Actually Using AI

From first-draft marketing to cleaner books, small firms are finding practical uses for AI in work they already do.

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Business & Work

Where AI Can Save a Small Business the Most Time

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Business & Work

Is Hybrid Work Becoming the New Normal?

Home & Living

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Home & Living

Renovate or Move? Why More Homeowners Are Choosing to Stay

Moving can solve problems a renovation cannot, but higher borrowing costs and home prices are changing what it takes to leave.

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Home & Living

Which Renovations Actually Add Value?

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Home & Living

7 Smart-Home Upgrades That Solve Real Problems

Life

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Life

What Happens When the Young Disruptor Generation Turns 40?

A generation associated with upending old rules is reaching an age when its own choices, assets and institutions have to last.

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Life

Why Midlife Doesn’t Look the Way It Used To

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Life

Why Health Is Becoming Less About Fitness and More About Longevity

Money

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Money

Are Millennials Really Behind on Retirement?

Millennials have made up ground in wealth, but the assets behind that progress complicate the retirement story.

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Money

How Much Should You Have Saved by 40?

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Money

What Compound Growth Actually Does to Your Money

Technology

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Technology

The AI Tools That Are Actually Changing Everyday Life

The clearest evidence of everyday AI is not a dramatic new device, but how Americans use chatbots to find information, handle work and make things—with real reservations.