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Why All The Cool (Affluent) Kids Are Shopping At the Dollar Store

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. “As years passed and my family grew, I realized I could buy the same items at a dollar store for a fraction of the price,” said Marin, whose family of six lives in upstate New York. Of the millennials who shopped at Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores, almost a third made more than $100,000 a year.

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Fiverr Launches Program To Make Cities ‘Gig Worker Friendly’

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And it’s not just about that much-reported millennial “side hustle” either. Gig” is really just a new word for “freelance,” and that’s a concept that’s been around for a long, long time, encompassing much more than the ridesharing and delivery services that come to mind when one hears about the gig economy.

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Why Target Is Letting Kids Design Their Clothes

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Whitney Houston sang a song about it, and “ The Simpsons ” has spent the better part of 30 years parodying the sentiment. According to The New York Times , the parents of Manhattan have taken to allowing their children to select and vet multi-million dollar real estate deals. And of course, a big risk.