Personal finance: “Eat the rich”
Today we live lives that not long ago were considered luxury available only to the ultra wealthy.
Economy: The end of secretarial jobs
Up through the 1970s, up to 1 in 5 jobs were secretarial/clerical jobs. Most of those have vanished due to automation (think PCs) and work place changes.
Economy: The middle class is shrinking
But this is actually good news
Demographics, Economy: Trends in women’s participation in the workforce
History of women's participating in the labor market.
Demographics
Doomerism
Economy
Finance
Gen Z/Generational issues
Media
Nation of Idiots
Personal finance
Stupidity
Economy: Mega lifestyle inflation
The NY Times writes a sob story about couples who can't afford to have a child. It's actually a story about lifestyle inflation.
Demographics: “It takes $400k/year to have 2 kids in childcare”
97-98% of households with kids in the U.S. have an annual income of less than $400,000 per year, kind of disproving this study.
Real estate: NAR’s 2025 home purchase data
The NAR press release on home buyer attributes has some issues ...
Demographics: “More elderly are sharing housing with others due to costs”
"1 million of those age 65+ are living with unrelated roommates" or about 1.6% of those age 65+.
Economy, Gen Z, Demographics: Share of household income spent on food
We spend a lot less of our income on food prepared at home. And while down over time, its trending upward - because more is now spent eating out.
Economy: Housing units per population
Amid claims that we don't have enough housing in the U.S. is this chart showing that the housing units per population is at an all time high.