With a booming stock market this is a scandal:
Americans are feeling worse about the price of groceries than they were before the war with Iran began, a Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds.
About two-thirds, or 66 percent, of Americans say they would describe the cost of groceries as unaffordable, up sharply from the 45 percent who said the same thing in February before the conflict started.
42% of adults rely on their parents for financial support—there are no ‘bad guys’ here, says financial therapist
A large portion of U.S. adults are making ends meet with help from their parents.
Forty-two percent of Americans say they rely on the previous generation for financial support, according to Northwestern Mutual’s 2026 Planning & Progress Study. That figure includes 72% of Gen Zers, more than half of millennials and one-third of Generation X.
Whether Mom and Dad are funding a cell phone plan or a home down payment, this kind of intergenerational support can inspire powerful feelings, says Megan McCoy, a financial therapist and professor at Kansas State University.
