Your Money: The twenty-somethings in your life
How have things changed for the young adults in your orbit?
Your Money
June 8, 2026

Hi everyone —

As you’ll see in a few of the links below to our articles about money from the past week, it’s a hard time to be a young adult. So, for those of you who have been out in the world for at least a couple of decades, we have a question: How, specifically, have things changed for the young adults in your orbit as they build a financial life for themselves?

They probably have more student-loan debt than you did. They’re likely to change jobs more often, or are having difficulty starting their careers. But what else? And are there things that don’t — and can’t — show up in data but feel qualitatively (and fundamentally) different?

We’re here for any and all commentary at yourmoney_newsletter@nytimes.com. Thanks, as ever, for helping us in our work here.

Have a good week.

Strategies

Led by Elon Musk, C.E.O. Pay Heads Toward the Stars

Executive compensation is accelerating while rank-and-file workers lag, widening the pay gap in corporate America.

By Jeff Sommer

An illustration showing an orange car with a “For Sale” sign in its window at a gas station costing $6.92 for regular unleaded and $7.12 for special unleaded.

Shop Talk

As Oil Prices Spike, Talk of ‘Demand Destruction’ Sets In

The decades-old term refers to the sustained loss of demand for a commodity, caused by high prices.

By Lora Kelley

Stocks Slide as Investors See Rates Rising After Strong Jobs Data

The S&P 500 fell more than 2.6 percent on Friday, its worst one-day drop of the year and ending nine weeks of gains.

By Joe Rennison

Ed Tobin and Cathleen Tobin sit on a screen in porch. Ms. Tobin works on her laptop.

retiring

A 5-Point Checklist for Managing Your Aging Parents’ Money

And one big mistake to avoid.

By Lisa Rabasca Roepe

A woman with shoulder-length wavy dark hair sits on a low concrete wall outside a house. She is wearing a one-shoulder dress and light-colored high heels.

Debt Collectors Know They Are Reviled. They Have Bills to Pay, Too.

More Americans are taking on debt and falling behind on bills. The people calling them to collect often endure a torrent of verbal abuse and threats of violence.

By Kali Bomeli

A photo illustration depicts a person in a lime-green pantsuit trying to flee from a colleague who is on the floor and grabbing the escapee’s ankle.

work Friend

How to Handle a Manipulative Creep at the Office

Plus: How much unpaid work can a recruiter demand? And what on earth is that smell?

By Max Read

Welcome to the Airport Lounge. Please Don’t Make Yourself at Home.

New premium pit stops are giving fliers a place for a quick bite and drink without having to line up for increasingly crowded traditional lounges.

By Julie Weed

In an illustration, a person inserts a large coin in a slot in the facing side of a large yellow padlock. The lock’s shackle is shaped like a house.

your money adviser

More Renters Are Using Tools to Skip Security Deposits, but There’s a Catch

Third-party services charge fees to help renters bypass some upfront costs of signing a lease. Unlike traditional deposits, the money won’t be returned to tenants.

By Ann Carrns

How the Job Market Is Leaving New Graduates Behind

Sydney Ember, a Times business reporter, has been speaking with recent college graduates struggling to find work. She explains why starting a career in the current economy could leave lasting scars on wages and opportunities.

By Sydney Ember, Nour Idriss and Stephanie Swart

An illustration showing a person, in cap and gown, walking among oversize paper diplomas as he casts a shadow behind him.

A Job Market Leaving Young Graduates Behind Could Scar Them for Years

The labor market has improved, but people entering the work force are having a harder time starting careers, a dynamic that has had permanent effects in the past.

By Sydney Ember

The Small-Business Owners Managing Whole Armies of A.I. Employees

When you turn A.I. agents loose on your finances, email and customers, what could possibly go wrong?

By Clive Thompson

A stove in a home kitchen.

Cash Back for Replacing a Gas Stove With Electric? Not Anymore.

New guidance from the Energy Department would prevent people from receiving rebates after making such swaps.

By Maxine Joselow and Brad Plumer

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