The latest on Monopoly for Millennials and why mobile fintech apps may make you worse with money
Here are some favorite personal finance reads from around the web this week.
Millennials tell Hasbro just how insulting ‘Monopoly for Millennials’ really is
—Fortune
Millennials seem both insulted and delighted by this irreverent new edition of the classic board game. Their tagline just about sums it up: “Forget real estate. You can’t afford it anyway.”
People who use mobile fintech apps tend to make worse financial decisions
—Quartz
Now millennials are ruining…fintech apps? I kid, but a new study does show that millennials who use their phones for payments tend to make bad financial decisions. One possible reason: Unlike cash, electronic payments make spending simple and budgeting hard.
Parents are cutting off their opioid-addicted kids—and it’s the toughest decision of their lives
—Money
“Before, they were helping me stay sick,” says one grateful son who’s now in recovery. “The best thing they could have done to help is what they eventually did. Getting help for themselves.” Putting self-preservation above financial support for a loved one who’s struggling with substance abuse is a harrowing decision. Here is an important look at the opioid epidemic’s economic impact on families.
Washington gridlock? Maybe not on these personal finance issues
—The New York Times
Here are a (select) few areas where the newly elected Congress can find bipartisan ground to pass laws that improve college choice, better accommodate pregnant workers, and reduce runaway medical bills.
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