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Treat Yo’ Self: Gen Z’s Hidden Subsidy

John Maeda · 25 Aug 2026

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  1. The cost of delayed financial independence doesn't disappear. Some of it moves upstream to parents.
  2. Consumer spending data may underestimate the importance of the family as an economic unit.

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