She's Researched Money for 30 Years—and Never Seen It This Bad for Young People, with Beth Kobliner

Beth Kobliner, a personal finance journalist with decades of experience, details the unprecedented financial challenges facing young adults today: higher unemployment among college grads, delayed homeownership, the hidden spending costs of digital payments, and the dangerous belief that gambling equals investing. She argues that despite these headwinds, the fundamentals still work: low-cost index funds, disciplined saving, and ignoring the temptation of get-rich-quick schemes. The episode is a call to embrace the 'boring, unglamorous plan.'