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Gen Y Back Talk Gen Y Back Talk is a monthly column written by Natasha Chiligerian.

24/01/2013
Is Facebook envy making you miserable?

I think we've all been victims of this...

LONDON (Reuters) - Witnessing friends' vacations, love lives and work successes on Facebook can cause envy and trigger feelings of misery and loneliness, according to German researchers.

23/01/2013
OpenStack Cloud Training: Here Comes Generation Y

OpenStack Cloud Training: Here Comes Generation Y

During the recent Tech Data TDCloud conference, few VARs and MSPs understood the importance of OpenStack cloud training. Now, Rackspace and MIT are providing a wakeup-call that could put Generation Y in the driver's seat.

17/01/2013
Gen Y College Students Need to Prepare Financially for Careers

Gen Y College Students Need to Prepare Financially for Careers

Potential employers may use this information to assess the candidate's level of debt in relation to the anticipated salary offer. If the potential employee has a high debt-to-income ratio, that may raise a caution flag about their financial stability.

10/01/2013
The Myth of the 4-Year College Degree

Times are surely changing...thoughts?

Though college is typically billed as a 4-year experience, most students actually need much longer to earn a bachelor's degree.

09/01/2013
Leading the Multigenerational Finance Department - Deloitte CFO - WSJ

Interesting article.

Deloitte’s Insights for CFOs provides financial executives a customized resource to help them address the strategic, operational and regulatory issues they face in managing their finance organizations and careers, with top-line digests, research, perspectives and technical analyses.

08/01/2013
Unemployment falls below 7% in most cities

Good news for all of us--especially recent college graduates!

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell below 7 percent in a majority of U.S. cities in November, suggesting steady job gains are benefiting most parts of the country. The Labor Department said Tuesday that

04/01/2013
American Dream Fades for Generation Y Professionals

Thoughts?

After being dismissed from her job as a Midtown Manhattan securities attorney in October 2009, Christina Tretter-Herriger hitched a used horse trailer to her Dodge Ram pickup and drove 1,628 miles to Texas.

02/01/2013
From 3-D Printers To Wired Glasses, The Tech Year Ahead : NPR

Check out the tech year ahead!

It's unlikely 2013 will be the year that jetpacks make it big, but the coming year could bring us a host of other new technology trends and products, like 3-D printers for consumers, even smarter smartphones and more connected devices like glasses and cars.

31/12/2012
30 Under 30: Meet The Innovators, Disruptors And Brightest Stars Of 2012 - Forbes

Go Gen-Y!

The young disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs on our annual listing of the 30 under 30 are impatient to change the world. In each of 15 categories, ranging from technology to Hollywood to social entrepreneurs, FORBES editors and reporters worked with panels of expert judges to choose the field’...

27/12/2012
Even Cupid Wants to Know Your Credit Score

Would you ask for your date's credit score? I'm dying to know people's thoughts on this!

The credit score, once a little-known metric, has become a factor in dating decisions, eclipsing traditional priorities like a good job or shared interests.

27/12/2012
Your Money: 13 money-saving tips for 2013

Is saving more part of your new year's resolution? Here are some tips to help!

2013 is the year I will finally use a 1991 calendar. While cleaning, I found a Laura Ashley desk calendar that was too pretty to use back then. The days of the week for 1991 match up with 2013.

21/12/2012

Happy Holidays everyone! Be safe this weekend and enjoy time with friends and family!

20/12/2012
12 ways to start saving money

On a budget? Check out these 12 ways you may be wasting money.

Put an end to those small money drains that you barely notice, and you could save hundreds -- or even thousands -- of dollars a year.

19/12/2012
Defending Gen Y: Why Millennials Mean Business

Defending Gen Y: Why Millennials Mean Business

Gen Y has been deemed everything from narcissistic to entitled -- and I'm being polite. If you can break through the generational banter, you'll find Millennials aren't so different from any generation of young people.

18/12/2012
Forget The Register: Stores Use Mobile To Make Sales On The Spot : NPR

I love paying like this! I was in the apple store last night, and my purchase took less than a minute because I paid using their mobile device. Awesome! What are your thoughts?

Cash registers may be on the wane in some stores as more retailers help customers complete purchases using mobile devices. It's convenient for shoppers, and retailers benefit by leaving customers less time to change their mind about a purchase.

17/12/2012
Toothpaste, Toilet Paper and Texting -- Say Good Morning to Gen Y

Toothpaste, Toilet Paper and Texting -- Say Good Morning to Gen Y

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 17, 2012) - Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) -- It's 6 a.m. Your morning alarm shrills piercingly. You sit up groggily, stretch and yawn. It's time to get ready for school or work -- what do you do next? Get dressed? Take a shower? Brush your teeth? Ninety...

14/12/2012

Your Friday funny. Have you ever come home to something like this?

12/12/2012
12/12/12 Credit Union Promotions (NetBanker)

Credit Union Promotions! Check 'em out!

Last year, we were disappinted at the lack of promotions on double-triple-digit day, finding just a single promo 11/11/11 promotion (see post on Notre Dame Federal Credit Union). But it

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