Gen Z: Soft living, but financially prudent
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Olga Cotaga and Luke Templeman discuss Generation Z’s financial habits for spending and investing. This younger generation is different from Millennials and has embraced the trend of ‘soft living’. Yet, they combine this with hard finances. In short, Gen Z save, invest young, buy
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