Rima Grace

Okay, last question.

Okay, last question.

After all this reporting, what is your personal take on allowances?

After all this reporting, what is your personal take on allowances?

Oh, that's a good question.

Oh, that's a good question.

I think my totally subjective read on allowances is that they are really a way for parents to work through some of their own, I think, really rightful and logical kind of anxieties about their kids and their kids' future, right?

I think my totally subjective read on allowances is that they are really a way for parents to work through some of their own, I think, really rightful and logical kind of anxieties about their kids and their kids' future, right?

I guess I think of it a little bit more for the parents than for...

I guess I think of it a little bit more for the parents than for...

the kids because you know what do you even tell your kids to do right like in this current moment and like what to study how to succeed I think the picture feels really blurry right now and it makes sense as like a way for parents almost to allay their own really rightful anxieties about this current economic moment makes sense to me Michael Waters is a journalist and author writing about allowance for the Atlantic Michael thanks so much for joining us yeah thank you for having me

the kids because you know what do you even tell your kids to do right like in this current moment and like what to study how to succeed I think the picture feels really blurry right now and it makes sense as like a way for parents almost to allay their own really rightful anxieties about this current economic moment makes sense to me Michael Waters is a journalist and author writing about allowance for the Atlantic Michael thanks so much for joining us yeah thank you for having me

That last point that Michael was making about how families are trying to navigate this current moment and all the anxiety that comes with it, it really gets at the heart of the marketplace show that I host called This is Uncomfortable.

That last point that Michael was making about how families are trying to navigate this current moment and all the anxiety that comes with it, it really gets at the heart of the marketplace show that I host called This is Uncomfortable.

It's a weekly podcast where I talk with people about their money and how they're making sense of this economy.

It's a weekly podcast where I talk with people about their money and how they're making sense of this economy.

In one of our latest episodes, we hear from people who describe just how difficult it feels to find a job right now.

In one of our latest episodes, we hear from people who describe just how difficult it feels to find a job right now.

Overall, I think I applied to 350 to 400 jobs in the past month and have received nothing.

Overall, I think I applied to 350 to 400 jobs in the past month and have received nothing.