Financial Security of Generation YSuccess in the quarterlife – ah the dream – we all think it will be inevitable when we are in school. Sure, we’ll have to work hard, we know that, but those are just afterthoughts to the reality we know we deserve. *SLAP!* That was real life slapping you upside the head! The [...]

Generation-Y Consumerism and Success PerceptionsDoes success in life mean, being internationally famous like Elvis or MJ, and having the lavish spoils of “super success” i.e. having a big old house, shiny cars and every other status symbol that you can think of; then having an “untimely death” to make you an iconic legend? If that is [...]

Gen Y at Work: How do I Prove Myself?Generation Y at Work: How do I prove myself? By: Blake Sunshine Blakesunshine.com It’s not easy being a Generation Y at work. Everyone is watching you and waiting for you to make a mistake. That’s why, it’s especially important for Generation Y to prove themselves in the workplace, both to [...]

Will Millennials Join Unions?From BlakeSunshine.com Last week I was reading this article about new leadership in the AFL-CIO, and a quote by their new leader, Richard Trumka, really stood out to me. “Ultimately, it won’t matter how many unions are in the AFL-CIO if we fail to capture the imagination of Millennials.” I love that Trumka realizes that [...]

Entrepreneurship & Gen YEntrepreneurship in this current economic climate is a very opinionated topic indeed. More business schemes and scams have cropped up in the past decade than can be counted; and many theorize that today’s market will eliminate much of the entrepreneur boom of years past. I do believe that a severe thinning of the [...]

Where you Shop & Your CreditOK, so we all know that lots of debt is bad…along with paying late or not paying at all. But did you know that the actual places you shop at can have a detrimental effect on your credit? Oh yeah. I am referring to the use of credit cards and the [...]