2025-06-02
9 分钟NPR. In a Brooklyn park, a group of 20-somethings toss a frisbee.
They're beside some picnic blankets, a bottle of champagne and some red solo cups.
It's a Tuesday.
One guy hovers over a slack line, walking the tightrope.
His name is Wilder Troxell.
He's celebrating his friend's 27th birthday.
An audio reporter crashes the party.
What's up?
You want to talk about money?
Money?
Damn, yeah, I'll do it.
All right, let's do it.
Wilder works in film and also at a climbing gym.
We chat about his money.
I do not have a lot of it.
I think it would be cool to have more.
Wilder is Gen Z. He's part of a generation anxious about debt and bills.
Credit One Bank surveyed young American adults aged 28 and younger,
and three out of five said they were stressed or anxious about their finances.
And yet...