Gen Z forced to rewrite the American Dream in the ‘Great Postponement’: Fixer-uppers, side hustles and doing life out of order

Fortune•Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 05:36 PM•2 min read

"We've not seen challenges in terms of affordability like this in more than a generation," said Wharton professor Susan Wachter.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/08/20/gen-z-american-dream-great-postponement-affordability/)

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