{"id":235158,"date":"2025-09-08T11:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evertise.net\/?p=125121"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:39:58","slug":"papersowl-new-survey-uncovers-that-8-in-10-young-adults-feel-unprepared-for-adulthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2025\/09\/08\/papersowl-new-survey-uncovers-that-8-in-10-young-adults-feel-unprepared-for-adulthood\/","title":{"rendered":"PapersOwl New Survey Uncovers That 8 in 10 Young Adults Feel Unprepared for Adulthood"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Survey of 2,000 U.S. young adults reveals significant gaps in essential life skills, with many feeling unprepared to manage finances, housing, and everyday responsibilities.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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A new nationwide <\/span>PapersOwl<\/span><\/a> survey of 2,000 Americans aged 18\u201330 paints a clear picture: young adults experience widespread struggles with financial literacy, housing, and other critical life skills. What\u2019s bad is that it leads to anxiety and uncertainty.<\/span><\/p>\n

When does a person truly become an adult?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Is it googling how to unclog a sink at midnight? Or perhaps it\u2019s the moment they buy their first vacuum cleaner? According to a new quiz, neither of these moments signals the true transition into adulthood. The real test comes in mastering the life skills necessary to live independently.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, the survey reveals a sobering truth: <\/span>Gen Z is struggling with the most basic life skills that make adulthood manageable.<\/b> They evidently get lost in financial literacy, housing knowledge, legal basics, and self-sufficiency. Despite a digital fluency that sets them apart, young adults in the U.S. feel anxious about their lack of everyday skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over 80% of Gen Z Feel Anxious About Their Life Skills<\/span><\/h2>\n

The key findings are clear:<\/span><\/p>\n