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Welcome to Twenty & Change! Here, you'll find stories from York Daily Record's Generation Y'ers as they blog the many changes that come along in your 20s -- good and bad -- and, essentially, how to survive until you’re 30.
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Author Archives: April Trotter
Study: Millennials like nice things
Last year for my birthday I got a Coach purse. It’s not the flashy kind with the logo all over it. It’s a well-made, goes-with-everything brown leather bag that I’ll hopefully have for years to come. Before my boyfriend ponied … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, April Trotter, Fashion, Generation Y, Growing up, Money, Uncategorized
Tagged 20-something, american express, anthropologie, april trotter, budget, coach, expenses, fashion, j crew, millennials, money, purses, T.J. Maxx, target, the frisky, tj maxx
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Growing up and good advice for new college grads
My best friend’s little brother graduates this weekend. I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve known Will since he was 8 years old or if it’s because he is hunting for his first job as a reporter, but I’m feeling … Continue reading
Financially responsible 20-something seeks occasional impulse buy
This weekend, I bought a sun hat. It’s floppy, red and entirely unnecessary. But, in my mind, it was a completely justified purchase. It was fewer than $15. And it would come in handy for my beach trips this summer. … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, April Trotter, Money
Tagged 20-something, april trotter, budget, clothes, expenses, finance, generation y, growing up, logan sachon, millennials, money, savings, the billfold, time, usa today
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Finding some inspiration in the kitchen
It started innocently enough, with a measuring cup. We needed one, I rationalized. And while we didn’t need a $10 version, I was sucked into the world of Pampered Chef after flipping through only a few pages of the glossy … Continue reading
Posted in 20-ish Dish, 20-something, April Trotter, Food
Tagged cooking, dinner, kitchen gadgets, pampered chef, pots and pans, recipe
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Have kids?! But sometimes I still am one myself
Kids scare me. There, I said it. With the exception of my boyfriend’s 4-year-old cousin, I don’t really bond with children. In retrospect, she’s pretty easy to get along with — instead of fairy tales, I read her US Weekly … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, April Trotter, Family, Uncategorized
Tagged 20-something, 20-somethings, april trotter, boyfriend, family, generation y, growing up, kids, marie claire, millennials, money, quarter-life crisis, zooey deschanel
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Growing up with American Pie
It’s been 13 years since I first met Jim, Stifler, Finch, Oz and Kevin. Since then, I’ve graduated high school and college, moved about 27 times and settled into a career. This weekend, though, we all found time for a … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, April Trotter, Generation Y, Growing up, Pop culture
Tagged 20-something, 20-somethings, american pie, american reunion, april trotter, boyfriend, family, finch, generation y, growing up, holidays, jim, kevin, oz, stifler, the freshmen, the verve pipe, third eye blind, wannabe
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Will my love for Moscato save the wine industry?
Apparently wineries have high hopes for my generation. The Washington Post published an article last week, “Hopes of the wine industry rest on millennial shoulders,” detailing how the 21 to 30 demographic is going to save the wine industry. “Millennials … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, April Trotter
Tagged 20-something, 20-somethings, adams county winery, april trotter, big 8, budget, cupcake vineyard, expenses, generation y, italy, millennials, millennier, money, moscato, sutter home, washington post, wine, york
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Going green: Are we there yet?
Uh oh. Whoever did the research for a recent American Psychological Association study forgot to talk to my favorite tree hugger, fellow Twenty & Change blogger Sarah Chain. Among the many findings in the APA’s Journal of Personality and Social … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, April Trotter, Food, Generation Y, Home
Tagged 20-something, 20-somethings, American Psychological Association, april trotter, Boomers, budget, container garden, DePaul University, environment, environmental science, garden, gas guzzler, generation y, GenX’ers, going green, growing up, hybrid car, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Mark Potosnak, millennials, Money Than Giving Back, Recent Generations Focus More on Fame, recycle, reduce, reuse, sacrifice, washington post
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