Many adult children are letting their adult children move back home out of a desire to help them navigate life’s challenges. Thrivent’s fourth annual Boomerang Kids Survey sheds light on why—and on how it affects their parents’ finances.
Why are adult children moving back home?
How do boomerang kids affect their parents’ finances?
- 38% of parents with boomerang kids say supporting their adult children financially has affected their long-term financial goals
- 34% say it’s affecting their ability to pay off debt
Whether you’re a parent or a child living at home, find a
Source: Thrivent’s Fourth Annual Boomerang Kids Survey in partnership with Morning Consult, March 13-28, 2025.
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- Will
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The big number:
Source: Blackbaud Institute
4 of the best: Flower bulbs to plant in the fall
With a little work now, you can enjoy beautiful flowers in the spring.
Daffodils
A classic springtime flower, vibrant daffodils add cheerful charm to flower boxes or beds. They’re also highly reliable, growing year after year without much maintenance. Daffodils can tolerate many soil types and partial shade, but avoid waterlogged soil.
- Plant hardiness zones: 4-8
- Needs: Moist, well-drained soil; full to partial sun
Hyacinth
Vibrant hyacinths work especially well as border flowers or in container gardens, where you can enjoy their heady fragrance every time you walk past. Hyacinths are perennials, but they’ll have the most robust blooms when you plant fresh bulbs each year.
- Plant hardiness zones: 4-8
- Needs: Moist, well-drained soil; full to partial sun
Snowdrops
Need some cheer by the end of winter? This delicate, early blooming blossom sometimes appears when there is still snow on the ground. Bonus: Honeybees love snowdrops and they’re deer-resistant, so they make a great early pollinator for your yard!
- Plant hardiness zones: 3-7
- Needs: Moist, well-drained soil; full to partial sun
Tulips
The wide variety of tulip colors and shapes (from the classic bloom to lily-, fringed-, parrot- and peony flowered) mean even an all-tulip garden bed will never be boring. While tulips are perennials, you’ll get the best spring display if you replace your bulbs each fall.
- Plant hardiness zones: 3-8
- Needs: Rich, well-drained soil; full sun
Written by Amy Fenske
Defining finance: Stagflation
When you combine stagnating economic growth with high unemployment and high inflation, you get stagflation. Normally, the Federal Reserve stimulates a slow economy by lowering interest rates. However, the Fed fights inflation with higher rates. Stagflation’s unique combination of high inflation and slow growth makes it much harder to prevent or solve given the conflicting rate actions needed. Indicators of a potential stagflationary environment include uncertainty around monetary policy, rising costs for businesses, rising long-term inflation expectations and a murky unemployment outlook.
