@complex: We’re cooked 😭 The lifetime cost of the American dream has climbed to an estimated $5.32 million, according to a new Investopedia analysis. That’s a 4.1% increase, or more than $208,000, from 2025, outpacing the 3.1% rise in private-sector wages and salaries. Homeownership saw the largest dollar increase, reaching $1.275 million, while the combined cost of raising children and paying for college rose 8.9% to nearly $954,000. Investopedia estimates that a full-time worker with a bachelor’s degree could earn about $3.6 million between ages 25 and 64; adding 20 years of average Social Security benefits brings the total to roughly $4.1 million, still about $1.2 million short of the estimated cost. (Via @foxbusiness)

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