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20-somethings are all about keeping up with the Kardashians especially when it comes to stacking cash.

Rather than heeding the counsel of avowed financial experts, money-making women between the ages of 18 and 24 are taking their economic cues from Kim Ks stinking rich little sisters, according to a buzzy new study.

“Financially-aware Gen Zers are 62% more influenced by people they follow on social media than the national average, with their highest affinities being gamers, reality show stars, and fictional characters,” reads an August 2023 report on the demographics financial behaviors and attitudes via marketing consultancy Sooth.“Yet, they are 61% less likely to be influenced by a financial expert on social media.

Gen Z tends not to engage with people who purport to be leaders in financial services, choosing instead to look to people they see as successful, self-made female role models,” the study continues.

The analysis applied AI-driven psychographic models to data across consumer surveys, social conversations, financial habits and media usage of more than 625,000 financially aware Gen Z adults.

Researchers found that young breadwinners prefer mimicking the financial opinions and behaviors of A-listers whove forked in a fortune.

They have the highest affinity for Kylie and Kendall Jenner above all other social influencers, noted the study, adding that their million- and billion-dollar older siblings, as well as Ariana Grande, Zendaya and Selena Gomez, also ranked among the top tycoons whom ladies in their teens and 20s revere.

And when it comes to well-to-do heroines, the Kardashians arent a bad choice.

In June, both the buxom Kylie and Kim earned enviable positions on Forbes Americas Richest Self-Made Women top 50 list.

Jenner, 25, who helms the ever-trending Kylie Cosmetics brand,snagged the 38th spot on the coveted countdown with a net worth of approximately $680 million. However, Kardashian, 42, the name in front of leisure apparel line Skims, scored the 21st slot on the chart with an impressive $1.2 billion.

And 7 Rings singer Ariana Grande, 30 who recently filed for divorce from husband Dalton Gomez is said to boast a bountiful bundle of around $240 million, making her a prime paragon for the working woman. Hollywood hotshots Selena Gomez, 31, and Zendaya, 27, are reportedly mega-millionaires worthy of praise, too.

Gen Z males, however, named Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aim, 62, a native New Yorker with a reported net worth of $40 million, as their favorite investment influencer, per the poll.

Young guys valued Fils-Aim’s acumen six times more than that of multibillionaire business magnate Warren Buffet, 93, or any mainstream financial thought leader.

The study went on to note that 89% of the most financially aware Gen Z adults who prioritize savings and wealth creation are women.

Gen Z women are 15 times more likely to engage with online content about saving money than the national average, researchers determined. Social media is the predominant learning channel for this generation.

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Texas-Ohio State live: Buckeyes lead 7-0 at halftime

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Texas-Ohio State live: Buckeyes lead 7-0 at halftime

After an entertaining Week 0 appetizer and a smattering of games Thursday and Friday, it’s time for Week 1 of the college football season to finally kick off. And the game to start off the first full Saturday of the season couldn’t be much better.

It’s the Texas Longhorns vs. the Ohio State Buckeyes. It’s the No. 1 and No. 3 teams in the preseason AP poll facing off. It’s a College Football Playoff rematch and Arch Manning’s first major test as starter against the defending national champions.

Needless to say, it’s going to be good.

We’ll be keeping track of Texas-Ohio State — and any other notable happenings that might pop up — as the college football season returns. Here’s everything that’s going on across Week 1 in college football:

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Corso bids farewell to ‘GameDay’ with OSU pick

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Corso bids farewell to 'GameDay' with OSU pick

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just as it was the first time, Lee Corso’s final headgear pick was Brutus Buckeye.

Corso selected the third-ranked Buckeyes to beat top-ranked Texas on his final appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday.

He made the prediction on the 50-yard line at Ohio Stadium 16 minutes before kickoff, quite a change from the first time in 1996 when it was done in the parking lot outside the Horseshoe.

“To everyone who has been a part of the journey, thank you,” Corso said during the opening segment of Saturday’s show.

It was the 46th time Corso donned Brutus Buckeye’s head. Ohio State is 31-14 the previous occasions.

Coach Ryan Day gave Corso an Ohio State helmet with a buckeye leaf on it for each time he chose the Buckeyes. Day also gave Corso an additional sticker to put on in case he picked the Buckeyes.

An area restaurant also made an 85-pound cake of Brutus’ head.

Corso, who turned 90 on Aug. 7, has been a part of “GameDay” since its start in 1987 and has made pregame shows entertaining under a simple philosophy: “Football is just the vehicle. It’s entertainment, sweetheart.”

The three-hour show was a celebration of Corso more than a finale. Besides looking back at Corso’s career, the show analyzed Saturday’s key games and included an interview with Bill Belichick, who makes his debut with North Carolina on Monday night against TCU.

It was the 26th time “GameDay” was in Columbus. It was outside Ohio Stadium on Oct. 5, 1996, where Corso’s popular headgear prediction segment began.

Corso donned Brutus Buckeye’s head before Ohio State faced Penn State, and the rest is history.

Corso has worn 69 schools’ mascot headgear and has dressed up as Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish leprechaun, the Stanford tree, and Founding Fathers James Madison and Benjamin Franklin.

He has a 66.5% winning rate on his headgear predictions (286-144), which is much better than his 73-85-6 mark in 15 years as a coach at Louisville, Indiana and Northern Illinois.

Besides ESPN, Fox Sports showed Corso’s pick.

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A Planet Is Being Born: Astronomers Capture Rare Cosmic Snapshot

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Astronomers have captured a groundbreaking sight: WISPIT 2b, a baby gas giant planet forming within a dusty, multi-ring protoplanetary disk around a young Sun-like star 430 light-years away. Infrared images from the Very Large Telescope show the planet carving a dark path in the rings as it feeds on gas and dust. This rare discovery provides the first direct evidence …

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