Megan Leonhardt

Megan Leonhardt is a New York City-based senior writer at Fortune, covering workplace, money, and economic issues. As part of her beat, Megan analyzes how everyday consumers and businesses navigate financial challenges and emerging trends. Prior to her role at Fortune, Megan worked as a senior money reporter at CNBC, as well as previously holding reporting roles at MONEY Magazine, WealthManagement.com, and Law360. She is a graduate of the E.W. Scripps School at Ohio University. Follow all of Megan's stories here.

Personal Finance A lifetime of caring for others is leaving mothers broke in retirement
BYMegan Leonhardt
Success How a millennial dad turned breeding millions of crickets into a $30,000 side hustle
BYMegan Leonhardt
Personal Finance Childcare is so expensive that families are spending a quarter of their income on it
BYMegan Leonhardt
Success Companies that ditch degree requirements in favor of skills-based hiring could see an explosion of talent with 19x the workers
BYMegan Leonhardt
Personal Finance Americans say they’re living paycheck to paycheck, but many generations surprisingly have thousands stashed away
BYMegan Leonhardt
Success Workers aren’t scared of a recession—they’re still looking for a new job
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Personal Finance American women are increasingly the breadwinner. But many are still in charge of childcare, cooking, and cleaning
BYMegan Leonhardt
Personal Finance Parents are sacrificing retirement savings to set their Gen Z and millennial kids up for success, and it’s creating a ‘vicious cycle’
BYMegan Leonhardt
Success No, ‘death priestess’ isn’t a hot new metal band. This millennial hopes it’s a $100,000 job as a spiritual mentor
BYMegan Leonhardt
Personal Finance Millennial homeowners finally outnumber renters. But they still aren’t catching up to baby boomers
BYMegan Leonhardt
Success The surprising truth about asking for raises at work: Men are almost as unlikely to ask as women
BYMegan Leonhardt
Personal Finance Millennials are finally feeling optimistic about their finances—probably because most got financial help from their families
BYMegan Leonhardt
Success Companies are missing a big ‘pain point’ for working parents, and it’s causing some to leave the workforce
BYMegan Leonhardt
Magazine How the 100 Best Companies to Work For reflect the ever-changing working world
BYMegan Leonhardt
Magazine ‘All layoffs are bad’: Recent Salesforce and Meta job cuts show even good severance packages won’t soften the blow for workers
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