‘Build up your emergency fund’: Millennials are sharing recession survivals tips on TikTok

Millennials were told the 2008 recession was a “once in a generation” economic crisis. Almost two decades later, déjà vu has struck.

While the U.S. market rose following President Trump’s decision to pause global tariffs on most countries—and global banks reset their recession risk assessments—lingering fears of economic collapse are driving millennials to TikTok, where they’re passing down survival tips to Gen Z.

“We don’t panic during recessions, we prepare for them,” content...