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Garduno
6/2/20 11:20pm
Isn't sense of entitlement the knock on Millennials?
braddahmike
6/2/20 11:24pm
Actually being in major debt in a collapse
byukarl
6/2/20 11:24pm
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Buffalo
6/2/20 11:25pm
As long as there is some faith in the system perhaps
byukarl
6/2/20 11:40pm
There's no such thing as debt forgiveness. Someone always pays.
Cougarclaw
6/3/20 8:00am
Who pays for that debt forgiveness? The person that incurred the debt or his neighbor?
hitechcpa
6/3/20 9:58am
But only for those who have already defaulted. If you've been responsible, you
TailgateU
6/3/20 12:16pm
Millenials are 38 years old.
SandYFan
6/2/20 11:30pm
He may or may not be a millennial, depending on where in his 20s he is, but the hopelessness is definitely common
Mike Honcho
6/2/20 11:33pm
It's a pervasive ideology.
SandYFan
6/2/20 11:41pm
Basically everyone wants what mom and dad have worked for 20-30 years for, NOW
byu1
6/2/20 11:46pm
There is a lot more blame to go around than universities and their admin
CrimsonCoug81
6/2/20 11:56pm
At the same age, Boomers were in a much better financial position than Millenials are today.
Mike Honcho
6/3/20 12:00am
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bigbossbyu
6/3/20 2:14am
Well said. Since elementary school we’ve had it drilled into our heads that
bigbossbyu
6/3/20 2:17am
Created by dual income households becoming the norm,
cougfrvr
6/3/20 4:00am
Now imagine being born around 1900.
Harbinger
6/3/20 6:06am
They seemed happy enough
Charles Darwin
6/3/20 6:51am
Good point, there’s a winning message to convince our fellow millenials
Mike Honcho
6/3/20 8:09am
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Harbinger
6/3/20 8:15am
Babying them has worked so well.
Harbinger
6/3/20 8:15am
Just because others had it tougher doesn't mean they don't have it tough now
ZacSeljaas'Stache
6/3/20 10:54am
Certainly every generation has struggles. Not discounting that.
Harbinger
6/3/20 12:50pm
They think they had it harder than the generation that raised them and is
ZacSeljaas'Stache
6/3/20 1:28pm
I honestly don't think either of them have had it all that hard...
CoachSpeak
6/3/20 2:38pm
You just described my grandparents
BYUBandfan
6/4/20 9:41pm
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Abe Froman
6/3/20 6:25am
As a millenial I hate this attitude.
rad dawg
6/3/20 9:02am
I also think that there are more "needs" now than there used to be...
CoachSpeak
6/3/20 9:36am
I'm not a millennial but would have a hard time going back to pre-internet life
Colorado
6/3/20 9:42am
As would I...
CoachSpeak
6/3/20 9:50am
Probably $3-400/mo no one had in 80’s. Housing is a problem but also see the expectation
Soupie
6/3/20 9:55am
Those are good points...
CoachSpeak
6/3/20 10:29am
My father flipped when my brother built his first house at 22 in 1993.
StalwartBraveTrue
6/3/20 12:41pm
We managed to build our first house in our mid-20's in early 90's for less than $100k but that was b/c FiL was a builder
Soupie
6/3/20 12:54pm
Ill bite.
rad dawg
6/3/20 10:43am
I don't disagree with any of that...
CoachSpeak
6/3/20 10:53am
Lol, millennials don’t subscribe to cable packages.
messi
6/3/20 3:03pm
They pay for television in some manner.
CoachSpeak
6/3/20 3:54pm
In regards to discipline this generation (which I am a part of) does not have
ballen
6/3/20 1:27pm
Accurate points, but you are correct that Bernie is not the answer. We need more
TailgateU
6/3/20 9:19am
The price of this house proves your point
ZacSeljaas'Stache
6/3/20 10:54am
My parents bought a house very similar to that in Provo in 1980 for $72,000.00
CoachSpeak
6/3/20 11:02am
That would be about 225k today. It's incredible to see the difference! That's
TailgateU
6/3/20 12:16pm
Or move down the road just a bit to this for $150k less. In a few years you sell for a profit & jump to something
Soupie
6/3/20 12:34pm
Value will only go up if there is demand and supply is restricted. Once Boomers
TailgateU
6/3/20 2:09pm
All those factors have always and will always exist for every generation. Not unique to people now. We lost
Soupie
6/3/20 2:12pm
Looks great, unless you have school aged kids
Mike Honcho
6/3/20 2:21pm
See what's in better boundaries. Just meant to be an example. I know some areas will be tough. May need to stretch
Soupie
6/3/20 2:44pm
Sure, and I'm giving you an example of why it's not just as easy as "quit being so picky and just move down the street"
Mike Honcho
6/3/20 2:48pm
Fair enough. Cottonwood heights is quite pricey so most places down the street will be better.
Soupie
6/3/20 3:11pm
I have no idea what the real estate market is in Utah. But generally speaking, you can pick 2: affordable, good schools,
Mike Honcho
6/3/20 4:52pm
LOL millennials were not graduating college around the dot-com bust. You are
Mitty
6/3/20 6:06pm
Millenials were born between 81/82 and 96, according to most places. That would put them around 20 years old during the
Mike Honcho
6/3/20 6:15pm
81/82 is too early for the types of people that are associated the word
Mitty
6/3/20 6:43pm
how you associate the word is your problem. You don’t get to just redefine something because people misunderstand it
Mike Honcho
6/3/20 6:47pm
Boomers didn’t have
kapcreations
6/4/20 7:56am
Well, money is out there if they don't mind taking it.
Belboz
6/2/20 11:52pm
Sounds a lot like what happened to the nephites over time.
Rat
6/3/20 12:12am
What an idiot. A lot of those perceived financial shortcomings would go away if Millennials would stop
unctoothman
6/3/20 12:34am
RE: What an idiot. A lot of those perceived financial shortcomings would go away if Millennials would stop
Soupie
6/3/20 12:42am
Agreed- traveling is another thing. Generally, our parents lived more simply.
byusage
6/3/20 7:47am
I don’t know what the op said, but your post is not good.
messi
6/3/20 8:45am
And yet everyone is still spending money on things they don't need.
byusage
6/3/20 9:16am
I don't disagree, but I don't agree.
Whiskey
6/3/20 1:02am
I’m 24, and what’s frustrating for me is that I am working through school to
yaxcoug
6/3/20 1:19am
The housing market is definitely annoying.
JuicyJam
6/3/20 7:26am
Not sure we can blame millennials for the “rack up the debt” attitude. This
chilango
6/3/20 3:19am
Agreed
Riseandshout81
6/3/20 5:23am
Millennial did help create them. When the first millennials came of age, the
Harbinger
6/3/20 6:12am
There is basically no economic data that support this view.
Linescratcher
6/3/20 6:20am
Harbinger reads "jingoistic claptrap":
CommodoreCoug
6/3/20 6:26am
Lol 100% of the economic data supports this view.
Harbinger
6/3/20 6:27am
Im a millenial who has busted my tail for 15 years to avoid debt and get ahead.
Backcountry
6/3/20 3:40am
Millennial here. Significant student debt, disagree completely with your coworke
Taullis
6/3/20 7:09am
Im in the same boat, so I feel ya. But I despise the word "unfair".
Backcountry
6/3/20 10:29am
We have the exact same plan and similar situation. 8-years to be debt free.
Taullis
6/3/20 11:08am
Thats ambitious. Way to go.
Backcountry
6/3/20 11:22am
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Abe Froman
6/3/20 5:23am
I think the cause is that Millennials are told since birth to go to college and
CObluezone
6/3/20 5:40am
Older millennial checking in - I've never heard that. I'm sure some feel that wa
vagabonder
6/3/20 5:49am
As a millennial, let me just say: millennial are the worst generation in
Harbinger
6/3/20 5:57am
Amen. Chattel slavery is nothing compared to avocado toast 🍞 🥑
Linescratcher
6/3/20 6:08am
lol. Baby boomers would like a word with you.
Virginia Ute
6/3/20 7:04am
You don't even seem to know what is considered a millennial
Baron
6/3/20 7:47am
Sure I do. Born between the early eighties and the mid 90's. It would seem that
Harbinger
6/3/20 8:05am
I'm glad Google could help you out.
Baron
6/3/20 8:17am
It did about 15 years ago when I didn't know I was a millennial. Glad I could
Harbinger
6/3/20 8:18am
I don’t know any millennials like that. The ones I work with or go to church
Philosoraptor
6/3/20 6:02am
It is pretty insane that we just inflate bubbles over and over again. Higher
mokelembembe
6/3/20 6:03am
This guy would have loved living through Jimmy Carter.
Harbinger
6/3/20 6:19am
I think this coworker is overly dramatic. First, there is hardly a consensus
Little Britches
6/3/20 6:18am
70% of millennials would vote socialist if they could. No other generation has
Harbinger
6/3/20 6:23am
I'm sure telling them their concerns are overdramatic nonsense is the best way
russkiejedi
6/3/20 6:36am
Where is the polling data on the young groups from the 60s and 70s? Not saying
Little Britches
6/3/20 6:48am
Another thing about millennials: never citing their statistics or sources. Uggh.
Linescratcher
6/3/20 7:06am
The worst right?
Harbinger
6/3/20 7:26am
It is the doctrine of envy that our "leaders" have instilled into our society.
coolblue
6/3/20 6:27am
RE: Heard this today from a coworker about millennials.
JuicyJam
6/3/20 7:10am
I think he is not a millennial.
TheLoneCougar
6/3/20 7:39am
You work with an idiot. Each generation has them. How old is he? 35?
Baron
6/3/20 8:05am
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