Current Events > Millennials: "We're broke"

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Also millennials:


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many millennials don't know how to cook and have to eat at restaurants/fast food
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Aren't boomers broke too?
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It's almost as if millennials are a large group of people who are all in different situations financially
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Millennials:
Why won't any of you Baby Boomers give me the respect that I deserve!?

That same millennial, later that day:
What the fuck? There's no sex mini game in the new God of War?!?!?!
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Damn_Underscore posted...

many millennials don't know how to cook and have to eat at restaurants/fast food

Tbh everyone needs a crockpot

Can't even use laziness as an excuse if you have a slow cooker
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Squall28 posted...

Aren't boomers broke too?

Mainly the ones who thought that they could rely on supplemental social security for their retirement
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They work shitty retail jobs or at gas stations.

And instead of applying to only non-retail jobs, they would rather keep on making posts and sharing meme's about how their job sucks.
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DezDroppedFreak posted...

Damn_Underscore posted...

many millennials don't know how to cook and have to eat at restaurants/fast food

Tbh everyone needs a crockpot

Can't even use laziness as an excuse if you have a slow cooker

Still have to chop the veggies up and shit, lol. I guess they do have those bags you just throw in now days
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DoubleDare posted...

They work shitty retail jobs or at gas stations.

And instead of applying to only non-retail jobs, they would rather keep on making posts and sharing meme's about how their job sucks.

Maybe the school system should teach the kids shit they really need to know instead of useless info like who was on whos side in World War 2? Kids need to learn life skills, not useless bull shit like that for 12 years
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Meh. I'm a millennial and I save about 2k a month and am an excellent cook.

i cannot relate to any of this except the concept that vet bills for my dogs supercede all personal wants

all
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GregShmedley posted...

I wonder if being exposed to consumerism and the "latest and greatest" at younger times in our lives play roles in millennial impulse spending.

As a millennial, I am terrible for just buying whatever the hell I want. I'm not saying this is exclusive to millennials. I just know a lot of people my age who just buy now, cry later.

Its like this for most people this age. It just seems like a lot more because of social media you see it all Over the world and not just in your circle of friends
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Darkman124 posted...

i cannot relate to any of this except the concept that vet bills for my dogs supercede all personal wants

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this is why I cant have a pet
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I heard we shouldn't use singular examples to represent everyone.
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I'm a millennial and a 10/10 housewife who also does 100% of the yardwork and laundry/dishes/cooking/etc. I also put my wife and I in a pretty much outstanding financial situation before we turned 30.

It's amazing what happens when you're not raised by dummy parents.
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Bad_Mojo posted...

useless info like who was on whos side in World War 2?

*sigh*

The last thing we need is even more uninformed voters. Americans are already stereotypically dumb about geography and world affairs and whatnot. It's important for people to understand how the US got to where it is today in terms of its role in the world.
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GregShmedley posted...

I wonder if being exposed to consumerism and the "latest and greatest" at younger times in our lives play roles in millennial impulse spending.

As a millennial, I am terrible for just buying whatever the hell I want. I'm not saying this is exclusive to millennials. I just know a lot of people my age who just buy now, cry later.

It's just American credit culture. I grew up paying cash/debit for everything, and I haven't changed. I spend very little, and I never budget. It's just natural for me not to waste money.
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I don't consider myself a Millenial but my birth year often gets me lumped in with them.

I'm far from broke, these people just don't know how to make and manage money.
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Bad_Mojo posted...

DoubleDare posted...

They work shitty retail jobs or at gas stations.

And instead of applying to only non-retail jobs, they would rather keep on making posts and sharing meme's about how their job sucks.

Maybe the school system should teach the kids shit they really need to know instead of useless info like who was on whos side in World War 2? Kids need to learn life skills, not useless bull shit like that for 12 years

It's funny you're saying this because history classes clearly failed at securing the whole "Nazis are unequivocally, universally evil" considering.
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You need MORE self-control to buy things with credit cards.

You have to pay the balance at the end of every month always. If you want to need to, pay the balance at the end of every day and it's essentially the same thing as a debit card but better.
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halomonkey1_3_5 posted...

this is why I cant have a pet

That and cleaning their asses
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Sativa_Rose posted...

*sigh*

The last thing we need is even more uninformed voters. Americans are already stereotypically dumb about geography and world affairs and whatnot. It's important for people to understand how the US got to where it is today in terms of its role in the world.

Maybe not the best example, but I'll stand my ground. Schools teach way too much bull shit that people don't need in adult life and skip on skills they do need.
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GregShmedley posted...

I wonder if being exposed to consumerism and the "latest and greatest" at younger times in our lives play roles in millennial impulse spending.

I'm a millennial and I am terrible for just buying whatever the hell I want. I'm not saying this is exclusive to millennials. I just know a lot of people my age who just buy now, cry later.

It's generally been expressed as being a result of not being able to trust the system (banks and other regulating organizations) because many of us were about to become adults or had been adults for up to a decade, then suddenly the housing bubble burst and we saw people lose everything, as well as entire fields eradicated and jobs get gutted.
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Bad_Mojo posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

*sigh*

The last thing we need is even more uninformed voters. Americans are already stereotypically dumb about geography and world affairs and whatnot. It's important for people to understand how the US got to where it is today in terms of its role in the world.

Maybe not the best example, but I'll stand my ground. Schools teach way too much bull shit that people don't need in adult life and skip on skills they do need.

A better example would be algebra and geometry, which almost nobody uses in real life except for a few very specific jobs
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Bad_Mojo posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

*sigh*

The last thing we need is even more uninformed voters. Americans are already stereotypically dumb about geography and world affairs and whatnot. It's important for people to understand how the US got to where it is today in terms of its role in the world.

Maybe not the best example, but I'll stand my ground. Schools teach way too much bull shit that people don't need in adult life and skip on skills they do need.

Imagine not knowing what school/education is for.
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Squall28 posted...

Aren't boomers broke too?

In my family, my parents are bankrupt and I think will be making less money than me soon.

My grandparents have been broke for a long time.

My niece and nephew are both druggies.

I have a crazy aunt and uncle that are unemployed with 2 kids (20+) that live dependently with them for some reason.

The same aunt has 2 successful kids, one becoming a doctor, the other recently was laid off but has options and money.

Another Aunt / uncle has a weird family life, they are hard to get along with because they don't seem to like anyone these days. They are fairly involved with family affairs though, but have a strained relationship with my cousin who recently had a baby. They have a modest amount of money.

Another Aunt / uncle are rich but seem to hate people and are untrustworthy. They have fucked over their kids. So I'm not sure about them and I don't know many cousins there.

Other grandma is a religious Texan nut. She's healthy with some savings.

One of her kids has lived off her for a very long time but recently got a job with the sheriff's dept.

My other Aunt / uncle on that side are fairly successful but not rich. They have 2 kids that are like 5-12.

So among all of this I'm one of the most successful people in my family, including the boomers. Certainly not rich.
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Uncle Choad posted...

Bad_Mojo posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

*sigh*

The last thing we need is even more uninformed voters. Americans are already stereotypically dumb about geography and world affairs and whatnot. It's important for people to understand how the US got to where it is today in terms of its role in the world.

Maybe not the best example, but I'll stand my ground. Schools teach way too much bull shit that people don't need in adult life and skip on skills they do need.

Imagine not knowing what school/education is for.

Middle and high school are pretty much glorified babysitters. I learned nothing of value from them despite graduating with decent grades
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If you say "adulting" then you are still a child.
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Squall28 posted...

Aren't boomers broke too?

no, they bought houses for 50k back in the 70s and now the 3br house has appreciated to 700k
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Romulox28 posted...

Squall28 posted...

Aren't boomers broke too?

no, they bought houses for 50k back in the 70s and now the 3br house has appreciated to 700k

50k? Try 20k.
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SavenForever posted...

If you say "adulting" then you are still a child.

I agree with this
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SavenForever posted...

If you say "adulting" then you are still a child.

Yeah, someone needs to tell her she sounds like a fucking moron and should stick to normal vocabulary.
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SavenForever posted...

If you say "adulting" then you are still a child.

I cringe whenever I hear someone use that on facebook.
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Genocet_10-325 posted...

Uncle Choad posted...

Bad_Mojo posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

*sigh*

The last thing we need is even more uninformed voters. Americans are already stereotypically dumb about geography and world affairs and whatnot. It's important for people to understand how the US got to where it is today in terms of its role in the world.

Maybe not the best example, but I'll stand my ground. Schools teach way too much bull shit that people don't need in adult life and skip on skills they do need.

Imagine not knowing what school/education is for.

Middle and high school are pretty much glorified babysitters. I learned nothing of value from them despite graduating with decent grades

I've never used anything I've learned in school at any job I've worked at. Basic math, sure, but I don't need to add them up in my head without a calculator. Spreadsheets can be learned on the job easily enough or at the trade school.

That's what I think we need to do. Drop high school and open up trade schools.
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imagine getting mad at people who graduated into a recession for having financial difficulty
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Garioshi posted...

imagine getting mad at people who graduated into a recession for having financial difficulty

Topic is clearly about people that spend too much money they don't have.


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Bad_Mojo posted...

Garioshi posted...

imagine getting mad at people who graduated into a recession for having financial difficulty

Topic is clearly about people that spend too much money they don't have.

Those aren't the same person.
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Garioshi posted...

Bad_Mojo posted...

Garioshi posted...

imagine getting mad at people who graduated into a recession for having financial difficulty

Topic is clearly about people that spend too much money they don't have.

Those aren't the same person.

Gotta work on your trolling this is just bad.
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Garioshi posted...

Those aren't the same person.

What?

I'm saying the intent of this topic was to poke fun at kids that say they are broke, but they're broke because they spend all this money they don't have. It seemed like you were saying TC was forgetting the fact that everyone is broke these days, but it wasn't. Just TC saying it's funny to see a lot of people saying they're broke, when they woudln't be if they didn't make such foolish decisions

At least that's what I got out of the topic's intent
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SK8T3R215 posted...

Garioshi posted...

Bad_Mojo posted...

Garioshi posted...

imagine getting mad at people who graduated into a recession for having financial difficulty

Topic is clearly about people that spend too much money they don't have.

Those aren't the same person.

Gotta work on your trolling this is just bad.

They clearly aren't the same person, and nobody in this image has said anything about spending money they don't have.
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Bad_Mojo posted...

Garioshi posted...

imagine getting mad at people who graduated into a recession for having financial difficulty

Topic is clearly about people that spend too much money they don't have.

Money in savings

Money they don't have

... You DO know what savings are, right?
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gunplagirl posted...

Money in savings

Money they don't have

... You DO know what savings are, right?

You're correct. Thank you
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EndOfDiscOne posted...

Squall28 posted...

Aren't boomers broke too?

Mainly the ones who thought that they could rely on supplemental social security for their retirement

problem is they can't get expenses below the amount they have even just to break even.
unless a financial emergency comes along and screws everything up.
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It's almost like people don't know the difference between "needs" and "wants".
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Not that this would solve poor money management skills. And of course this will kick a hornets nest.
But Millennials, maybe then don't vote for democrats. They want to tax you to fund every feel good bs cause under the sun only to then pilfer from that pot for some pet project along the way. Then tax you again and more for the same cause later on. Rinse, repeat. Punishment tax for not driving the vehicle they want you to. Tax gas. Pass this, pass that because feelings. Thank god at least congress got rid of that damn individual mandate because there they were taxing us for not buying a shitty private owned service that still wouldn't cover you 100% in an emergency and you would go broke anyway.
That leaves you with less money to save or spend. But hey, you do get to post on twitter that you stand with *insert flavor of the month cause*.

The other side certainly aren't saints and have their own help the rich friends motives. But they do help the regular guy more financially than anyone is going to admit they do. Under them I get a tax return. Under Dems I never do. And I'm at poverty level according to CA.
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a good chunk of people are in low income and below.
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You need to save up for luxuries and if you have to spend on a life event, welcome to adulthood.

So wait, TC is shitting on a poor person for spending their money on their pet so it doesn't die?

That's fucked dude
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