@AlexofZippo
My mom put herself through college by working as a waitress in the afternoons. I can’t even pay for food with that kind of money nowadays
@autumnislovely
As a younger millennial, a major reason why I'm surviving this economy is that my parents, grants, and scholarships paid for my college. My parents also housed me until I was 30 and helped pay for half of my car. If I had to pay rent, full tuition student loans, and an auto loan, I'd feel poor, wouldn't be a homeowner, and likely would've ended up in credit card debt.
@djelliott3158
My dad worked at a plant for 30 years making $17 to $18. Retired with 2 houses paid off with the one I grew up in on 2 acres built from the ground up and able to buy anything he wanted doing his retirement years. Hell evening my sister went to private school off his salary. I tell you no lie that same plant still pays $17 to $18 in 2025. Only difference is the youth who work there dont stand a chance in hell of having anything in life. This past January my parents home I grew up in was value at 650k by State Farm appraisal agent. It cost under 70k to build in 1982.
@TheSimba86
not only has the price of food increased dramatically BUT also the amount of food you get has shrank dramatically
@faithbasedfitness6512
We’re the first generation to have more education, better jobs, and more information—yet still be worse off than our parents. That should scare everyone.
@eligreg99
The crazy part is I’m 26 now and feel like I make less money than I did when I was working at McDonald’s in college despite this being the most money I’ve had in life. Does that make any sense?
@derekrequiem4359
I've never been less optimistic about the future than I am now.
@PujaKumari-ou3or
I didn’t grow up with wealth. I grew up with stress, with bills, with “save every penny” mentality that never actually worked. Then I read Hidden Codex of Wealth by Dorian Caine, and I swear… it was like hearing the truth for the first time in my life. I wasn’t stupid—I was just never shown the real rules.
@edwardduda4222
I’m 27 years old. My current attitude about the future: Own a House - No Get married - No Have kids - No Good paying job - No Have a CS degree - Yes Have health insurance- No Think college is a scam - Yes These are all these I want. Everything feels so unobtainable right now.
@Underoverrated
Wages stagnant, prices keep going up. Simple
@mcgoof171
40% of job listings are "ghost jobs" meaning the company has no plan to fill them. The only places actually hiring are retail and food service jobs.
@ryanarchuleta6231
Never let people say "you kids have it easy. I used to have to tighten a bolt every 15 seconds on assembly line in 1970 and all I could afford was a 1300 square foot house and a stay at home wife." There are people who are engineers and stuff like that who paid $700k for that house the guy from the 70s bought for like $60k.
@XxxFrontier_Overland6494
I stopped getting my weekly coffee from Starbucks this past year…GAME CHANGER! I can’t wait to see the results once I eliminate my avocado toast. Financial freedom, here I come!
@MarcusLouis-y4z
What’s truly crazy is, once you read Riches by Design you realize how blinded you were, but it’s never too late. That book has some serious knowledge
@TheLiamster
I’m 22 and live in the UK. This video applies to us as well. The cost of living crisis it out of control
@alik3423
We don't feel poor, we are already poor !
@joscelynvos5473
This is all the reasons I didn't have children. I really feel bad for young people today.
@rhiannonrecommends
36, married, working full time in the midwest, also a 2nd job 3 days a week, and im at that "break even". Got rid of streaming services, never get "avocado toast", eat the food at work to avoid going to the grocery, opted out of health insurance cuz cant afford it. All $ goes straight to rent, car, cell, and utilities. Still have $0 leftover at the end of the month. Desperately want to start a family but theres just no way...
@D_Space2024
Adulthood is thee worst HOOD I’ve ever been in
@jpcios47