I really do.
I had a few over to the house the other day to fish one of the ponds. One of them exclaimed, "You must be rich!" when they looked around my house.
Um no, we aren't, but my generation had better opportunities like better paying jobs and college was much much cheaper! At some point the fact that this younger generation doesn't have the opportunities we baby boomers did, and either can't afford college or are saddled with debt when they graduate is going to hit the fan.
So what happens when the middle class younger generation can't afford a home or even a decent car and has to settle for fast food jobs below minimum wage? And they can't afford to move away from Mom and Dad? I see catastrophe in the making. Or am I wrong?
I really do.
I had a few over to the house the other day to fish one of the ponds. One of them exclaimed, "You must be rich!" when they looked around my house.
Um no, we aren't, but my generation had better opportunities like better paying jobs and college was much much cheaper! At some point the fact that this younger generation doesn't have the opportunities we baby boomers did, and either can't afford college or are saddled with debt when they graduate is going to hit the fan.
So what happens when the middle class younger generation can't afford a home or even a decent car and has to settle for fast food jobs below minimum wage? And they can't afford to move away from Mom and Dad? I see catastrophe in the making. Or am I wrong?
I really do.
I had a few over to the house the other day to fish one of the ponds. One of them exclaimed, "You must be rich!" when they looked around my house.
Um no, we aren't, but my generation had better opportunities like better paying jobs and college was much much cheaper! At some point the fact that this younger generation doesn't have the opportunities we baby boomers did, and either can't afford college or are saddled with debt when they graduate is going to hit the fan.
So what happens when the middle class younger generation can't afford a home or even a decent car and has to settle for fast food jobs below minimum wage? And they can't afford to move away from Mom and Dad? I see catastrophe in the making. Or am I wrong?
Sorry, but that is a defeatist attitude. There are many opportunities for young people. Here is a a man and his foundation that is showing this to be true: Mike Rowe Besides Mr. Rowes scholarship foundation here is a government organization for those that can't take advantage of such scholarships: Job Corps
What needs to be done is people need to stop perpetuating the myth that you can only succeed if you pay lots of money and and go into dept and go to college. Trade jobs will always be needed and are excellent sources of income. You just need to WORK...Hard. IMO Millennial's now a days don't know the meaning of that and that is where the concern should be.
I really do.
I had a few over to the house the other day to fish one of the ponds. One of them exclaimed, "You must be rich!" when they looked around my house.
Um no, we aren't, but my generation had better opportunities like better paying jobs and college was much much cheaper! At some point the fact that this younger generation doesn't have the opportunities we baby boomers did, and either can't afford college or are saddled with debt when they graduate is going to hit the fan.
So what happens when the middle class younger generation can't afford a home or even a decent car and has to settle for fast food jobs below minimum wage? And they can't afford to move away from Mom and Dad? I see catastrophe in the making. Or am I wrong?
What it all boils down to is government focus on economy. In other words...money.
The only thing that's going to give those children the kinds of opportunities that you had is...
1. Less government control over the economy. In other words...get the government out of the way.
2. What government control that is necessary, make sure it's focused on Main Street instead of Wall Street.
btw, this is EXACTLY what Trump is trying to do.
Sorry, but that is a defeatist attitude. There are many opportunities for young people. Here is a a man and his foundation that is showing this to be true: Mike Rowe Besides Mr. Rowes scholarship foundation here is a government organization for those that can't take advantage of such scholarships: Job Corps
What needs to be done is people need to stop perpetuating the myth that you can only succeed if you pay lots of money and and go into dept and go to college. Trade jobs will always be needed and are excellent sources of income. You just need to WORK...Hard. IMO Millennial's now a days don't know the meaning of that and that is where the concern should be.
I really do.
I had a few over to the house the other day to fish one of the ponds. One of them exclaimed, "You must be rich!" when they looked around my house.
Um no, we aren't, but my generation had better opportunities like better paying jobs and college was much much cheaper! At some point the fact that this younger generation doesn't have the opportunities we baby boomers did, and either can't afford college or are saddled with debt when they graduate is going to hit the fan.
So what happens when the middle class younger generation can't afford a home or even a decent car and has to settle for fast food jobs below minimum wage? And they can't afford to move away from Mom and Dad? I see catastrophe in the making. Or am I wrong?
I really do.
I had a few over to the house the other day to fish one of the ponds. One of them exclaimed, "You must be rich!" when they looked around my house.
Um no, we aren't, but my generation had better opportunities like better paying jobs and college was much much cheaper! At some point the fact that this younger generation doesn't have the opportunities we baby boomers did, and either can't afford college or are saddled with debt when they graduate is going to hit the fan.
So what happens when the middle class younger generation can't afford a home or even a decent car and has to settle for fast food jobs below minimum wage? And they can't afford to move away from Mom and Dad? I see catastrophe in the making. Or am I wrong?
Well, I am that younger generation. I know people my age with college degrees, but serving tables as their main source of income, because it's the only job they can get. A lot of people my age don't own homes, and are waiting longer than usual to have children.
In many ways, I am lucky, but I have gone through a lot of trouble to get where I am. I have a good paying job. I own a house, and I have no kids, just a husband.
I went to college and struggled to find work. I drove out of state for job interviewers. I spent long hours in the car driving, and sometimes stayed in hotel rooms just for an interview. Many places were not interested in hiring somebody out of town, so I was shot down a lot for that reason. I often tried to hide the fact that I was out of town. I was willing to temporarily live in a hotel if I had to, because I was desperate to get something.
Sometimes people really liked my resume, and would have me come in for an interview. I would drive hours to meet them, but to my horror, they sometimes said they were in a hiring freeze and had nothing to offer, but just wanted my details for future opporunuties. That kind if stuff would make me mad, because I put some much time, practice, and energy into interviewing. What a waste of my time.
I ended up getting a job out of state and moving. I then had to have a major surgery, and diagnosed with a medical condition. I have medical debt and student loan debt. If I didn't have either, my quality of life would be much different. I wasn't able to buy a house until meeting my husband.
So here I am. I have a nice house, good car, and a good paying job, but my disposable income is bare because of student loans and medical debt. I don't know how I could afford to have children if I wanted them. My medical bills run 10 to 20 thousand, annually. I don't spend money I don't have, and I am not going into deeper personal debt. It's hard to save for retirement, but I have plans to retire outside of the US.
I am concerned about the budget deficit and the insolvency of programs like SSN, Medicare, state retirement funds, and all other spending budgets. I think my generation is going to be left with a budget crisis and insolvency issues. When Trump passed the last round of tax cuts, I remember Morning Joe saying, these millenials and their kids are going to have to pay extremely high tax rates at some point, just to sustain the current level of spending we have. I think he is right.
I have many, many concerns about the future of this country. I talk to my husband about it, and we both have determined that it's in our best interest to plan on retiring outside America. We research real estate, exchange rates, health care costs, etc. I am not counting in something or somebody coming along and fixing all these issues. We, my husband and I, are taking matters into our own hands.
Sorry, but that is a defeatist attitude. There are many opportunities for young people. Here is a a man and his foundation that is showing this to be true: Mike Rowe Besides Mr. Rowes scholarship foundation here is a government organization for those that can't take advantage of such scholarships: Job Corps
What needs to be done is people need to stop perpetuating the myth that you can only succeed if you pay lots of money and and go into dept and go to college. Trade jobs will always be needed and are excellent sources of income. You just need to WORK...Hard. IMO Millennial's now a days don't know the meaning of that and that is where the concern should be.
What needs to be done is people need to stop perpetuating the myth that you can only succeed if you pay lots of money and and go into dept and go to college. Trade jobs will always be needed and are excellent sources of income. You just need to WORK...Hard. IMO Millennial's now a days don't know the meaning of that and that is where the concern should be.
What it all boils down to is government focus on economy. In other words...money.
The only thing that's going to give those children the kinds of opportunities that you had is...
1. Less government control over the economy. In other words...get the government out of the way.
2. What government control that is necessary, make sure it's focused on Main Street instead of Wall Street.
btw, this is EXACTLY what Trump is trying to do.
Sorry, but that is a defeatist attitude. There are many opportunities for young people. Here is a a man and his foundation that is showing this to be true: Mike Rowe Besides Mr. Rowes scholarship foundation here is a government organization for those that can't take advantage of such scholarships: Job Corps
What needs to be done is people need to stop perpetuating the myth that you can only succeed if you pay lots of money and and go into dept and go to college. Trade jobs will always be needed and are excellent sources of income. You just need to WORK...Hard. IMO Millennial's now a days don't know the meaning of that and that is where the concern should be.
It's rough for sure. Wages have stagnated and prices are increasing. Cost of living is ridiculous, and nearly all of my friends and associates have massive amounts of student loan debt and hardly any savings. The below article is a good read. It really demonstrates the bind we're in. We need some serious changes if things are going to improve.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/stop-blaming-millennials-killing-economy/577408/
We also have an exremly higher cost of living, so making 40 to 50K a year isn't what it used to be. They may not have student loan debt, but throw in the cost of a family and mortgage, ontop of the insane medical bill of having a baby, and the medical costs children incur on families, and it's not that easy.
I've got 5K in my savings. I probably need to start saving more.
I'm still in college. Thankfully, because of the Hazelwood Act here in Texas, I can get out of college debt-free if it all goes as planned. And I'm keeping my grades up (got all A's on my classes for the fall semester) so I just gotta keep it up.
I also really worry about being able to afford children. I do want kids, and my parents really want to be grandparents one day, but I don't see it happening anytime soon. Particularly considering I'm not going to be having kids the old-fashioned way. The extra cost of adoption or IVF is really prohibitive, and the field I'm going into isn't exactly a money-pit.
I've got 5K in my savings. I probably need to start saving more.
I agree on one thing: The myth perpetuated that you can't succeed unless you go to college has done a lot of damage. That said it's too late for many of these people that are saddled with debt. If they're lucky they can get into an apprenticeship where the education is paid for, but we don't have a lot them in this country. Europe yes. The U.S. no.
And btw do you know what trades people think of college grads? I do. I once applied to get into an electrical apprenticeship program before I became self employed. I aced the tests. Guess what? Was told I failed miserably. I know that was not the case. I think it's likely they didn't expect me to stick around with my college degree. I do my own electrical work for my two business now btw. Been told to my face we don't want no stinking' college boy here once in a factory job. Refused to train me.
Here's some good reading for you. Apparently I'm not the only one apprehensive.
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/the-15-trillion-student-debt-bubble-is-about-to-pop-cm976619
What it all boils down to is government focus on economy. In other words...money.
The only thing that's going to give those children the kinds of opportunities that you had is...
1. Less government control over the economy. In other words...get the government out of the way.
2. What government control that is necessary, make sure it's focused on Main Street instead of Wall Street.
btw, this is EXACTLY what Trump is trying to do.
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