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Millennials are exhausted by working more for less.
(www.theguardian.com)
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Millennial and I'm making over twice at much as I was in 2012. 🤷♀️
So am I. My rent however is three times as much (for a worse apartment), food is 2-6x as expensive, gas is... shockingly about the same but it was killer in 2012 too. Utilities are up, insurance is at 250%, medical aid remains unaffordable even with insurance, and I'm older will more medical problems, less energy, and it's harder to learn new things. Oh and I'm in much more debt due to all the previously mentioned things, so I don't even have space on credit cards for emergency purchases.
And 9/10 people I talk to are in the same situation.
Sounds rough. But I wasn't trying to invalidate the other guy (nor you now), just making a point that individual circumstances don't dictate the state of things overall.
Guess the juxtaposition by itself was too subtle to convey that, lol. Oh well.
And able to afford a third as much..
Even adjusted for inflation?
Nope, 66% increase then, just checked.