According to the 2025 National Association of Realtors' Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report, 43% of younger millennials carry a median student debt of $30,000 with around 29% of older millennials having a median debt of $35,000. That's on top of the average millennial's credit card debt of $6,691, per Experian. Retirement? Seventy-five is optimistic. The American dream we were promised is behind us, and millennials, also known
Confidence among Millennials (28-43) fell dramatically this month, as their expectations for both the economy and their own finances fell by double digits. The same generation also cut spending expectations for the months ahead, though this was largely offset by improvements for Gen Z, who remain the most optimistic. Worries about the Budget, combined with the increase in the cost of living, have eroded confidence, with little sign that inflation will come down soon.
Those three small letters have become the topic of a generational debate that has been dividing the internet in recent months. The conversation started earlier this year across X, Threads, and Reddit when one user suggested: "Millennials use "lol" like STOP at the end of a telegram lol." In the comments millennials quickly defended their favorite acronym. "What of it?" one wrote. "Hold steady lads," another added. "In a culture that has taken everything from you, never let them strip you of your lols."
Many millennials reflect on their school days without the easy access to water that children have today, leading to questions about their hydration levels during childhood.
"I grew up in middle-class suburbia in the Midwest. Everything that is mentioned in the stereotypical free-range childhood is literally all the things my siblings and I experienced growing up. Outside all day, playing with all the other kids in the neighborhood, looking for our friends' bikes on the lawn to find out which house everyone was at."
As a millennial, financial insecurity has been a theme in my life for a while. But recently, it's grown louder, and I literally can't stop asking: WHERE IS THE GODDAMN MONEY?
Nicole expressed that even with both her and her husband's well-paying jobs, they find it difficult to afford a family home, saying, "We'd love to leave our apartment and get some space, but it just feels so out of reach."
Today, Gen Z and millennials are increasingly turning to co-buying homes with friends or family—not for countercultural reasons, but as a practical response to high housing prices.
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