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Around the Internet => Mustachianism Around the Web => Topic started by: bebegirl on June 05, 2017, 03:50:47 PM
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Just read this article recently:
'Psychologically scarred' millennials are killing dozens of industries — and it's their parents' fault
http://www.businessinsider.com/baby-boomers-caused-millennials-destructive-spending-habits-2017-6
I liked this extract: ))
"They don't buy napkins. They won't play golf. They aren't buying homes or cars. And they're not even eating at Buffalo Wild Wings"
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AppleBee's? Good riddance.
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Of course it mentions avocado toast!
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AppleBee's? Good riddance.
PREACH
I never understood how they stay in business...
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From a statistics standpoint, I find the argument that "Millennials don't have the same spending habits as their parents and it's a bad thing" to be humorous. Marketing has only been around for 3 generations, at best, and "experts" are claiming that a change in taste between generations is bad? Perhaps this is actually normal, and we simply haven't experienced enough cycles to know that. Big business makes big money because it has big risks. Dealing with changes in the marketplace is one of them.
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I like Applebee's. I am the world's least interesting man.
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And they're not even eating at Buffalo Wild Wings"
I tasted BWW at a party this weekend and all I can say is they are insane. I can't wait for an excuse to pick up some wings because those were fantastic!
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And they're not even eating at Buffalo Wild Wings"
I tasted BWW at a party this weekend and all I can say is they are insane. I can't wait for an excuse to pick up some wings because those were fantastic!
You don't need an excuse to pick up wings! What are you, some kind of millennial?
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And they're not even eating at Buffalo Wild Wings"
I tasted BWW at a party this weekend and all I can say is they are insane. I can't wait for an excuse to pick up some wings because those were fantastic!
I love BWW's food. My problem is their service and their cleanliness. A few friends and I used to go every week or every other week, and the service kept getting worse and worse. The last time, it took me an hour to get a beer, and two hours to get wings, and I got food poisoning. Never been back.
This article is funny. It's like no company ever failed before millennials existed.
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So long, suckers! I hate that these articles are all framed like millennials are stingy. Never that they're making smart financial choices. We're experiencing a housing bubble. If I didn't already have a house, I sure as hell wouldn't buy one now. I didn't have a diamond in my engagement ring, we don't eat out, and my most recent wardrobe additions came from a clothing swap at a friend's house. I guess we're millennials!
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And they're not even eating at Buffalo Wild Wings"
I tasted BWW at a party this weekend and all I can say is they are insane. I can't wait for an excuse to pick up some wings because those were fantastic!
I love BWW's food. My problem is their service and their cleanliness. A few friends and I used to go every week or every other week, and the service kept getting worse and worse. The last time, it took me an hour to get a beer, and two hours to get wings, and I got food poisoning. Never been back.
This article is funny. It's like no company ever failed before millennials existed.
They get away with it by being the only Wing place in town. The options around here are BWW or a dive bar, and as bad of service as BWW gives, the food can be pretty good.
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So we're overcoming our psychologic scars to destroy terrible restaurants? That'd be a good thing.
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When in college, 10 years ago now, I ate BWWs weekly. Would meet friends on Tuesday for 25 cent wings. Now I believe they are more than twice the price and over $1 each regular price, which is crazy. I've eaten there 3 times in the last 5 years, wings were smaller, service was bad, but it did taste good...
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Here's a different take on the avocado toast thing from a millennial economist who usually writes about migration and immigration data
https://medium.com/migration-issues/avocado-toast-is-ruining-this-country-44fa82afd248
So if you phrase it as “For $6.75 a week you can add a year’s worth of income to your retirement savings,” our avocado-toast-hating-old-person suddenly sounds pretty rational .
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Here's a different take on the avocado toast thing from a millennial economist who usually writes about migration and immigration data
https://medium.com/migration-issues/avocado-toast-is-ruining-this-country-44fa82afd248
So if you phrase it as “For $6.75 a week you can add a year’s worth of income to your retirement savings,” our avocado-toast-hating-old-person suddenly sounds pretty rational .
I think a major point is that it's hard to make rational choices, so we need to have certain social norms/rules of thumbs to enforce good behavior. I think MMM mentions that he never actually budgets out his total household expenses, he just sort of auto-pilots and naturally saves money. He does analyze, but usually optimizing specific things like cutting electric, rather than plotting out the whole budget.
I've gotten better at cutting out eating out and coffee expenses. Coffee habit used to be $60/month. Eliminating that nets a nominal pre-tax value of around $11,000 in 10 years, real value $8400 or so. But that's coffee 2/3 times a week at Starbucks or something, which most people think is totally normal. Had to really disabuse myself of "normal" on that.
Most people aren't thinking "I could buy a boat for this in 10 years" or "a year's worth of mustachian living expenses saved!"
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It has to be psychological scarring that makes young people avoid unhealthy chain food, wasting land with sprawl and golf courses, wasting forests on paper napkins, blowing money, energy, and exercise on expensive transportation, buying new clothes when the world is full of old clothes, etc. etc.
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AppleBee's? Good riddance.
PREACH
I never understood how they stay in business...
It's called a blondie, and it's a gift from the gods for those of us who never understood the whole chocolate obsession.
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AppleBee's? Good riddance.
PREACH
I never understood how they stay in business...
My friends and I used to go to Applebee's almost every weekend when we were undergraduates in college, lo these many years ago. It's a decent hangout spot if you're too young to get into bars.
Now I'm grossed out by the thought. All that sugar, fat and salt! And their food isn't even prepared on-site, but in giant industrial kitchens and shipped frozen. All they do at their outlets is heat it up.
I don't know why my tastes have changed so much. Either my palate has gotten better, now that I know what real food is, or else I've just gotten crankier in my middle age.
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I don't understand why "killing" some industry is somehow a sin. That's what happens with the passage of time. Stuff changes. What people want changes.
26 year old millennial checking in. I don't buy paper napkins or fabric softener. I don't eat at AppleBees, McDonald's, or Buffalo Wild Wings. I don't buy fancy new clothes. I don't play golf. I don't have a landline phone.
Though I've never had avocado toast. I do shop at Home Depot (does anyone really think they're going anywhere?).
"New" industries/companies that do see some of my money that come to mind: Amazon, Uber, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Adobe, Google, Dell, eBay, PayPal, etc.
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Well, I'm no millennial (snort) but last week, I made avocado toast for brunch. It was okay, but how is this different than ordering ANY thing for breakfast that could be made at home? This is just a bunch of words strung together to get people's attention. Meh.
As to you millennials: you'll be fine. Don't let this crap get to you.
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Gah... bloody old people.
It has to be smashed avocado.
And you have to pay $22 for it.
You guys just don't understand at all. Do you.
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Burn baby burn....
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"Millennial" is just a code word for young upper-middle class college-educated white people. That's what I get from most of these articles.
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I'm 43 and don't eat at any of these (gross) chains or use paper napkins or stupid chemicals like fabric softener either. Millennials sound pretty smart to me!
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Eh. I think millennials are used to being accused of causing all of the bad things in the world. It's been happening ever since we were born.
I'm 43 and don't eat at any of these (gross) chains or use paper napkins or stupid chemicals like fabric softener either. Millennials sound pretty smart to me!
I'm a very early Millennial, sometimes GenXer depending on where the article of the day draws the line. I've NEVER gotten fabric softener. You're paying to have your clothes beaten up faster?
But I have a strong dislike for fabric softener after buying this house I live in now. The people who owned this house before me used a lot of fabric softener and I had to practically take apart the washing machine to clean all of that blue goop out that was stuck inside the fabric softener dispenser area.
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I'm in the Gen X camp at 42. I have alot of millennial traits myself. I will say I've never had avocado toast, and don't really plan to (unless it's free).
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I love avocado toast (also avocado bagels), as avocados are the Fruit of the Gods. Cream cheese, avocado, salt, pepper, squirt of lime - so good! Never paid $$ for it though. Was making it long before it became A Thing, and will continue eating it long after it has ceased to be A Thing.
Napkins, or rather "paper products designed to wipe things" are a funny thing. Buying toilet paper AND tissues AND napkins AND paper towels is a high number of very similar products to have to keep up with. So I use a short paper towel if I really need a napkin, and I use toilet paper if I really need a tissue.
Barely eat any fast food (though there is a weak spot in my heart for Chick-fil-a). I can go to a local diner or happy hour at a bar and get a far more satisfying burger at a cheaper price than McDonalds/BK/etc..
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Napkins, or rather "paper products designed to wipe things" are a funny thing. Buying toilet paper AND tissues AND napkins AND paper towels is a high number of very similar products to have to keep up with. So I use a short paper towel if I really need a napkin, and I use toilet paper if I really need a tissue.
This is my (millennial) household too. We buy toilet paper and paper towels and that's it. My parents always buy Kleenex and napkins and whatnot too. It's really quite silly.
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Napkins, or rather "paper products designed to wipe things" are a funny thing. Buying toilet paper AND tissues AND napkins AND paper towels is a high number of very similar products to have to keep up with. So I use a short paper towel if I really need a napkin, and I use toilet paper if I really need a tissue.
This is my (millennial) household too. We buy toilet paper and paper towels and that's it. My parents always buy Kleenex and napkins and whatnot too. It's really quite silly.
I'm closer to Gen X than millennial, but we use cloth napkins and dish rags a bit more than paper towels. Using all that paper is just wasteful. Plus cloth napkins make us look fancy when friends come over.
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Napkins, or rather "paper products designed to wipe things" are a funny thing. Buying toilet paper AND tissues AND napkins AND paper towels is a high number of very similar products to have to keep up with. So I use a short paper towel if I really need a napkin, and I use toilet paper if I really need a tissue.
This is my (millennial) household too. We buy toilet paper and paper towels and that's it. My parents always buy Kleenex and napkins and whatnot too. It's really quite silly.
I'm closer to Gen X than millennial, but we use cloth napkins and dish rags a bit more than paper towels. Using all that paper is just wasteful. Plus cloth napkins make us look fancy when friends come over.
I suppose I should have clarified. I use that sort of thing too to minimize waste, but the paper products we do use/buy are only paper towels and toilet paper. I'm not quite willing to stop buying paper towels. Some things are not appropriate for reusable cloth napkins/rags/etc.
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They need to put another perforation in paper towels right down the center so you can also make square napkins from the roll. Boom! Million dollar idea of it isn't done already.
Oh yes... and those damn millenials and their avocado toast!!!
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My takeaway is that millennials are smarter and/or better informed than previous generations. Now 'scuse me while I go weep some crocodile tears over Applebee's.
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Napkins, or rather "paper products designed to wipe things" are a funny thing. Buying toilet paper AND tissues AND napkins AND paper towels is a high number of very similar products to have to keep up with. So I use a short paper towel if I really need a napkin, and I use toilet paper if I really need a tissue.
This is my (millennial) household too. We buy toilet paper and paper towels and that's it. My parents always buy Kleenex and napkins and whatnot too. It's really quite silly.
I'm closer to Gen X than millennial, but we use cloth napkins and dish rags a bit more than paper towels. Using all that paper is just wasteful. Plus cloth napkins make us look fancy when friends come over.
I suppose I should have clarified. I use that sort of thing too to minimize waste, but the paper products we do use/buy are only paper towels and toilet paper. I'm not quite willing to stop buying paper towels. Some things are not appropriate for reusable cloth napkins/rags/etc.
I wasn't trying to judge. I was more saying there's a reason paper sales are declining. We still use paper towels, too. I just try to minimize. They are definitely good for things that are health hazards like cat poo.
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I don't understand why "killing" some industry is somehow a sin. That's what happens with the passage of time. Stuff changes. What people want changes.
26 year old millennial checking in. I don't buy paper napkins or fabric softener. I don't eat at AppleBees, McDonald's, or Buffalo Wild Wings. I don't buy fancy new clothes. I don't play golf. I don't have a landline phone.
Though I've never had avocado toast. I do shop at Home Depot (does anyone really think they're going anywhere?).
"New" industries/companies that do see some of my money that come to mind: Amazon, Uber, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Adobe, Google, Dell, eBay, PayPal, etc.
Right? Millennials have "killed" a bunch of industries that are basically just not perceived as trendy or useful anymore. We've also "birthed" a bunch of industries that didn't exist previously - cold-pressed juice, blowout bars, subscription boxes, craft cocktails. We'll "kill" cable but make Netflix a behemoth, until somebody else comes up with something way more convenient or interesting than Netflix and it will either evolve or go the way of the passenger pigeon like the cable providers before it.
All it means is that we're spending our money on different stuff because tastes change over time. BFD. That happens constantly.
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They need to put another perforation in paper towels right down the center so you can also make square napkins from the roll. Boom! Million dollar idea of it isn't done already.
I'd totally buy those.
As it is, I'm annoyed that the last 6 pack of paper towel rolls I bought were not the ones with the perforation to make narrow pieces, so all of my paper towel napkins have ragged edges from me ripping a full piece in half.
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I don't understand why "killing" some industry is somehow a sin. That's what happens with the passage of time. Stuff changes. What people want changes.
26 year old millennial checking in. I don't buy paper napkins or fabric softener. I don't eat at AppleBees, McDonald's, or Buffalo Wild Wings. I don't buy fancy new clothes. I don't play golf. I don't have a landline phone.
Though I've never had avocado toast. I do shop at Home Depot (does anyone really think they're going anywhere?).
"New" industries/companies that do see some of my money that come to mind: Amazon, Uber, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Adobe, Google, Dell, eBay, PayPal, etc.
Right? Millennials have "killed" a bunch of industries that are basically just not perceived as trendy or useful anymore. We've also "birthed" a bunch of industries that didn't exist previously - cold-pressed juice, blowout bars, subscription boxes, craft cocktails. We'll "kill" cable but make Netflix a behemoth, until somebody else comes up with something way more convenient or interesting than Netflix and it will either evolve or go the way of the passenger pigeon like the cable providers before it.
All it means is that we're spending our money on different stuff because tastes change over time. BFD. That happens constantly.
I imagine local produce, thrift stores, phone apps, Youtube stars, and anything artisanal are doing pretty well right now.
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I don't understand why "killing" some industry is somehow a sin. That's what happens with the passage of time. Stuff changes. What people want changes.
26 year old millennial checking in. I don't buy paper napkins or fabric softener. I don't eat at AppleBees, McDonald's, or Buffalo Wild Wings. I don't buy fancy new clothes. I don't play golf. I don't have a landline phone.
Though I've never had avocado toast. I do shop at Home Depot (does anyone really think they're going anywhere?).
"New" industries/companies that do see some of my money that come to mind: Amazon, Uber, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Adobe, Google, Dell, eBay, PayPal, etc.
Right? Millennials have "killed" a bunch of industries that are basically just not perceived as trendy or useful anymore. We've also "birthed" a bunch of industries that didn't exist previously - cold-pressed juice, blowout bars, subscription boxes, craft cocktails. We'll "kill" cable but make Netflix a behemoth, until somebody else comes up with something way more convenient or interesting than Netflix and it will either evolve or go the way of the passenger pigeon like the cable providers before it.
All it means is that we're spending our money on different stuff because tastes change over time. BFD. That happens constantly.
I imagine local produce, thrift stores, phone apps, Youtube stars, and anything artisanal are doing pretty well right now.
Not to mention plastic glasses frames and cassette tape manufacturers, as well as Pabst Blue Ribbon's brewery and scarf knitters with Etsy shops.
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New Southpark song/episode- "Blame millennials, blame millennials..."
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All of those restaurants are gross. I am not a millennial either. WHen I eat out, which is very infrequently, I eat awesome food that isn't prepared by a teenager.
Forget about avocado toast. You can make that at home for 2 dollars.
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I'm starting to think it's actually a good thing that Gen X is forgotten and ignored as usual.
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What gets me is the same people screaming at millennials for mass industry manslaughter are very likely the same ones screaming about how we should leave everything (particularly health care) in the tender loving hands of the "free market."
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I'm starting to think it's actually a good thing that Gen X is forgotten and ignored as usual.
ha ha me too.
Though I did read an interesting article in the local free rag about real estate. About how boomers are starting to be "stuck". They want to downsize, but
- millenials don't want their McMansions
- millenials cannot afford their McMansions - they still have college loans.
- millenials want what boomers want - to live near cool stuff that they want to do, not out in the burbs
Then they mentioned the forgotten ones
- Xers lived through the recession in what should have been their prime earning years. Now they have kids' college to save for, and aging parents to help, and they often cannot afford to trade up out of the starter home - nor do they want the hassle of the McMansion, if they can afford it.
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I'm starting to think it's actually a good thing that Gen X is forgotten and ignored as usual.
ha ha me too.
Though I did read an interesting article in the local free rag about real estate. About how boomers are starting to be "stuck". They want to downsize, but
- millenials don't want their McMansions
- millenials cannot afford their McMansions - they still have college loans.
- millenials want what boomers want - to live near cool stuff that they want to do, not out in the burbs
Then they mentioned the forgotten ones
- Xers lived through the recession in what should have been their prime earning years. Now they have kids' college to save for, and aging parents to help, and they often cannot afford to trade up out of the starter home - nor do they want the hassle of the McMansion, if they can afford it.
Plus gen X was the baby bust, so there aren't enough of us to buy the McMansions if we even if we could or wanted to. Plus I would guess gen X is the most frugal cohort under 70.
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I'm starting to think it's actually a good thing that Gen X is forgotten and ignored as usual.
Gen X'ers killed both the BetaMax and VHS. They destroy industry. And contributed to mass manufacturing in China.
Feeling better Dougules?
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I'm starting to think it's actually a good thing that Gen X is forgotten and ignored as usual.
Gen X'ers killed both the BetaMax and VHS. They destroy industry. And contributed to mass manufacturing in China.
Feeling better Dougules?
Sure. I think I'll go back to being ignored now :)
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"Millennial" is just a code word for young upper-middle class college-educated white people. That's what I get from most of these articles.
I'm a millennial, but only barely.
I'm not sure I meet your definition (is 35 young?)
I have never had avocado toast.
I don't buy napkins, I won't play golf. I haven't been to Buffalo Wild Wings in 10 years (I used to like it, but now I rarely eat out, and when I do I go to restaurants with difficult to cook foods- like Indian). But I have bought 2 houses, and 1 car since I graduated college. So I don't fit that part of the article.
As a result, Greenberger says, millennials don't spend as freely as previous generations.
They'll avoid paying full price for clothing, something that is wreaking havoc on retailers like Macy's and Sears. They'll avoid investing in the stock market, having seen how investments can go wrong. If they're going to spend on a nice dinner, it is more likely to be at an independent restaurant that can provide a special experience than at the predictable Applebee's or Buffalo Wild Wings.
I'd say all that is pretty true about me.
But no effing way is my splurge $10 toast.
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This is great! But what's a diamond in the void?
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This is great! But what's a diamond in the void?
Fast food restaurants and diamonds are in the void. But diamonds in the void sounds cool. Like an album name
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I am a BB and never understood fabric softener either. I actually hate it. The smell is nasty. My kids don't like antique furniture and don't collect anything. I think that is common now for young people. Now us BB's are getting rid of crap we should have never collected and no one wants it:))
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The funniest thing I've read in the news lamenting about Millennials is how Millennials don't like to go to casinos and play slot machines. Ha! They thought Common Core math was ineffective. Now the kids know how probability works.
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I'm a millennial, but only barely.
Seems that we're both Xennials, born between 1977 and 1983: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-a-xennial-2017-6 (http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-a-xennial-2017-6).
It sounds like an alien race...
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This is great! But what's a diamond in the void?
Millennials have "killed off" chain restaurants and diamonds, apparently.
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This is great! But what's a diamond in the void?
Millennials have "killed off" chain restaurants and diamonds, apparently.
Yeah, I read it wrong, but now I get it. Except, I don't. Chain restaurants and diamonds are still thriving, aren't they? Or are they thriving in spite of millennials best efforts?
Oh nevermind. It was still a funny script. No need to ruin it.
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Every generation embraces some products, quits buying others; for example, people are buying fewer wrist watches and fewer paper books ... but more small electronics and more LuLa Roe leggings. Nothing new in that story -- just a change in details.
Generation-M spends differently, but not more wisely or more foolishly. For example, every M. I know personally -- even those who are doing well financially and who are long-range financial planners -- spends heavily on restaurants. I think everyone on this board will say that's not particularly a good value for the food dollar.
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This is great! But what's a diamond in the void?
Millennials have "killed off" chain restaurants and diamonds, apparently.
Yeah, I read it wrong, but now I get it. Except, I don't. Chain restaurants and diamonds are still thriving, aren't they? Or are they thriving in spite of millennials best efforts?
Oh nevermind. It was still a funny script. No need to ruin it.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/here-are-all-of-the-things-millennials-have-been-accused-of-killing-2017-05-22
http://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-endanger-casual-dining-restaurants-2017-5
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http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/12/millennials-dont-like-motorcycles-and-thats-killing-harleys-sales.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cheadline%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=104581572&yptr=yahoo
Millennials don’t like motorcycles, and that’s killing Harley’s sales
Boom. Another product down.
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http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/12/millennials-dont-like-motorcycles-and-thats-killing-harleys-sales.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cheadline%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=104581572&yptr=yahoo
Millennials don’t like motorcycles, and that’s killing Harley’s sales
Boom. Another product down.
I don't think Harley's have the same rebel sex appeal they used to. Whenever I see someone on a Harley, it's almost always a flabby sunburned old guy not wearing a helmet. I certainly don't aspsire to that.
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http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/12/millennials-dont-like-motorcycles-and-thats-killing-harleys-sales.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cheadline%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=104581572&yptr=yahoo
Millennials don’t like motorcycles, and that’s killing Harley’s sales
Boom. Another product down.
I don't think Harley's have the same rebel sex appeal they used to. Whenever I see someone on a Harley, it's almost always a flabby sunburned old guy not wearing a helmet. I certainly don't aspsire to that.
I'm not sure they ever had sex appeal. Every time I see one it's just loud and obnoxious. You could get the same effect for $5 at a burrito stand.
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I am a BB and never understood fabric softener either. I actually hate it. The smell is nasty. My kids don't like antique furniture and don't collect anything. I think that is common now for young people. Now us BB's are getting rid of crap we should have never collected and no one wants it:))
http://www.nextavenue.org/nobody-wants-parents-stuff/
I thought this article was really interesting and it definitely stands up to my experience. My IL's had inherited a ton of "antique" furniture/china/silver..etc from my GMIL who ran an antique business. They literally have their entire basement full of this stuff plus more in storage that they're paying every month for. They are always asking us to take some of the furniture, but we just don't want it. Big, heavy pieces of furniture with fussy carving that makes it hard to clean and harder to take with us when we move. They keep going out and buying more stuff stuff and crow about how great it will be when we get it all.
I feel like the next industry we destroy will be antique shops.
Antique shops destroyed, thrift shops booming. I'll be buying that furniture for pennies on the dollar some day.
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Late baby boomer or early Gen X here. I would love to get my hands onto a cheap antique dresser to replace the old Ikea one I've had for 20+ years.
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AppleBee's? Good riddance.
PREACH
I never understood how they stay in business...
It's called a blondie, and it's a gift from the gods for those of us who never understood the whole chocolate obsession.
http://www.food.com/recipe/applebees-maple-butter-blondie-327002
Now you need never go to Applebee's again! ;) And I agree with you on the chocolate nonsense. Just assume that we are missing a tastebud.
Antique shops destroyed, thrift shops booming. I'll be buying that furniture for pennies on the dollar some day.
Me too! I can't wait!
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Lol I'm loving this thread. It's always great when you see an article that cries "why aren't millennials saving??" followed closely by "why aren't millennials spending money??"
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http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/12/millennials-dont-like-motorcycles-and-thats-killing-harleys-sales.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cheadline%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=104581572&yptr=yahoo
Millennials don’t like motorcycles, and that’s killing Harley’s sales
Boom. Another product down.
Harley is running scared. They are doing their best to figure out millennials, since their demographic is aging rapidly. Other brands, like Ducati, are doing their best to appeal/market to milennials, with some success.
When I go out riding I see most of the younger riders either ride some sort of scrambler or standard/naked bike, with a few sportbikes and adventure bikes tossed in. They do not ride Harleys or touring bikes.
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"They don't buy napkins."
::overheard between grandma and my 4yo::
Kid: What are those?
MIL: These? They're Kleenex. Don't you have Kleenex?
Kid: Oh. Like in the bathroom.
MIL: In the bathroom?
Kid: Yeah. My daddy said Kleenex is just another name for toilet paper.
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Takeaways:
Kleenex totally is another name for toilet paper.
My husband is awesome.
My kid's going to be just fine.
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Had lunch outing with colleagues. Small talk with millennial:
Colleague: yeah, you can buy cheap gas at Costco so it makes sense to have membership
Millennial: well, I do not need gas. I do not have a car. I live in the city and take a bus to the office.
:)
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Had lunch outing with colleagues. Small talk with millennial:
Colleague: yeah, you can buy cheap gas at Costco so it makes sense to have membership
Millennial: well, I do not need gas. I do not have a car. I live in the city and take a bus to the office.
:)
Only a matter of time before we add Costco and Sam's Club to the hit list. With our lack of cars and small apartments, buying bulk isn't very practical.
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http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/12/millennials-dont-like-motorcycles-and-thats-killing-harleys-sales.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cheadline%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=104581572&yptr=yahoo
Millennials don’t like motorcycles, and that’s killing Harley’s sales
Boom. Another product down.
Harley is running scared. They are doing their best to figure out millennials, since their demographic is aging rapidly. Other brands, like Ducati, are doing their best to appeal/market to milennials, with some success.
When I go out riding I see most of the younger riders either ride some sort of scrambler or standard/naked bike, with a few sportbikes and adventure bikes tossed in. They do not ride Harleys or touring bikes.
Millennials are all about the cafe racers! If it's a restored 1970's cafe racer even better.
Or just do like my friend did and mod his harley to be look like a cafe racer.
(http://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s480x480/e15/13532056_143955039342381_1631957477_n.jpg)
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Harley has tried cafe racers before, but maybe it will stick the next time.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley-Davidson_XLCR
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Sweet! So in other words, different generations like different things.... sounds about right.
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Look, something millennials haven't killed!
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/06/21/millennials-are-the-most-likely-generation-of-americans-to-use-public-libraries/
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With yurts, campers and Wi-Fi, millennials fuel Minnesota camping boom (http://www.startribune.com/with-yurts-campers-and-wi-fi-millennials-fuel-minnesota-camping-boom/436053973/)
Another positive trend in Minnesota. The MN state parks system has attributed it's surge over the past few years to millennials.
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Applebees is for lower middle class date nights.
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Buying bulk has become a racket, and you really need to keep your eye on the power unit price. Retailers have figured out that people think that buying bulk is cheaper and don’t do the math. I went to buy paper towels the other day and the 6 rolls for $9.99 had 30 yards while the 2 rolls for $4.99 had 16 yards. Hopefully people, not just millenials, are starting to figure out all of the decontenting scams.
Maybe I am weird, but I am fine with Applebees. It isn’t awesome, but it is good place to take a family out once in awhile that doesn’t break the bank. I can usually find something decent to eat there.
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Buying bulk has become a racket, and you really need to keep your eye on the power unit price. Retailers have figured out that people think that buying bulk is cheaper and don’t do the math. I went to buy paper towels the other day and the 6 rolls for $9.99 had 30 yards while the 2 rolls for $4.99 had 16 yards. Hopefully people, not just millenials, are starting to figure out all of the decontenting scams.
Amazon is sometimes really bad about this. Do you want one item x for $30, or two for $80?
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Buying bulk has become a racket, and you really need to keep your eye on the power unit price. Retailers have figured out that people think that buying bulk is cheaper and don’t do the math. I went to buy paper towels the other day and the 6 rolls for $9.99 had 30 yards while the 2 rolls for $4.99 had 16 yards. Hopefully people, not just millenials, are starting to figure out all of the decontenting scams.
Amazon is sometimes really bad about this. Do you want one item x for $30, or two for $80?
I've noticed this at Target too. Buy 1lb of cheese for $4, or 2lb for $9. Then they'll put the 2lb on sale, "Only $8.49".
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Buying bulk has become a racket, and you really need to keep your eye on the power unit price. Retailers have figured out that people think that buying bulk is cheaper and don’t do the math. I went to buy paper towels the other day and the 6 rolls for $9.99 had 30 yards while the 2 rolls for $4.99 had 16 yards. Hopefully people, not just millenials, are starting to figure out all of the decontenting scams.
Amazon is sometimes really bad about this. Do you want one item x for $30, or two for $80?
I've noticed this at Target too. Buy 1lb of cheese for $4, or 2lb for $9. Then they'll put the 2lb on sale, "Only $8.49".
I just bought two pillows off of Amazon. Single pillows were full price at $19.99 each, while a bundle of two pillows (nothing else, just two of the same pillows) were "on sale" at $49.99 (marked down from $59.99). The price of the single pillows hadn't changed in months. (Lucked out there - they're the most comfortable pillows ever.)
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The price of the single pillows hadn't changed in months. (Lucked out there - they're the most comfortable pillows ever.)
..and you know this because of your millenial-use of camelcamelcamel, AIR?
(and you know what AIR means because you're a good millenial :)
Millennials are all about the cafe racers! If it's a restored 1970's cafe racer even better.
Or just do like my friend did and mod his harley to be look like a cafe racer.
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Agreed, cafe racers have the right design 'aesthetic' to appeal to millenials. Don't know what it is... they are just so stripped down and sexy. Reminiscent of our obsession with eating/shopping/living in repurposed old factories/warehouses with exposed ceilings and steel beams.
(disclaimer: I don't ride motorcycles. disclaimer on the disclaimer: I think that makes my opinion more valid not less, on something like this.
My roommate does ride a motorcycle and when he first showed me some cafe racers I immediately thought they were cool.)
I love avocado toast (also avocado bagels), as avocados are the Fruit of the Gods. Cream cheese, avocado, salt, pepper, squirt of lime - so good! Never paid $$ for it though. Was making it long before it became A Thing, and will continue eating it long after it has ceased to be A Thing.
Napkins, or rather "paper products designed to wipe things" are a funny thing. Buying toilet paper AND tissues AND napkins AND paper towels is a high number of very similar products to have to keep up with. So I use a short paper towel if I really need a napkin, and I use toilet paper if I really need a tissue.
Barely eat any fast food (though there is a weak spot in my heart for Chick-fil-a). I can go to a local diner or happy hour at a bar and get a far more satisfying burger at a cheaper price than McDonalds/BK/etc..
I'd totally buy those.
As it is, I'm annoyed that the last 6 pack of paper towel rolls I bought were not the ones with the perforation to make narrow pieces, so all of my paper towel napkins have ragged edges from me ripping a full piece in half.
Does anyone else ever experience that moment where you are reading something on here and the thought runs through your mind "We should date."
edited to add: "...stammers..er.. I mean, if you aren't a girl, a single one at that, who lives in the southeastern US and would find that kind of comment funny (and flattering?), then I mean, it probably won't work.."
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Sweet! So in other words, different generations like different things.... sounds about right.
Well said. Industries dying (and new ones being born) is not a bad thing. Wasn't it Schumpeter who described capitalism as "creative destruction"?
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I'm not sure they ever had sex appeal. Every time I see one it's just loud and obnoxious. You could get the same effect for $5 at a burrito stand.
Thank you for literally making me LOL while reading this at work on my lunch break!
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AppleBee's? Good riddance.
PREACH
I never understood how they stay in business...
My friends and I used to go to Applebee's almost every weekend when we were undergraduates in college, lo these many years ago. It's a decent hangout spot if you're too young to get into bars.
Now I'm grossed out by the thought. All that sugar, fat and salt! And their food isn't even prepared on-site, but in giant industrial kitchens and shipped frozen. All they do at their outlets is heat it up.
I don't know why my tastes have changed so much. Either my palate has gotten better, now that I know what real food is, or else I've just gotten crankier in my middle age.
I used to eat at Applebee's occasionally. Then one day I tried to order some shrimp entree; I forget exactly what.
Waitperson: Oh, we're out of that, but you could have [other shrimp entree].
Me: Why don't you just use the same shrimp that you would've used to make the...oh. You don't actually cook here.
Never went back. ^^ I could nuke a $1.99 Lean Cuisine for a similar (but probably healthier) effect.
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I was chatting with one of my fellow millennial coworkers the other day about diamonds and how our generation is killing that industry off. Neither of us knows anyone in our age group who finds diamonds appealing at all. I wouldn't want them even if they were free, because I don't like or wear jewelry at all. The whole industry seems like a scam to me, honestly.
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Had lunch outing with colleagues. Small talk with millennial:
Colleague: yeah, you can buy cheap gas at Costco so it makes sense to have membership
Millennial: well, I do not need gas. I do not have a car. I live in the city and take a bus to the office.
:)
Only a matter of time before we add Costco and Sam's Club to the hit list. With our lack of cars and small apartments, buying bulk isn't very practical.
Somebody needs a Rolser :)
While most of the people at my downtown Vancouver Costco location still use their cars, every trip I take I see at least one other person with a Rolser, who walked to Costco and is going to walk home. By definition, their walking-distance home is unlikely to larger than 650 square feet. I have 420 sq ft myself. If you're organized, you can usually find a place for the larger sizes. Others split large packages of staples like toilet paper or batteries with friends. They go together and split the rent on the car-share, of which we have 3 choices. Car sharing is massively successful in Vancouver and got its traction locally when millenials hit driving age. Gen X and millenials are the primary users.
A lot of products are half-price or better compared with my local grocery store, and with the excellent return policy, Costco isn't going anywhere.
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Had lunch outing with colleagues. Small talk with millennial:
Colleague: yeah, you can buy cheap gas at Costco so it makes sense to have membership
Millennial: well, I do not need gas. I do not have a car. I live in the city and take a bus to the office.
:)
Only a matter of time before we add Costco and Sam's Club to the hit list. With our lack of cars and small apartments, buying bulk isn't very practical.
Somebody needs a Rolser :)
While most of the people at my downtown Vancouver Costco location still use their cars, every trip I take I see at least one other person with a Rolser, who walked to Costco and is going to walk home. By definition, their walking-distance home is unlikely to larger than 650 square feet. I have 420 sq ft myself. If you're organized, you can usually find a place for the larger sizes. Others split large packages of staples like toilet paper or batteries with friends. They go together and split the rent on the car-share, of which we have 3 choices. Car sharing is massively successful in Vancouver and got its traction locally when millenials hit driving age. Gen X and millenials are the primary users.
A lot of products are half-price or better compared with my local grocery store, and with the excellent return policy, Costco isn't going anywhere.
We live in downtown Vancouver and bring our neon pink cat stroller to Costco. It has surprisingly good carrying capacity - up to 40-50 lbs, and a lot of volume. It's also very maneuverable in tight spaces, which is great for weaving in and out of those massive Costco shopping carts.
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Anyone else thinking of ways to invest based on this thread? ;)
I mean I'm all for low cost passively managed index funds too (I actually don't own any single stocks and never have), but if I were to 'gaze into the future' based on the buying preferences of up and coming generations like the millenials, this thread would be a good guide.
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Anyone else thinking of ways to invest based on this thread? ;)
I mean I'm all for low cost passively managed index funds too (I actually don't own any single stocks and never have), but if I were to 'gaze into the future' based on the buying preferences of up and coming generations like the millenials, this thread would be a good guide.
I'd say Mustachian millenials are a very bad group of consumers to base such wide projections on. :) I know more peers that subscribe to expensive-bullshit-in-a-box-weekly plans than take cat strollers to Costco.
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I was chatting with one of my fellow millennial coworkers the other day about diamonds and how our generation is killing that industry off. Neither of us knows anyone in our age group who finds diamonds appealing at all. I wouldn't want them even if they were free, because I don't like or wear jewelry at all. The whole industry seems like a scam to me, honestly.
The big demand for diamond rings actually was a scheme concocted not really very long ago. And until relatively recently the De Beers company held a virtual monopoly on diamonds. They were a pretty evil company.
https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/diamond-de-beers-marketing-campaign
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Anyone else thinking of ways to invest based on this thread? ;)
I mean I'm all for low cost passively managed index funds too (I actually don't own any single stocks and never have), but if I were to 'gaze into the future' based on the buying preferences of up and coming generations like the millenials, this thread would be a good guide.
The answer is very clearly avocado toast.
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I was chatting with one of my fellow millennial coworkers the other day about diamonds and how our generation is killing that industry off. Neither of us knows anyone in our age group who finds diamonds appealing at all. I wouldn't want them even if they were free, because I don't like or wear jewelry at all. The whole industry seems like a scam to me, honestly.
The big demand for diamond rings actually was a scheme concocted not really very long ago. And until relatively recently the De Beers company held a virtual monopoly on diamonds. They were a pretty evil company.
https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/diamond-de-beers-marketing-campaign
This pretty much sums it up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giu23Ii3PAA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giu23Ii3PAA)
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AppleBee's? Good riddance.
PREACH
I never understood how they stay in business...
My friends and I used to go to Applebee's almost every weekend when we were undergraduates in college, lo these many years ago. It's a decent hangout spot if you're too young to get into bars.
Now I'm grossed out by the thought. All that sugar, fat and salt! And their food isn't even prepared on-site, but in giant industrial kitchens and shipped frozen. All they do at their outlets is heat it up.
I don't know why my tastes have changed so much. Either my palate has gotten better, now that I know what real food is, or else I've just gotten crankier in my middle age.
I used to eat at Applebee's occasionally. Then one day I tried to order some shrimp entree; I forget exactly what.
Waitperson: Oh, we're out of that, but you could have [other shrimp entree].
Me: Why don't you just use the same shrimp that you would've used to make the...oh. You don't actually cook here.
Never went back. ^^ I could nuke a $1.99 Lean Cuisine for a similar (but probably healthier) effect.
I don't know how much food prep is done at Applebee's. Restaurants that make the food there, prepare it earlier in the day, and cook and add the final touches after you order it. So they could be out of chicken marsala, but still have fried chicken even if they make it in house.
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Eh. I think millennials are used to being accused of causing all of the bad things in the world. It's been happening ever since we were born.
I'm 43 and don't eat at any of these (gross) chains or use paper napkins or stupid chemicals like fabric softener either. Millennials sound pretty smart to me!
I'm a very early Millennial, sometimes GenXer depending on where the article of the day draws the line. I've NEVER gotten fabric softener. You're paying to have your clothes beaten up faster?
But I have a strong dislike for fabric softener after buying this house I live in now. The people who owned this house before me used a lot of fabric softener and I had to practically take apart the washing machine to clean all of that blue goop out that was stuck inside the fabric softener dispenser area.
Vinegar. I dumped something like 10 gallons of vinegar into the washing machine at my last place, let it sit, agitated, etc. Over and over. What was finally rinsed out was pretty gross, but washer seemed a LOT cleaner.
I'd do it to my current washer, but it's terminally ill and the new one is being delivered soon. SpeedQueen! Expensive, but will hopefully last as long as the current one did (about 30 years).
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Anyone else thinking of ways to invest based on this thread? ;)
I mean I'm all for low cost passively managed index funds too (I actually don't own any single stocks and never have), but if I were to 'gaze into the future' based on the buying preferences of up and coming generations like the millenials, this thread would be a good guide.
Hearing aids and stuff for hearing loss. Seriously, headphones and earbuds - not good for your hearing. It may have gotten slightly better the last couple years, just because I can't hear everyone's music, but that damage is done. Between the Baby Boomers and then the self-inflected hearing loss of Millennials, there will be a lot of demand.
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Anyone else thinking of ways to invest based on this thread? ;)
I mean I'm all for low cost passively managed index funds too (I actually don't own any single stocks and never have), but if I were to 'gaze into the future' based on the buying preferences of up and coming generations like the millenials, this thread would be a good guide.
Hearing aids and stuff for hearing loss. Seriously, headphones and earbuds - not good for your hearing. It may have gotten slightly better the last couple years, just because I can't hear everyone's music, but that damage is done. Between the Baby Boomers and then the self-inflected hearing loss of Millennials, there will be a lot of demand.
I hear people's music just fine, and that's when I have my own ear buds in. I've never understood why you need your music so loud that I can hear it over my own. Unless that's a symptom of their hearing loss already? I've always had good hearing, and I like it that way, so I've always kept my music pretty low. Plus, I like to be aware of what's going on around me.
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Anyone else thinking of ways to invest based on this thread? ;)
I mean I'm all for low cost passively managed index funds too (I actually don't own any single stocks and never have), but if I were to 'gaze into the future' based on the buying preferences of up and coming generations like the millenials, this thread would be a good guide.
I'd say Mustachian millenials are a very bad group of consumers to base such wide projections on. :) I know more peers that subscribe to expensive-bullshit-in-a-box-weekly plans than take cat strollers to Costco.
No I'm not suggesting to invest based on Mustachian millenials, just Millenials. They (we) are the biggest generational segment of the population now, so our buying choices will heavily impact the future for the next 30 - 80 years.
Taking your example, I would be looking for a way to invest in "expensive-bullshit-in-a-box-weekly plan" companies.