re: Millennials earn 20% less than Boomers did at same stage of life

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that's the problem. kids today think they are entitled to a 80k M-F 9 to 5 job right out of the gate.

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they should be entitled to be able to support themselves. Period.

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they should be entitled to be able to support themselves. Period

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What???

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you were a glorified gas pumper I should hope not

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A man does what he has to do. Your not entitled to jack shite.

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Actual work seems to be beneath them

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I mean... the main reason people go to school is so they don't have to do physical labor.

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A man does what he has to do.

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so we should just take it up the arse and be grateful we're at least getting fricked?

If you are competent, you wouldn't be getting fricked for long.

If you're taking an hour and a half lunch break to smoke weed then do a half arse job when you do show up then you get what you deserve.

*this is not an argument against weed, I think it should be legal.

I thought he was trolling with the entitled comment, but I guess he was serious.

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so we should just take it up the arse and be grateful we're at least getting fricked?

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All I thought about is how can I pay my rent and eat for This month......That's still how I think....If I can get a few months ahead.....Yay....But yeah.....As you get older you get more ahead. If you need more security go hide under your momma's blanket.

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My parents, on the otherhand lived in a mobile home, then shared a house with another family before buying a house when they were in their 30's. My dad was an engineer

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Yeah friend of mines dad was an engineer and they had a 1200 Sq ft wooden home, and used cars. All of our dad's worked on the cars, no one paid an auto shop.

Most dad worked a boatload of overtime so we could afford our 2 br. 1000 Sq foot home for 5 ppl.

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that's the problem. kids today think they are entitled to a 80k M-F 9 to 5 job right out of the gate.

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with a degree most feel they're entitled to a job that can pay for the basic bills.. 1 bedroom apartment, car payment, phone bill, internet, insurance, food, utilities, student loan, internet.

$1,000 apartment
$125 utilities
$250 car payment
$125 student loan
$65 phone
$50 internet
$150 insurances
$250 food
Total ($2,015) before 401k, recreation, etc.

Get a job paying $35k requiring a degree and 2-3 years of experience.. bring home ~$2,450/month. So before 401k, recreation, any other debts, car repairs/doctor visits/medical shite, or general life things that cost money... $435/month to work with. It's doable but more often than not you sacrifice to pay bills. If you want to pay your student loans off in less than 10 years.. forget about it

One of the main reasons millennials stay at home and so frequently split rent into their 30's. It does get better, though. Especially for those that work hard. There's just an obscenely high barrier to entry right out of the gate.