Things I miss:
- $5 footlongs
- 24/7 Walmart
- Gas under $2
- The dollar menu actually being a dollar
- The value of $20 in 2007
- Blockbuster on a Friday night
- Pizza Hut buffet
- Needing only one streaming service
- The economy before it developed character
- Hope 😭
My dad retired at 59
I will not
He had a pension. I have a 401k I can barely fund.
He bought his house at 28.
I can't touch a down payment at 30.
He paid $90 a month for health insurance. I pay $430.
At dinner he told me I need to be smarter with money.
I nodded.
Didn't tell him his entire life was built on an economy that no longer exists.
Didn't tell him my generation is paying for his Social Security while ours gets gutted.
Didn't tell him the ladder he climbed got pulled up right after him.
Just passed the potatoes.
Make it make sense
Look at the generational difference -
1990s:
• Get a university degree
• Get a 9–5 job
• Suit and tie
• Get promoted
• Get married at 21
• Buy a house at 25
• 4 kids, 1 dog
• Retire at 60
2026:
• Survive… Show more