BOOMER MOM: “You eat out too much.”
GEN Z: “I cook every night.”
BOOMER MOM: “Groceries can’t be that expensive.”
GEN Z: “I spent $310 last week.”
BOOMER MOM: “For one person?!”
GEN Z: “Eggs are $7. Chicken is $9 a pound.”
BOOMER MOM: “You’re shopping wrong.”
GEN Z: “Store brand. Sales. Coupons. Everything.”
BOOMER MOM: “We fed a family of four for $100 a week.”
GEN Z: “That was 1987.”
BOOMER MOM: “Excuses.”
Walmart made $16 billion in profit last year.
Grocery bills up 36% since 2020.
But sure.
I just don’t know how to shop.
I am very blessed and lucky
We’re at that special place where it still feels like family at these shows
And I still feel understood by you all
I don’t want anything more than that
Stop asking us why we can't save.
Stop asking why we don't get a better job.
Stop asking us why we're not having children.
Stop asking us why we're not buying homes.
Ask corporations why they're paying their employees low wages.