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.
“GEN Z DOESN’T DRINK”
“GEN Z DOESN’T DATE”
“GEN Z DOESN’T BUY HOUSES”
“GEN Z DOESN’T HAVE KIDS”
“GEN Z DOESN’T SMILE”
Maybe because:
• They graduated into a pandemic
• Job hunted into an AI apocalypse
• Entered the housing market when rates hit 8%
• Watched a world war start before they turned 25
• Got their first paycheck and lost 30% to taxes they’ll never see benefits from
• Student loans kicked in the same month rent doubled
• Were told to “just network” during two years of lockdown
• Grew up on social media designed to make them feel worthless
• Watched billionaires add trillions during COVID while they lost their jobs
• Inherited a planet that’s literally on fire
• Were promised the American Dream and handed the American Bill
But yeah.
It’s the avocado toast.
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 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. Just passed the bread.
My boomer uncle told me to just buy a house and stop renting.
I make $58,000 a year.
The cheapest house in my city is $380,000.
I’d need $76,000 for a 20% down payment.
I save $400 a month when everything goes right.
That’s 15 years of perfect months just to get to the front door.
No car repairs. No medical bills. No emergencies. No life.
Just saving.
He bought his first house at 29 with 3 months of salary.
Then told me I need better priorities.
i don’t give a single fuck why a woman chooses an abortion. she could’ve simply decided she doesn’t want to be pregnant anymore. her partner could’ve looked at her the wrong way. fetus deletus for any reason idgaf.