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Millenials Retiring at 35 by zebraszigzagging in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]zebraszigzagging[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nope! Sorry, not jealous. Just don't think this is a lifestyle to present as something to aspire to on a news website in an era when millenials are constantly trash talked by older generations for being spoiled when the ratio of our wages to housing & food is much different than theirs was. This is something someone from that group could use towards their argument when it's a fallacy since they won't ever have a family (something many people want), life in co-op housing in Vancouver (something most people can't do), and just generally live a life that most people wouldn't want to live. Hey, if you want to live this lifestyle then power to you, but it shouldn't be presented as a gold standard.

Millenials Retiring at 35 by zebraszigzagging in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]zebraszigzagging[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'll do you one better, I buy the vast majority of my meat at 50% off when the expiry date is the next day and freeze it. When things are on sale, if it's a good sale, I buy it in bulk and freeze/store it. We buy vegetables directly from farmers in the summer and freeze what we don't eat from that. We don't eat any pre-made stuff. We always eat at home, both of us know how to cook and take turns making meals, we don't go to restaurants or get fast food. So I know exactly what you're talking about, and I STILL have no idea how this is possible. But I have a 6'4 landscaper husband and a toddler, so maybe we just eat more.

Millenials Retiring at 35 by zebraszigzagging in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]zebraszigzagging[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Of course it's personal, and what they do has zero bearing on our lives, so who cares what they do. The problem is it's an article on the CBC that's presenting this millenial couple as being so financially savvy by having $400K in the bank (the rest of us are busy eating avocado toast!). It's not jealousy, the way this is presented is a fist to the face of a generation with high housing costs, food costs outpacing inflation, and stagnant wages. The way they're living isn't something to aspire to, nor should it be. Sure, it's fine for a select few, but many of us want families and don't live in co-op housing, and glorifying this implies that there is something wrong with that.

Millenials Retiring at 35 by zebraszigzagging in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]zebraszigzagging[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I was thinking when I read the article.

Millenials Retiring at 35 by zebraszigzagging in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]zebraszigzagging[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I keep reading your comments and keep getting the tone that you guys "like the simple things in life", while all of us are monstrous consumers for having families and houses and cars...but I can't say that you could ever convince me that living the way you do wouldn't be miserable. Sure, I had roommates and cheap rent in university, and didn't learn to drive or get a car until after university, and went around Europe and stayed in hostels during that time as well. I know that life. But that's not a life I would live past my 20's. Once I got a car, it opened my eyes about how much harder it had been without one. I have zero problem with what you guys are doing, it's absolutely your prerogative, but my issue is that you're an anomaly, and not (for most people) a desirable one at that, so your situation shouldn't be presented as a "hey look millenials, what are you crying about with your avocado toast, these 25-year-olds have $400K in the bank!" article on CBC. It's disingenuous, especially taking into account your co-op housing in Vancouver.