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Generation Whine

HAMISH_MCTAVISH
HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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in Debate House Prices & the Economy
Read this elsewhere today....

Kippers "Kids In Parents' Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings"

Ipods "Infantile Posse of Over-indulged Drunks"

Sounds about right with all the house price whiners on here.....
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”
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  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Did you know that kids are more than often bailing out parents now?

    Was an article on it not all that long ago. Main reason, was again, house prices. It's caught out the older generation too, especially those who have re-mortgaged.

    They find themselves with a house, but no money to live on in retirement.
  • Strings
    Strings Posts: 150 Forumite
    People will always moan no matter what generation it is.
  • 1984ReturnsForReal_2
    1984ReturnsForReal_2 Posts: 15,431 Forumite
    Generation !!!!!!
    Not Again
  • Chris2685
    Chris2685 Posts: 1,212 Forumite
    I lolled.

    Generalisation of a whole generation is just silly.
  • doire_2
    doire_2 Posts: 2,280 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
    Read this elsewhere today....

    Kippers "Kids In Parents' Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings"

    Ipods "Infantile Posse of Over-indulged Drunks"

    Sounds about right with all the house price whiners on here.....


    Says the man who got a helping hand to buy his first property
  • LilacPixie
    LilacPixie Posts: 8,052 Forumite
    Hamish how old are you?
    MF aim 10th December 2020 :j:eek:
    MFW 2012 no86 OP 0/2000 :D
  • 1984ReturnsForReal_2
    1984ReturnsForReal_2 Posts: 15,431 Forumite
    lilacpixie wrote: »
    hamish how old are you?



    4.....................
    Not Again
  • ninky_2
    ninky_2 Posts: 5,872 Forumite
    interesting article in today's telegraph suggests they have plenty to whine about. those born after 1979 have had things far harder than the baby boomers who fail to see the struggle simply because they don't have to live through it.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/7974527/The-Boomers-bonanza-has-left-precious-little-for-the-rest-of-us.html


    Via demographic accident and bloody-minded selfishness, the Baby Boomers have come to monopolise the country's wealth, politics and culture.
    They had the decent pensions, the nice houses, the free education and left their children with nothing but debt.
    Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron
  • Percy1983
    Percy1983 Posts: 5,244 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Well my mum at least admits I have got it tougher than she did, but she can't do anything to help me out... I will just keep saving I suppose.
    Have my first business premises (+4th business) 01/11/2017
    Quit day job to run 3 businesses 08/02/2017
    Started third business 25/06/2016
    Son born 13/09/2015
    Started a second business 03/08/2013
    Officially the owner of my own business since 13/01/2012
  • Chris2685
    Chris2685 Posts: 1,212 Forumite
    ninky wrote: »
    interesting article in today's telegraph suggests they have plenty to whine about. those born after 1979 have had things far harder than the baby boomers who fail to see the struggle simply because they don't have to live through it.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/7974527/The-Boomers-bonanza-has-left-precious-little-for-the-rest-of-us.html


    Via demographic accident and bloody-minded selfishness, the Baby Boomers have come to monopolise the country's wealth, politics and culture.
    They had the decent pensions, the nice houses, the free education and left their children with nothing but debt.

    Interesting article, but more interesting are the comments at the bottom! There are some real nuggets of people's opinions down there!
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