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Why Baby Boomers are richer than Gen X...

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  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    edited 29 July 2012 at 8:50PM
    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    How could I not get it? It's simplicity itself.

    Boomers were all careful, saving for a rainy day, never taking on any extra debt. It's why they are in the position they are in now, with lavish savings and expensive homes. The 20-35 somethings of today however are all lazy, consumption crazed, iphone owning good for nothings who just see "me me me" and "blame blame blame". They too could afford a house if they stopped spening £100 each weekend on vodka, and could probably afford a second home if they swapped their iphone for an alcatel.

    Exactly.....
    It does also appear that much of Gen X don't actually start work until their mid twenties.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    ILW wrote: »
    Exactly.....
    It does also appear that much of Gen X don't actually start work until their mid twenties.

    If at all...
  • moneyinmypocket
    moneyinmypocket Posts: 908 Forumite
    The yoof Only think of beer money and there sky sub
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    It is possible that they have just been around longer though.
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    These days, it seems like there is no escape from boomers.
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    ruggedtoast wrote: »
    These days, it seems like there is no escape from boomers.

    It's alright rugged when we peg it you hard done by Xers will get your hands on our money.
  • mystic_trev
    mystic_trev Posts: 5,434 Forumite
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    ukcarper wrote: »
    It's alright rugged when we peg it you hard done by Xers will get your hands on our money.

    I believe he's already booked his parents a one way trip to Switzerland ;)
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    mystic_trev wrote: »
    I believe he's already booked his parents a one way trip to Switzerland ;)

    I’m tempted to skip my kids and leave it to my grandchildren as my kids have more than I did at their age hard to believe I know.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    mystic_trev wrote: »
    I believe he's already booked his parents a one way trip to Switzerland ;)

    And they are leaving everything to a donkey sanctuary in Bolivia.
    Could explain the bitterness.
  • oldvicar
    oldvicar Posts: 1,088 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    It's alright rugged when we peg it you hard done by Xers will get your hands on our money.

    If I can't spend it before I go then I'm bloomin taking it with me !
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