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I have pretty much accepted that I will likely never own a home and will probably never buy a new car right off the lot. I will be about 42 by the time I pay off my student loans and then I can start thinking about saving money for retirement.

I don't understand why some older people can't acknowledge that the younger generation is worse off. I think part of the reason is that even though necessities like homes, education, energy, food, transportation and fuel have the younger generation selling their souls, many "lifestyle" things have become cheaper and better (things like travelling, electronics/luxury items). As much as I complain about the price of airfare to Europe now, it was crazy expensive to my father's generation. To many older people, it makes the younger generation look like a bunch of playboys since "fun" things are more accessible and cheaper on comparison.