I am writing this post as a millennial who is married to another millennial.
I, ironically, used to be really irritated by the thrown about term of 'millennial'. We all have different paths in life. We come from different backgrounds, have different dreams and hopes and vastly different circumstances. This means generalising will often be difficult and lead to errors. Having said this, it doesn't mean that we don't share common concerns.
My objective is to chronicle my financial journey and share some information I find useful and interesting.
So to start with, what are the main areas of concern for a millennial?
1) Housing- anyone who has opened any newspaper in the last decade knows about this one. I am UK based so it's possible it's even more pronounced for us here than elsewhere. There simply aren't enough houses built for a growing population on a small island which impacts affordability (a lot more to come on this later)
2) Employment- with Brexit looming ahead of us, it is even more apparent that a lot of our generation is reliant on zero hours contracts and increasingly insecure unemployment.
3) General life- We are the first generation to have grown up with the immense potential of the internet and it is really easy to feel overwhelmed and inadequate when faced with the bizarrely transparent lives of the rich and wealthy. How do we feel satisfied?
I, ironically, used to be really irritated by the thrown about term of 'millennial'. We all have different paths in life. We come from different backgrounds, have different dreams and hopes and vastly different circumstances. This means generalising will often be difficult and lead to errors. Having said this, it doesn't mean that we don't share common concerns.
My objective is to chronicle my financial journey and share some information I find useful and interesting.
So to start with, what are the main areas of concern for a millennial?
1) Housing- anyone who has opened any newspaper in the last decade knows about this one. I am UK based so it's possible it's even more pronounced for us here than elsewhere. There simply aren't enough houses built for a growing population on a small island which impacts affordability (a lot more to come on this later)
2) Employment- with Brexit looming ahead of us, it is even more apparent that a lot of our generation is reliant on zero hours contracts and increasingly insecure unemployment.
3) General life- We are the first generation to have grown up with the immense potential of the internet and it is really easy to feel overwhelmed and inadequate when faced with the bizarrely transparent lives of the rich and wealthy. How do we feel satisfied?
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