I’m 33… listened to ALL the boomer advice I could get. Worked hard in a trade… saved money… went without tons (internet, streaming, car, smart phone, eating out)… avoided ALL debt…
After several years living like this I was able to buy a very reasonable home in a good neighborhood with a VERY small mortgage (lots of cash down). I just bought a second property and built a small home on it. 2 homes by 33, one with a mortgage less than a third of rent one I own cash out. No other debt.
The Boomers have GREAT advice. People just want to skip to the end. Boomers went without almost everything we take for granted today. Internet, phone plans, cable, college, ext were not really things for them. And homes were much smaller (less bills, less taxes, lest build cost). It was easier for them to save their money. Today we need to choose to go without to save.
Today everyone wants a McMansion. No one wants to go without. People think 100k college debt for a low paying job is necessary. They turn their noses up at the trades. They refuse to walk, bus, bike to work. They don’t want to save up. They just want to bitch about how hard it is for them.
Edit: just found out, I am actually 34 years old lol
I was teaching a class at my local homeschool group. I was going over nutrition and health. Several kids said they don’t like vegetables. Me being an adult and knowing deep down they would like vegetables if they only tried it, I pressed the issue. I would say things like, “do you like pizza?” And the whole class responded with, “YES!” “Do you like potato chips?” “YES!” “Do you like pop corn?” “YES!” “See? ALL those things are made with vegetables. You ALL love vegetables whether you know it or not.” Then I was able to get the kid admit they love vegetables and got them to try some.
Kids are highly malleable. You just need to get the thought in their head and they will run with it.
Perhaps I just had better role models than you. The boomers in my life advised me to go into a trade, avoid debt, and buy a SMALL house after I save up a substantial down payment to keep my mortgage short and small. I can always buy a bigger house down the road when my first house gets more value.
“"Housing prices always go up, own more than one"... That's some boomer shit.”
That is GREAT advice, why scoff at it? Following the advice of the boomers in my life I was able to do it. I’ve been working a trade for less than 10 years and my wife is a home maker/ home schooling mom. We are by no means rich. We just work hard and save our money. We did this while raising two kids.