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In reply to the discussion: Millennials earn 20% less than Boomers did at same stage of life [View all]YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)25. If you are within 1946 to 1964 you are a baby boomer.
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Ten years earlier a lot of people were caught up with Vietnam. My draft number was so low
Hoyt
Jan 2017
#10
Thank you. ITA it's much harder to find a "good" job than it used to be. There have been
raccoon
Jan 2017
#43
I was borne in the 1960s .... we have nothing in common with the baby boomers
etherealtruth
Jan 2017
#11
It's the Late Boomers that are being compared with Early Millennials
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2017
#49
They are comparing the net worth of 25-34 year olds in 2013 to that of 25-34 year olds in 1989
progree
Jan 2017
#33
My guess is that for a lot of boomers, that $143K net worth is mostly house n/t
TexasBushwhacker
Jan 2017
#37
what % of time at "work" does the avg millenial spend on cell phones or net surfing on the clock nt
msongs
Jan 2017
#15
Sort of like how the older crowd here rushes to DU to post what they're watching on TV
TransitJohn
Jan 2017
#28
Not at all alike. Watching TV is another leisure activity, which it has always been possible
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2017
#50