Open Letter to Millennial Socialists (esp. of Montgomery County)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The millennial “problem” seems to be restricted to the very expensive coastal cities.

DH’s job puts him in contact with plenty of young millenials in flyover who occupy junior level positions in his company and they are all buying houses and living comfortable lives. In places like Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte, Phoenix, Denver and Columbus. Most of them came out of state universities. They’re doing just fine.

From what I can tell the issue is that some millenials who have flocked to places like DC or NYC or California have discovered they’re falling behind in those markets but refuse to move to a more affordable city are now complaining about unfair life is. Well, my response is to grow up. No one is owed an UMC life in DC or NYC. You want to stay in those places? Figure out what you need to do. If you can’t make it, move elsewhere if you want a better quality of life.

Actually no, Denver is soaring in cost of living right now. Atlanta, Charlotte also on the way up. So are a lot of other cities. And you just wait... next on the list will be Western "outdoorsy + hipster" cities like Bozeman and Boise.

Low cost Rust Belt cities are rusting away for a reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The millennial “problem” seems to be restricted to the very expensive coastal cities.

DH’s job puts him in contact with plenty of young millenials in flyover who occupy junior level positions in his company and they are all buying houses and living comfortable lives. In places like Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte, Phoenix, Denver and Columbus. Most of them came out of state universities. They’re doing just fine.

From what I can tell the issue is that some millenials who have flocked to places like DC or NYC or California have discovered they’re falling behind in those markets but refuse to move to a more affordable city are now complaining about unfair life is. Well, my response is to grow up. No one is owed an UMC life in DC or NYC. You want to stay in those places? Figure out what you need to do. If you can’t make it, move elsewhere if you want a better quality of life.

Anecdotes are not data.

[Anonymous]

This was funny for a few sentences, but then I remembered how baby boomers stole all the wealth for themselves and ruined the environment in the process

Screw all of you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cool story, OP! Tell it again! I like the part where you pretend to be very old and wise and dispense sage advice but then tell us you're 35!

Not Op, but .... you have a lot more wisdom at 35 then at 25, it's just a fact. You've experienced more of life's ups and downs, hopefully more ups than downs. And stop with the "cool story" crap, it's so juvenile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This was funny for a few sentences, but then I remembered how baby boomers stole all the wealth for themselves and ruined the environment in the process

Screw all of you

No I did not rob you of wealth, get a job (or three as I had at one point) save your money, stay out of Starbucks and stop your whining. Your welcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This was funny for a few sentences, but then I remembered how baby boomers stole all the wealth for themselves and ruined the environment in the process

Screw all of you

No I did not rob you of wealth, get a job (or three as I had at one point) save your money, stay out of Starbucks and stop your whining. Your welcome.

Already did all that. The person who sold me a house for 5x what they paid and the people in Congress who just made my taxes go up took my wealth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lol @ quoting “Atlas Shrugged.”

Get a life, OP. Or at least reference better books!

Amen!

Have you read it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lol @ quoting “Atlas Shrugged.”

Get a life, OP. Or at least reference better books!

Amen!

Have you read it?

Unfortunately for me (first pp), I really tried. It was such drivel I couldn’t even get through it. There are too many excellent books in the world for me to waste my time on Ayn Rand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lol @ quoting “Atlas Shrugged.”

Get a life, OP. Or at least reference better books!

Amen!

Have you read it?

I have. I have also read The Fountainhead. Which is why I categorically think less of people who quote Ayn Rand.

“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs." -John Rogers

[Anonymous]

You might want to preach to your peers, instead.

1. Don't let your kids take on buckets of debt. State schools. If you can't get into UMCP, then do a year or two at MC.

2. Crash with roommates or your parents and save a nest egg.

3. Don't live above your means.

4. Find a good partner.

5. Don't have kids until you can afford them.

6. Don't buy a home or car you can't afford.

7. Don't be a jerk.