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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious what it would say about the millennial stereotype of being entitled/spoiled/too many lifestyle demands for what they work for.

And yes, as an elder millennial myself, I am perfectly aware that many millennials do NOT live like this. It's stereotyping how people THINK millennials live, or what's marketed to them.

- Apartment near a metro station in Adams Morgan, Arlington or DTSS. Shared with one roommate or partner. No children.
- No car, uses transit + a handful of uber or lyft trips.
- Student loan payments of say, $300/month.
- iPhone + unlimited data.
- Utilities including fios and Netflix, Hulu, and HBO NOW, split with roommate or partner.
- Gym membership with trendy yoga/pilates/barre classes.
- Twice a week Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks or fancy hipster coffee shop.
- Twice a week fast-casual or office-cafeteria lunches.
- Weekly brunch with bottomless mimosas. 
- Groceries from a "normal people" store like Safeway, Aldi, or Giant...supplemented by farmers market produce.
- Weekly happy hours.
- Yearly vacation (international flight, but with lower-cost hostel. Some shopping, mixed restaurants and street food, drinking/going out). 
- Weekly "night out on the town" involving a few drinks and a Lyft ride
- Semi-yearly wardrobe updates of professional and "athleisure" clothing. 
-Whatever else you can think of that fits[/quote]

Well I’m a gen Xer and this is exactly how me and my friends used to live when we were 20 somethings in Dc back in the late 99’s-early 2000’s. Of course minus the big student loan. And we had the basic cell phone but other than that our money was spent on similar things. Guess we ‘re not all that diffierent after all. Except we didn’t complain and whine about it.[/quote]

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