Turning Purple I'm 60, and I don't recall "having it easier" when I was starting out. I was a college graduate and had a full-time teaching job, but I still had to live with roommates I didn't particularly care for in an apartment in a dicey neighborhood, and going out to dinner was a fantasy. Plenty of months I was down to $15 when my paycheck deposited. I was so afraid of debt that I would write checks when I charged anything on my credit card (and thus sent 5-10 checks to the credit card company when my bill was due!) I agree with others who wrote that these young people are making a lot of smart decisions. Yes, they have to sacrifice now. But that's not new. I was doing the same 40 years ago. In 4 decades, they'll be glad they did.

Turning Purple I'm 60, and I don't recall "having it easier" when I was starting out. I was a college graduate and had a full-time teaching job, but I still had to live with roommates I didn't particularly care for in an apartment in a dicey neighborhood, and going out to dinner was a fantasy. Plenty of months I was down to $15 when my paycheck deposited. I was so afraid of debt that I would write checks when I charged anything on my credit card (and thus sent 5-10 checks to the credit card company when my bill was due!) I agree with others who wrote that these young people are making a lot of smart decisions. Yes, they have to sacrifice now. But that's not new. I was doing the same 40 years ago. In 4 decades, they'll be glad they did.

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