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Gen X is poorer than millennials
| Rebellious Alcoholic Chapel | 02/28/26 |
| Rebellious Alcoholic Chapel | 02/28/26 |
| Awkward Grizzly Boistinker | 02/28/26 |
| Rebellious Alcoholic Chapel | 02/28/26 |
| hairraiser church electric furnace | 03/01/26 |
| Rebellious Alcoholic Chapel | 03/01/26 |
| vigorous house-broken haunted graveyard church building | 03/01/26 |
| Rebellious Alcoholic Chapel | 04/17/26 |
| LathamTouchedMe | 04/30/26 |
| cowgod | 04/30/26 |
| oomox | 04/30/26 |
| cowgod | 04/30/26 |
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Date: February 28th, 2026 7:34 PM Author: Rebellious Alcoholic Chapel 📊 Wealth by Age: Millennials Vs Gen X 🧮 Wealth Accumulation at the Same Age According to one analysis comparing generations at similar life stages (inflation-adjusted), Millennials had significantly more wealth than Gen X did at the same age — roughly 109% more on average. https://www.self.inc/info/generational-wealth-gap/ • Example: When Gen X was around 30–40, their average wealth was about $105 k, whereas Millennials at the same age had around $220 k. Federal Reserve data also suggests that younger Americans (including Millennials and Gen Z) now own more total wealth relative to what Gen X did at the same age stage — about $1.23 for every $1 Gen X owned then. https://www.stlouisfed.org/open-vault/2025/june/the-state-of-us-household-wealth These findings challenge the stereotype that Millennials are automatically poorer than Gen X was — at least statistically in terms of wealth held at a given age. |
Date: February 28th, 2026 7:40 PM Author: Rebellious Alcoholic Chapel Median net worth age 35–44: Boomers (when they were 35–44, proxied by ~1995 SCF): $101k Gen X (35–44, proxied by ~2013 SCF): $60k Early Millennials (35–44, proxied by ~2022 SCF): higher than Gen X at that age band |
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Date: February 28th, 2026 7:48 PM Author: Awkward Grizzly Boistinker Gen x = lead paint chip generation, also coincidentally the poorest and most MAGA-friendly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5839575&forum_id=2/#49703564) |
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Date: February 28th, 2026 7:50 PM Author: Rebellious Alcoholic Chapel It was Normal to sniff glue for Gen X. Idk anyone who did that irl. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5839575&forum_id=2/#49703575) |
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Date: March 1st, 2026 2:01 PM Author: hairraiser church electric furnace (unemployed pedophile) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5839575&forum_id=2/#49705547) |
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Date: March 1st, 2026 2:00 PM Author: Rebellious Alcoholic Chapel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5839575&forum_id=2/#49705538) |
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Date: March 1st, 2026 2:07 PM Author: vigorous house-broken haunted graveyard church building so 35 y/o millennial has/had 2x the wealth of 35 y/o boomers?
horseeeeeee shit. there's some circularity between inflation and price levels this study is obviously missing. |
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Date: April 17th, 2026 8:04 AM Author: Rebellious Alcoholic Chapel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5839575&forum_id=2/#49823037) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:32 PM Author: LathamTouchedMe While older millennials had to face the ‘08 recession at the very start of their careers they’ve pretty much enjoyed incredible asset appreciation. The second recession they faced (Covid) actually boomed their assets even further. Boomers and Gen X faced wealth crushing recessions every 8-10 years in the first couple of decades of their careers. In the end boomers are doing great but during time as 30-45 year olds the US stock market and economy was pretty mediocre. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5839575&forum_id=2/#49855768) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:53 PM Author: cowgod (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5839575&forum_id=2/#49855642) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:57 PM Author: oomox Any wealth comparison that uses "averages" is completely meaningless. The wealth distribution is so crazy that averages don't mean shit about normal people. The numbers are too skewed by that small group of extreme wealth hoarders. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5839575&forum_id=2/#49855663) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 10:06 PM Author: cowgod When comparing Gens it’s fine to use averages imho (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5839575&forum_id=2/#49855845) |