Another Millennial Wedding Story August 25, 2017 Lifestyle Jamie Burgess The wedding was pot luck, which didn’t have to be a bad thing. We all love and hope for an open bar, but of course I understand that celebrating a wedding is about more than the pomp of the party. I showed up in the afternoon after a five-hour drive, a little sweaty and exhausted, Keep Reading
Busting the Millennial Myth August 8, 2017 Industry, Savings, Spending Priya Iyer Millennials are constantly getting a bad rap for being financially irresponsible. I’m sure you’ve heard the accusations of how frivolous we are, or how we’re living lavishly off of our parents’ money. (Full disclosure — in some circles, I’m considered a millennial!). The industry and the media often paint the picture that because of our Keep Reading
He Doesn’t Pay Rent June 16, 2017 Lifestyle Jamie Burgess A woman in my office is giving me the cold shoulder. I didn’t like the guy she fixed me up with. In my defense, he’s twenty-six years old and has never paid rent. Dude. What. Are you doing. There’s a reason we get a bad reputation, you know, for being financially irresponsible, for mooching off Keep Reading
“Millennials Care About Brunch More Than Financial Stability” – and Other Cold, Hard, Facts. February 22, 2017 Lifestyle Jamie Burgess “All these people drinking kombucha and eating kale chips aren’t saving anywhere near enough to pay for the long, long lives they have ahead of them.” Ashby Monk, Executive Director of the Global Projects Center, Stanford University A financial advisor is last on the Millennials’ list of people to ask for financial advice (WSJ, 2015). Keep Reading