lifestyle
Written by Maureen Eichelsheim
As Millennials we are one of the largest generations. We have
created a whole new lifestyle that our parents still have difficulties
with to understand. We’d rather pay to stream movies and music
instead of buying them, we don’t want steady jobs, we want to
go on vacation to far away countries, we enjoy living with lower
standards and can’t live without being online every minute of the
day. Let’s have a closer look on the things we have changed during
our time here.
HOUSING
A new booming thing, staying with our parents as long as possible.
We, Millennials, seem to have set a new average age of leaving our
parent’s home. While before youngsters would leave their parents’
house at the age of 20, we find ourselves comfortable around mom
and dad till the age of 25 or even older. We care less about having
our own home, and once we leave our parent’s house, we start
renting instead of buying.
THE RING AROUND THE FINGER AND CRYING BABIES
Around 1970, getting married at the age of 23 was quite common.
You might be thinking “dear god, thanks but no thanks”. Most of us
share the same thought. That’s why Millennials have set the new
average age for tying the knot at 30 years old. We have postponed
marriage with 7 years, lucky us.
Not only do we put away our marriage, we also wait longer to have
children. In 1970, most women had kids around 25. Right now the
average age of having kids is 30 years old.
NOwnership
We are living in an “sharing economy” which means we prefer to
have temporary access to goods and services instead of owning
them. Think for example of movies, music and cars.
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