Millennials and RVs

camperdave wrote:

mountainkowboy wrote:
Nothing was EVER given to me, including my retirement and SS.

This is part of the disconnect. To the millenial generation, those are things of myth. Not saying either side is right or wrong, but there it is.

I know for a fact that 20 years ago someone with my exact job could raise a family of 4 and own a nice home here in town. Retire at 65 with a solid pension. I know, cause I see them at the company parties happily retired.

Now my salary for that same job isn't even close to enough to get by. Pension is a thing of the past. Who knows if SS will be there after the boomers are done with it. I've chosen this job cause I like it, and my wife's salary makes it possible. But the reality is working hard is no longer enough.

While some cost have not risen much at all adjusted for inflation such as food and fuel others have Far exceeded inflation such as health care, pharmaceuticals, housing, education, vehicles to name a few. Some of these can be controlled such as housing by where you live.

Another thing that young people have to deal with that my generation did not is the competition for low-skill jobs. With mass migration of immigrants the wages are kept low for these jobs.