The Daily Populous Friday May 22nd, 2026 morning edition
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FriendlyQuit9711 on May 21st, 2026 at 22:52 UTC »

A couple in their mid 30s taking a photo of themselves in front of their wood burning fireplace next to their brass fire poker set in their house.

This could literally be the cover of the “Rich and Famous” today and no one would notice.

1877KlownsForKids on May 21st, 2026 at 23:08 UTC »

Now the question is if they'll live long enough for the medical insurance complex to siphon all the money from their estates.

DualActiveBridgeLLC on May 21st, 2026 at 23:20 UTC »

My parents bought their first home AND paid it off while in grad school with part-time research position in 1973-75. And before that they took an entire gap year to travel Mexico paid for by summer jobs. They graduated with zero student loan debt. Their parents (my grandparents) had a hoarding problem because they grew up in the depression and then fought in WW2. So I'm going to say yes, the boomers were doing better than their parents.