8 Reasons Millennial Lives Are Harder Than Boomers

Millennials. The much-maligned generation that is supposedly lazy, entitled, and addicted to social media and avocado toast.

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They’re also the first generation to come of age in the new millennium. However, they’ve been given a pretty crappy hand by the cards they were dealt.

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Let’s not mince words – the Millennial generation is facing a lot of challenges that boomers didn’t experience.

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Here are eight ways in which millennial lives are harder than the boomers.

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1) Student Debt

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Millennials are the most educated generation in history, but they’re also saddled with more student debt than any other generation.

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