No, he's living differently today, so he can live differently tomorrow. He is a new breed of millennial who has a high income, and lives frugally on purpose, and is investing and saving, so he can retire early. The story, which can be found by clicking here, tries to be an uplifting piece but really trashes the persons quoted, and paints them as being out of touch with consumerism. While the author does mention that some of these affluent millennials have "side hustle" jobs, and love to frequent second hand stores, the headline pretty much states what the author and editors think of these very responsible young people. The headline reads, "Inside the Strange Secretive Lives of Rich Millennial Cheapskates."
YAY FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE!!!!
The New York Post editors missed an opportunity here to teach. Of course the newspaper's job is to sell more newspapers and get more online clicks, you do that with flamboyant, provocative headlines. So, I guess the paper did its job. Instead, it creates a sense that these people are somehow odd for rejecting consumerism at all costs.
If you read between the lines, the story shows how working hard, investing and buying what you need vs what you want will result, as the the subjects of the story plan, in living a fantastic life in retirement, potentially free from worry about how bills will be paid in the golden years, and enabling them to live a life of travel and fun in those later years.
They're not cheapskates. They're living within their means. They're being responsible.
I wish them all well. And congratulate them on their initiative, and refusing to bow down to the consumerism that is pushed on them day and night by advertisers.
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