You've heard the debate, now let's settle it...

This week's Edpuzzle video from TwoCents titled "Are Millennials Bad with Money?" peels back some of the layers that are delaying some of the traditional financial milestones of younger generations. The gap is only widening as costs continue to outpace wage growth year over year, leaving one to wonder what is in store for Gen Z and beyond.

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Check out this bonus read on financial self-deception from a recent Accrue Savings survey! 

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How does social pressure influence our own budgeting and other financial habits? Check it out in this FINCAP FRIDAY: Financial FOMO

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Looking for a fun activity to investigate the behavioral economics behind our money choices? Try: CREATE: A PSA on Why We Shop

About the Author

Dan Rolando

Always enamored with learning, Dan’s parents affectionately nicknamed him “The Sponge” as a kid. After earning his Engineering Master’s from NC State University followed by six years of teaching, Dan joins NGPF to pursue his passion of inspiring financial capability in anyone who will listen. Having navigated seven years of higher education debt-free through scholarships, work, creative budgeting, and a whole lot of help, he recognizes the freedom that comes from financial independence and hopes to share that gift with others. In the (rare) times he’s not discussing finance, Dan enjoys running, reading, playing board games, spending time with his daughter, and being sous chef for his wife.