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Millennials and Gen-Zers are pulling in bigger paychecks, but much of their spending power is fueling short-term purchases like groceries and vacations, not savings (www.nbcwashington.com)

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[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 58 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I hate the rhetoric of including groceries and vacations as if they're the same. People don't 'waste money' on food. They buy food because you need it to live

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

When I was making about $1400 a month I made a spreadsheet with prices of staple foods from four grocery stores in my area and went to all four on a regular basis to get the best price on each thing. Now that I make substantially more than that I "waste" about $400-$500 per month by only going to one store and buying everything I need. I still feel guilty about it sometimes.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The time saved is not waste.

[–] Aquila@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

Depends if ~$6k/yr is worth it for them