Lucky or Left Behind? The Gen Z Money Story

“I think Gen Z, I think, has a greater degree of realism and anger. So let's be clear about what is it we are seeing. Firstly, what we were told hasn't materialized. What we were told to do hasn't bought the rewards that it brought our parents.”

“I taught in higher education for number of years, and I definitely saw a transition that my older colleagues really didn't understand, the emergence of the student as a customer. Right? And when you are paying for something, you respect a return on that investment.”

“You know? A lot of people are now talking about the government like it's the worst kind of loan shark. Shock. Yeah. I think there's a huge justification. The way that they've tweaked the the loan means that people are legitimate when saying, you know, that's not the agreement that I signed up for.”

“I don't know many people 50 who go, oh, I wish I was young now. So much fun these days for young people. It's a great time to be a great time. Right. That wasn't said ten years ago. Do you know what I mean? Like, I think a lot of boomers and Gen xers, particularly Gen xers housing their 20 kids, sit having to pay to to get their kids to university, having to delay their retirement plans, are really now realizing how screwed their kids are financially.”