Millennials can’t afford their own lives, let alone children

Ashley Embers March 27, 2024
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Make sure you check out Kiwico at https://www.kiwico.com/embersandash and use code EMBERSANDASH for 20% off your first Panda Crate! BONUS CONTENT || Head over to my Patreon at https://patreon.com/AshleyEmbers to get a BONUS video essay every month as well as more perks! CATCH ME ON SPOTIFY || https://open.spotify.com/show/7JoJYDwbvKSodEsW28WYDK?si=64d318594fab4b1f TIME STAMPS 00:00 - intro 01:51 - just make it work 04:02 - Kiwico 07:18 - cost of living crisis 08:15 - home ownership 11:55 - rental homes 15:31 - retirement plans 21:31 - daycare 24:30 - alternative options 27:18 - final thoughts REFERENCES & RESOURCES So Only The Rich Can Have Babies? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhpUqM2m2tM Over half of Gen Z and millennials say they're struggling with how to start a family - https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-afford-kids-family-living-paycheck-to-paycheck-2023-5 Measuring the Benefits of Homeowning: Effects on Children Redux - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2171327 How housing affects child development - https://www.habitat.org/our-work/how-housing-affects-child-development Are Housing Characteristics Experienced by children associated with their outcomes as young adults? - https://shorturl.at/gyT29 Their Children Are Their Retirement Plans - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/business/retirement-immigrant-families.html “I’m A Single Income SAHM On Less Than $50K: You Can Do It Too.” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy2T99Y0x0A MUSIC Epidemic Sound: https://player.epidemicsound.com CONTACT ME My name is ashley, if you didn't know ;) https://www.instagram.com/embers.and.ash/ Email: [email protected] Business Inquiries: [email protected] #millennialscantaffordkids #costoflivigcrisis #kidsareexpensive #motherhoodinprogress

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