A letter to the Boomer generation in light of the current economic crisis

Dear Boomers,

I heard your retirement funds have taken a bit of a hit. I would like to offer some advice :

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps; hard work pays off.

Stop buying so much avocado toast and fancy lattes.

Get an entry level job to get your foot in the door.

Walk into some stores and hand them your resume.

Live within your means, cut out the fancy stuff.

Save every penny, put it in a savings account and watch it grow.

Quit wasting money on all those subscription services.

Just walk into your bosses office and ask for a raise.

Pack a lunch, you don't need to eat out.

Put $20 a week in a jar, you'll be surprised how fast it adds up.

Hope this helps.

Yours sincerely,

Each following generation that you've fuсked over.

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AlanAPartridge · M

Oh very clever. Very smug. Mocking Boomers with the same advice they dished out for decades. Let me asses some of your critiques.

Put $20 in a jar? Right. I did that once with loose change and a scratchcard—ended up with £6.38 and a wasp infestation. Real boomer advice, please.

Stop buying avocado toast? I haven’t seen an avocado since 1999, and that was in the ‘exotic items’ section of a Little Chef. I’m living off crisps and regret.

Yes, Boomers had it easier—but they also lived through four decades of beige food and Mike Yarwood. That’s trauma you can’t put a price on!

Overall, this post reads like it was written by someone who thinks poverty is a vibe and the economy can be fixed with a reusable coffee cup and smugness. Try being skint in a service station in Thetford with only a Nectar card and a sachet of mustard. Then talk struggle!