![]() ![]() In terms of job success, Statistics Canada data from 2019 noted Canadian millennials actually have higher median incomes and assets than generation X, born between 19, and baby boomers, born between 1950 to 1961, had at the same age. "I think myself and other millennials behind me willing to put in that work and continue to adapt and make yourself valuable." "Big tech was really the best place to lay the foundation for the rest of my career," he said. "Why not establish yourself a little bit more from a career standpoint, even from a maturity standpoint?"Īmante works as an account manager for Amazon, and he said he chose the job for its connection to developing technology. And to me, that makes logical sense," said Amante. "We have longer life spans than ever before, so that's probably why more people are willing to make that shift, because they're expecting to live a lot longer than they used to. As he nears 40 this year, he says it just made sense to him to wait on bigger decisions like home ownership, until the timing was right. (Credit: iStock/Getty Images)īut a recent Royal LePage online survey of 2,000 Canadians between 25 and 35 years old, notes nearly 70 per cent intend to buy a home in the next five years.Īnd millennials in Alberta can boast Canada's highest home ownership rate among that same age range, at 56 per cent, according to that same study.Ĭalgarian Noel Amante was born in December 1981, and has a mortgage on a house. Some critics pointed to the generation's obsession with a certain pitted, fatty fruit spread across toast as a reason for this.Ĭalgarians Kate Brown and Noel Amante are avocado fans and elder millenials. "I really think people's overall well-being and longevity is going to be improved," she said.įurther assumptions about millennials are that they aren't buying homes, and are staying in childhood homes too long. ![]() I always felt sort of hip and present and now, like, I have a hair appointment tonight to get rid of my side part because they're making fun of our side parts and our skinny jeans, us early millennials," said Brown.īut, she says, her generation should be remembered for embracing technology and a push for better work-life balance. "I feel like they're starting to make fun of our age. "I actually have younger coworkers who would call me the mom millennial," she said. She's only now starting to feel a little out of touch in terms of trends. The generation has been much maligned in certain media coverage in the past, and recently on social media when certain hair styles and jeans styles were pointed out as being off trend on Tiktok.Ĭalgarian Kate Brown was born in 1981 and considers herself a millennial. LISTEN to the CBC's Danielle Nerman's check up on elder millennials here: There's even a term for it that American comedian Iliza Shlesinger has coined: "elder millennial." The oldest group of millennials are nearing (or already are) 40 years of age. ![]()
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