Show Notes
Millennials and Gen Z are not broke because of laziness but a broken system. Here is what is actually going on and what you can do about it.
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What You'll Learn in This Episode
Why the American Dream playbook is broken and what replaces it
Why luxuries got cheaper while necessities got unaffordable
Why two EMTs could build a life in 1996 and cannot today
The three-tier middle class divide and why your neighbor pays $55K less than you
Whether buying a home in 2026 still makes sense and the two questions to ask first
What is actually happening with Social Security and what to do about it
The one lever that matters most when the system is working against you
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