It’s time to challenge the conventional wisdom around baby boomers, millennials and Gen Z. At the risk of sounding slightly conspiratorial (I’ve already had four cups of coffee), plenty of headlines will have you convinced that these generational cohorts are locked in an epic battle of good versus evil, whether that’s the liberal underdogs versus the conservative rich, or a face-off between a hard-working, traditional generation and spoiled, unrealistic liberal youngsters.
But like all sorts of tribalistic feuds, things aren’t as black and white in most Americans’ everyday experiences. As I wrote about earlier, new insights from Savings.com show boomers as largely sympathetic to younger Americans’ financial plight, rarely viewing their own millennial or Gen Z offspring as lazy or entitled, and often willing to help their adult kids — quite generously — cover financial odds and ends.
