Business: Chipotle blames Gen Z travails for poor financial results
But Gen Z is younger than you realize, not much of their customer base, and other factors are the real cause for financial difficulties at Chipotle.
Demographics: Many US Homes lacked plumbing post WW2
16.8% of US homes in 1960 did not have complete indoor plumbing. They might have had only cold water service, or no flush toilets.
Economy, Demographics: More on why “median” home buyer age might have risen recently
Simply because the huge peak of the Baby Boom (born 1959) has just reached 65, retirement, and 34% are downiszing, while others are relocating for other reasons.
Economy: Median home buyer age might be 41, not 59
NAR claimed that the median home buyer age is 59, setting off a social media firestorem. But in reality, it may be 41, almost the same as the US population…
Demographics
Doomerism
Economy
Finance
Gen Z/Generational issues
Nation of Idiots
Personal finance
Stupidity
Social: X has become the Daily Doomer!
"Expert" says 75-85% of US households live in poverty. This is what passes for expertise in 2025!
Gen Z: At what age would Gen Z like to buy a home?
Gen Z has a reasonable goal of a first home purchase by late 20s, which is at or lower than prior generations did first purchase. The average age of Gen…
Economy, Policy: Social Security has been in a downfall since the 1980s
The situation in the 1980s was exactly the same as today - with fears of SS running out of money in the 1980s. Here we are in 2025 and nothing…
Gen Z: Who is Gen Z?
Gen Z was born in 1997-2012. The average age is about 21. Most are not yet in the housing market.
Social Security: Less than 1 in 4 rely solely on Social Security
A majority of Social Security recipients have a pension, retirement accounts, interest/dividend/rental income, and 1//3 have a working spouse.