It’s a bit rich of bankers to criticise the spending habits of millennials | Zoe Williams

Infantalising financial advice from Barclays won’t wash when young people can only dream of home ownership

Yesterday, I was woken with a start by a call from someone who wanted me to talk on the radio about millennials, an age bracket that tops out at 37, and starts in the early 20s: I am not in this range. They had someone who was, but he pulled out, because millennials are snowflakes.

Barclays had conducted research that showed millennials spent £3,000 a year on “treats” – coffees, clothes, going out – and it was going to explain how if they swapped out some of those treats, they could afford to save, then get bigger things such as houses.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2BNEKaC