Millennials who buy less are happier
As a young adult I was baffled by the way older generations seemed to have endless money for furniture and electronics and pricier household items. The &quot;standard&quot; method of furnishing a room costs like $5k per room. How were these middle class families furnishing these massive 4 bedroom houses in the burbs with dens and dining rooms and patios, etc? I suppose these are mostly one time purchases, but then there&#x27;s the new stereo, new and bigger TV every few years, new speakers, and endless stream of seldom-used kitchen appliances. Sometimes it seemed like people were using their limited wealth to entomb themselves in their own home. Not that plenty of Millennials haven&#x27;t done the same thing!<p>But this article is basically about how having a budget probably makes you less stressed than not having a budget, which is far less interesting in my mind that how and why people spend their money, and the generational differences.