Over the weekend, “social demographer” Bernard Salt had a go at millennials, most notably being rather affronted that so many of them waste money on brunch.
“I have seen young people order smashed avocado with crumbled feta on five-grain toasted bread at $22 a pop and more,” Salt wrote. “Shouldn’t they be economising by eating at home? How often are they eating out? Twenty-two dollars several times a week could go towards a deposit on a house.”
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You may be surprised to know, however, that having the nerve to pay $22 for breakfast is the least of millennials’ worries. Here’s another 17 things they could cut back on:
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1. Double shot, cold-drip coffees, with a splash of almond milk.
Millennials love their coffee, and the more expensive the better! If they cut back and start drinking Nescafé, they’ll easily have a house by the end of the month!
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2. Those hip Yeezy sneakers.
So snazzy! But do you know what’s snazzier? Having a house!
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3. Sparkling water.
Millennials don’t know you can actually get water for FREE from the tap. Imagine all the coin they’ll save now!
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4. Organic “poshcorn”.
Did you know that many baby boomers lived in a time before “poshcorn” was a thing? It’s probably why they have so many bedrooms.
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6. Sausage sandwiches at Bunnings on Saturdays.
Instead of buying a sausage sandwich, stop and admire the shape of Bunnings. Looks like a house, doesn’t it?
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7. Fancy doughnuts.
A mixed six-pack from Doughnut Time starts at $30. That’s $30 more millennials could have towards a house. If they save $30 a week for a WHOLE year, they’ll have $1,560! That could buy anyone a small piece of grass on Sydney’s north shore!
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11. Haircuts.
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Many millennial men enjoy having manbuns anyway, so saving a few $$ on a haircut won’t be too much of an issue.
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12. The sunglasses you can see your reflection in.
Millennials will always find an excuse to look at themselves! Forget the sunnies – if they had their own house with their own mirrors, they could look at themselves all the damn time.
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13. Cold-pressed juices.
Often $9 a pop, these bad boys are about as overpriced as a studio in Sydney.
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14. Fancy hipster mugs to drink their green tea in.
I solemnly swear that if millennials stop buying novelty mugs, they’ll save some money and pay off a mortgage.
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16. Look, really, while we’re at it, millennials don’t need shoes and clothes.
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Back in my day, you made do with what you had, often hand-me-downs from your siblings. Try that.
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17. In fact, they should look into even selling something of theirs, like a kidney.
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Stop being so selfish!
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Tahlia Pritchard is a senior writer for BuzzFeed and is based in Sydney.
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