Will this generation look back proud of how they handled money, or regretful

[StringTheory88]

Every generation gets judged eventually on its financial choices, savings habits, spending patterns, how it handled whatever specific economic conditions it happened to grow up in

Ten years from now, looking back at how this generation actually managed money through everything happening right now, does the retrospective read as genuinely prudent, or does it read like a cautionary tale about habits that should have changed sooner

Curious what people think, and what specifically they'd want future them to have done differently starting today

[Weary Inlet]

Regretful probably, lifestyle costs keep outpacing what actually gets saved for most people I know

[Sharon96]

Prudent in some ways, more financial literacy content exists now than any previous generation ever had access to

[Peter82]

Cautionary tale for sure, though mostly because of circumstances rather than genuinely poor individual choices

[StarLord67]

Depends entirely on income bracket honestly, this feels like two completely different stories happening at once

[Peter94]

Proud of the habits, regretful about the timing, that combination feels the most honest to me

[Urban Phoebe]

Wish future me had started investing seriously years earlier, that's the one thing I'd actually change