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In reply to the discussion: 1 in 3 Baby Boomers Say They'll Never Sell Their Home [View all]JT45242
(3,497 posts)42. Gen Xer here...will sell in next ten years. Most are not realistic
Will want to move into some home with a first floor master bedroom.
Watched my mom stuck in a nursing home because she had a trip level and couldn't do steps at the end.
Watched a lot of people struggle with stairs or fall.
The house of when are kids were growing up is NOT the house we need to retire in.
Might have guest rooms upstairs, but whether a ranch or two story, the master bedroom will be a straight walk with no steps to kitchen and garage
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Gen X (1965-1980) and Millennial (1981-1996) birth year ranges have been firm for ages now.
Celerity
Jun 19
#16
I am within less than 2 and a half months of being Gen Z, but the widely accepted boundaries (1981-1996) for Millennial's
Celerity
Jun 19
#24
those are not widely accepted cut off years at all, whether informally or in academia
Celerity
Jun 19
#47
I have a standard reply when those shitbirds call . . . after making sure not to say "yes" . . . .
hatrack
Jun 19
#25
The house, although way too big for us, is paid off and we like the location. If a smaller one in a similar
Vinca
Jun 19
#23