Priceonomics's Alex Mayyasi takes a contentious stance in his post,
"Why Does the Senior Citizen Discount Still Exist?" He says that the idea that senior citizens require financial help stems from high percentage of seniors who were living in poverty after the Great Depression. Federal programs like Social Security and Medicare dramatically decreased that percentage. Mayyasi now says that millennials are being screwed over by the recession and are in a vulnerable place, so maybe they should get a discount. If I made a list of things that probably would never come into existence, a discount for millennials would be on that list.
Portland Monthly has an interview with Kelly Williams Brown, who recently penned a book titled
Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps, and will be doing a book launch at
Housing Works on Thursday (Billfold pal Lindsey Weber will also be there). I'd also like to propose "formal Fridays" where we all wear cocktail attire to work.
Kelley Robinson began working in the operations department of Goldman Sachs after she graduated from college. She quickly learned that her passions weren't in finance, and is moving on to a more inspiring career.
Things I wished Bellafante addressed in her column that I believe would provide more insight into Federick's spending: Does she have student loans or other debt?
