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In reply to the discussion: Any Millennials on DU? [View all]mnhtnbb
(33,340 posts)Waited to have kids until in my mid-late 30's.
The oldest didn't want to go to college. Moved out after graduating high school and got a job working for a computer sales/repair shop. He is now a senior software engineer for an international company. He and his partner own a townhouse together. They both vote Democratic.
The youngest was awarded his doctorate--DFA--from Yale a year ago. When he originally entered grad school at the Yale School of Drama he intended to prepare to teach theatre at the university level. COVID blew up that plan. Last fall he started a podcast titled The Art of Crime, which is doing extremely well, but doesn't yet generate much income. Although he doesn't have any college loan debt--thanks to an undergrad education at UNC Chapel Hill, with scholarships, and excellent financial support at Yale-- along with parents who could contribute to living expenses, his partner does still have significant college debt, even though he is a tenured associate professor at UNC. They rent a house and are doubtful they'll be able to ever purchase one, unless I help with a down payment rather than waiting for an inheritance from me when I die.They both vote Democratic.