Things That Will Be Lost Forever When Boomers Are Gone

I have one but am unlikely to use it. My paternal great-grandmother had the cabinet and my maternal great-grandmother China. I like old stuff.

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My parents bought their first home in 1980s. We spent our first nights in our new house scraping the carpet and padding glued to the beautiful hardwood flooring to refinish it as a family. Crazy times.

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Millennial here. Yahoo Finance remains good. You might be surprised that Yahoo is still the dominant service in Japan.

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If businesses buy ads, they make them. Not anyone wants the books. My Gen X father recently moved and started using the phonebook to find work, proving its longevity.

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With some of millennials' Instagram trash, we shouldn't mock boomers. Last night's show featured two women washing their hands for 20 minutes to promote a shower gel.

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I still pay my utilities with checks because card and autopay incur a $7 “convenience fee”. Sending checks is free. (Well, a stamp was much less than $7).

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Except when Boomers' kids inherit. A family that buys timeshares has discussed which millennial kids get which. Now the kids bought some.

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Not just housing. In their prime, groceries and tuition were cheaper. Dead people don't need homes. I think demand will drop then.

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8 Old-School Kitchen Trends Making A Comeback In 2024

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Things That Will Be Lost Forever When Boomers Are Gone

I have one but am unlikely to use it. My paternal great-grandmother had the cabinet and my maternal great-grandmother China. I like old stuff.

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1. One-time or twice-used giant china sets

My parents bought their first home in 1980s. We spent our first nights in our new house scraping the carpet and padding glued to the beautiful hardwood flooring to refinish it as a family. Crazy times.

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2. Covering hardwood floors with carpet

Millennial here. Yahoo Finance remains good. You might be surprised that Yahoo is still the dominant service in Japan.

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3. Yahoo News

If businesses buy ads, they make them. Not anyone wants the books. My Gen X father recently moved and started using the phonebook to find work, proving its longevity.

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4. Phone Book

With some of millennials' Instagram trash, we shouldn't mock boomers. Last night's show featured two women washing their hands for 20 minutes to promote a shower gel.

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5. QVC

I still pay my utilities with checks because card and autopay incur a $7 “convenience fee”. Sending checks is free. (Well, a stamp was much less than $7).

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6. Checkbook

Except when Boomers' kids inherit. A family that buys timeshares has discussed which millennial kids get which. Now the kids bought some.

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7. Timeshares

Not just housing. In their prime, groceries and tuition were cheaper. Dead people don't need homes. I think demand will drop then.

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8. Affordable Housing

8 Old-School Kitchen Trends Making A Comeback In 2024

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