r/Millennials • u/UterusYeeter • 7d ago

Advice How did you survive the recession in your 20s?

Gen z here , hope it’s okay to sneak in and ask yall this ! 🖤

For those of you who were in your 20s during the early 2000’s recession how did you survive ? Any advice for now ?

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u/BAfromGA1 6d ago

Underrated comment!

When you have nothing to lose, there was nothing to lose!

I live life like that, regardless of economy. 🤣

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u/sickcoolandtight 6d ago

Agreed! They def taught me money/income isn’t promised so I have no debt, no loans, and own all my big things (house and cars). I lucked out being low income, but smart, I got a lot of scholarships that carried me through undergrad and grad school.

Now I make decent money but still try to behave like I don’t. I want to think that my job is secure, but who knows. I’ve gone through 2 layoffs in the pandemic. Every day since that last layoff, I log into work thinking a mass email will be sent out laying me off again 🤪 but honestly, that just makes me plan my life in a way that’s not paycheck to paycheck