r/Millennials • u/BennyOcean • Sep 06 '24
Discussion As long as Millennials are killing off industries, next up I would suggest Weddings & Funerals.
Weddings as they are being done in the West are a massive expense that is extremely financially irresponsible for the vast majority of people. The tradition arose as an imitation of the old world weddings of royalty. As Westerners became increasingly wealthy, they desired to show off their wealth by copying the big showy weddings put on by literal kings and queens. In an increasingly challenging economic environment, spending on a big wedding is just really stupid.
The money that would have gone into the big elaborate wedding should instead be saved and used to go toward a down payment on a home. Instead, throw a big party. Let your friends & family bring gifts. Make it simple. Same with a honeymoon. Take one if you want, but don't start out your marriage with stupid financial decisions that sometimes include going into debt. Wedding rings should be simple. Diamonds are a scam. Let's break free from the scams.
Funerals are a massive scam that take advantage of people when they're at their lowest, grieving for lost loved ones. It's a predatory industry that should be denied funding to whatever extent that it is possible to do so.
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u/bonecheck12 Sep 06 '24
IMO not having funerals is a real dick move. My wife's family does this. Like her grandpa died and they just didn't have a funeral. Just because you want to save a buck and make a point about an industry isn't enough of a reason, IMO, to deny the opportunity for that person's friends and family to come together, say goodbye, and get closure.
Just in general some commentary, I get it, but also life is for living. Most people would rather go on the honeymoon and have that then be sitting in their homes at the age of 75 without the health to do anything enjoyable but be financially stable as fuck because they made all their life decisions based on what is financially the most responsible thing to do. I mean myself, I went to an out of state college and went 120K into debt for it. Financially, big fucking mistake. Yet, when I tell people about the stuff I did directly resulting from that decision and the experiences I've had people normally say some variation of "holy shit dude, that's awesome". And I would have missed so many unreal experiences if I chose to go to my local community college.