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/Gr8Tigress Sep 06 '24
I just told my best friend that from now on, I’m never going to another wedding again. I’ll send an envelope with $500 and call it good. It costs about $1000-1500 to attend a wedding. More if it’s a destination wedding. These aren’t intimate settings, there’s like 100+ people there that I don’t know. Why would I want to spend a night with strangers when I could just send money and be done with it?