Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For over a decade, millennials have been told they’re behind on major life milestones, they’re drowning in debt, and their “avocado toast penchants” have exacerbated their challenges. However, according to a new survey from Chime on how millennials actually feel about their financial health, priorities, and lives, fresh data shows they're already ahead of where the broke-and-behind narrative said they'd be. In fact, with the last of the millennials turning 30 this year, millennial net worth has already overtaken baby boomers' at the same age.
Finance expert Brittney Castro discusses the just-released findings, revealing how millennials are rewriting the rules of financial success—and why many of the assumptions Americans have held about this generation for years no longer hold up.
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For over a decade, millennials have been told they’re behind on major life milestones, they’re drowning in debt, and their “avocado toast penchants” have exacerbated their challenges. However, according to a new survey from Chime on how millennials actually feel about their financial health, priorities, and lives, fresh data shows they're already ahead of where the broke-and-behind narrative said they'd be. In fact, with the last of the millennials turning 30 this year, millennial net worth has already overtaken baby boomers' at the same age.
Finance expert Brittney Castro discusses the just-released findings, revealing how millennials are rewriting the rules of financial success—and why many of the assumptions Americans have held about this generation for years no longer hold up.
Sponsored content disclaimer: The information and advice displayed in this story are those of individual sponsors and guests and not Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
