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Colorado millennials, Gen Z question saving money for a future that looks so bleak

Don’t give in to hopelessness, financial adviser says. Just pay attention to finances so “you won’t retire to eat cat food.”

Dylan Gardner, 30, is in front ...
Jintak Han, The Denver Post
Dylan Gardner, 30, is in front of his wife Tiffany’s Peloton stationary bike at their house in Aurora Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. The Gardners said they started traveling and making bigger purchases as their financial priorities shifted away from saving for retirement.
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Disenchanted with outlooks on the future — worsening climate crises, unstable economy, precarious politics, pandemic woes, unaffordable housing — some millennials and Gen Z Coloradans are choosing to forego saving for an uncertain tomorrow and spend what they have while they can, according to Denver Post interviews.
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