The first chart doesn't even go to the point where the generation in question came of age... it ends at 2005, before most millenials were even legal to drive.

The first chart doesn't even go to the point where the generation in question came of age... it ends at 2005, before most millenials were even legal to drive. Look at 1979 in the second chart... the trendline for the present is dropping beneath it. The size of house isn't relevant. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/02/18/student-debt-is-terrible-in-charts/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/02/18/stude... http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/021914/money-habits-millennials.asp http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/021914... "Over 25% of them had late payments or are dealing with bill collectors, and well over half are still receiving some form of financial aid from their parents. One of the most disturbing findings of this study reveals that seven out of 10 young people define financial stability as being able to pay all of their bills each month." http://www.millennialmarketing.com/2010/11/whats-not-on-millennials-shopping-list-a-car/ http://www.millennialmarketing.com/2010/11/whats-not-on-mill... http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/04/30/homeownership-for-millennials-declines-to-historic-lows http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/04/30/homeownership... http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/04/chart-of-the-day-home-ownership-rate-still-falling/237976/ http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/04/chart-of... http://www.businessinsider.com/millennial-home-ownership-survey-2015-6?op=1 http://www.businessinsider.com/millennial-home-ownership-sur... http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/real-estate/2015/07/millennials-struggle-with-home-ownership-rates-but.html http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/real-estate/2015... ...