Guess, I'm just a better planner than many Gen X (1965-1980)

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Miller’s study suggests that many Gen Xers are satisfied, happy, and active. While Gen Xers tend to work more hours than other Americans, the study demonstrates that most also are engaged in their professional and neighborhood organizations, participate in outdoor activities, stay in touch with friends, and are overall satisfied with their lives. “They are active in their communities,” Miller noted, “mainly satisfied with their jobs, and able to balance work, family, and leisure.”

So, what does this ambivalence ultimately mean? We will probably be economically worse off than any previous generation, yet currently, in our 40s and 50s, we are in a position to drive the economy more adroitly than Millennials and for longer than Boomers. We are overworked and overwhelmed with raising children and taking care of elderly parents. Yet the aforementioned University of Michigan study in 2011 encouraged us to be happy and active and to pursue balanced lives.