1
: one that booms
2
: one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area
3
: a transient worker (such as a bridge builder)
4
: a person born during a baby boom : baby boomer
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In the Bread Financial survey, 61% of Gen Z and 70% of millennials said borrowing money from friends is common practice, compared with only 38% of boomers.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
In reality, according to Federal Reserve data, fewer than half of all boomers have saved enough for retirement, and worryingly, 43% of 55- to 64-year-olds had no retirement savings at all in 2022.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
As boomers die, many will pass massive inheritances to their children, locking in decades of unfairness.
—Renaud Foucart, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
Other readers were quick to point out that boomers provide child care, volunteer in their communities, or support their adult children financially—often while struggling themselves.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
In reality, according to Federal Reserve data, fewer than half of all boomers have saved enough for retirement, and worryingly, 43% of 55- to 64-year-olds had no retirement savings at all in 2022.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
As boomers die, many will pass massive inheritances to their children, locking in decades of unfairness.
—Renaud Foucart, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
Other readers were quick to point out that boomers provide child care, volunteer in their communities, or support their adult children financially—often while struggling themselves.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomer. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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