Talking 'bout my generation

“You know what’s wrong with your generation?”

If I had a penny for every time I had someone pose this rhetorical question to me, I would finally be able to afford a house of my own.

I was born in 1986, which puts me on the older end of the spectrum for the Millennial generation. You know, the generation that has been accused of ruining Applebee’s, department stores, beer, marriage and a number of other classic American institutions.

While commonly agreed to be the generation that follows “Gen X,” the exact start and end dates of the Millennial generation are still up for debate. Most people ag...