http://luckierethinktank.com/2009/05/emergence-of-gen-y-mom/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:16:46 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://luckierethinktank.com/2009/05/emergence-of-gen-y-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Beppie Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:02:31 +0000 http://test.luckierethinktank.com/?p=8#comment-8 I couldn't agree more...I am the Mom of 4 Gen Yers, I blog about being their Mom: a Gen Y Mom. As a Baby Boomer, you're right, they look to us for help, counsel and advice, but we gain a lot from them too....they're our tech support, they keep us up to date on all things media related, social: they've been influencing our purchases their whole lives and they continue too. But now that they're in the "real world" making major purchasing decisions: cars, houses, baby items....they look to us to influence their purchases....and maybe even help pay for them! You didn't cover that piece....Baby Boomer parents pay for a lot of Gen Y's purchases. A new topic! I couldn’t agree more…I am the Mom of 4 Gen Yers, I blog about being their Mom: a Gen Y Mom. As a Baby Boomer, you’re right, they look to us for help, counsel and advice, but we gain a lot from them too….they’re our tech support, they keep us up to date on all things media related, social: they’ve been influencing our purchases their whole lives and they continue too. But now that they’re in the “real world” making major purchasing decisions: cars, houses, baby items….they look to us to influence their purchases….and maybe even help pay for them! You didn’t cover that piece….Baby Boomer parents pay for a lot of Gen Y’s purchases.
A new topic!

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