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Old people are the only ones with any money.
The average American spent just over $60,000 a year in 2021, but spending habits vary significantly between age groups. Those born from 1965 to 1980 – spent the most money last year, with average expenditure of $83,357.
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2022/10/americans-spend-their-money-by-generation/
Which is why old people are the only ones with money.
They've paid off their houses. They've paid off their cars. Their income is higher, but their living expenses are lower, so their savings and investments are higher. They ultimately hold the notes on everyone else's home loans and car loans.
Old people are the only ones with the disposable income accessible to advertisers. Old people are the only ones with money.
i was stuck having to watch traditional cable television over the holiday with the family, and jfc are there a lot of medication commercials spewed out of that thing.