While it might sound counterintuitive, it turns out that young single people — as compared to individuals with dependent children — are less well off financially. According to an article depressingly titled “Young Single People Bear the Brunt of Generation Y’s Economic Woes,” which was featured as a part of a larger spread in The Guardian, 25 to 29 year-old millennials “have become poorer over the last 20 years compared with the average population.”
