The Lost Decade: When Adulthood Became Optional Financial adulthood has traditionally been associated with milestones such as education, career advancement, and homeownership, which were often achieved by one's late 20s or early 30s.
However, for millennials born between the 1980s and the 1990s, this sequence has become decoupled from traditional markers of adulthood. A recent survey conducted by Chime polled over 3,000 U. S.
adults, including 2,000 millennials, and found that 84% reported a fundamental shift in their financial mindset during their 30s as they reassessed what success means and how to measure it.