Living the dream? Only about 20% of us say yes - here are the three biggest factors:
Bottom Line: If you're inclined to say that you're living the dream that's a great thing. It's also somewhat rare these days. The question itself is highly subjective but the results historically have pointed in a similar direction (despite attempts by some a few years back to assert that Millennials were creatures from a different planet who really didn't want to own a home, have a family or drive a car - intelligent subsequent research showed that they absolutely wanted those things - they just had a problem affording them). The three top desires...
- Home ownership
- Having a family
- Desired Career
The more things change the more they stay the same right? As simple as those three sound, it's fairly understandable why only about a fifth of us feel as though we're living the dream. How many people really do own their home, have a happy marriage and are in their preferred career field. For those of us who are, we're probably blessed more than we realize in the day-to-day. For those who aren't the career seems to be the hardest part. Especially for Millennials who are the least happy with their current career status.
This according to the 2017 Hearth Insights study which was just conducted. https://www.gethearth.com/american-dream-report-2017 .