19 Boomers And Gen Xers Are Sharing Common Knowledge From Their Youth That Would Blow Gen Z's Mind
August 11, 2025
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“As a broke college student, I couldn’t get a credit card, and I got a monthly check, so things got tight during the month (this was in the early ’70s before debit cards)…”
“To help me out, my older brother taught me this: Sears would issue a store credit card to college students. I used it to purchase a gift certificate for, say, $40. I would then…