Tag: car

When did I become that person who calls her car “my baby”?

When did I become that person who calls her car “my baby”?

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. This time last year, I was finishing packing up my apartment in New York City after 12 happy years spent as a New Yorker. I left primarily because I needed a break from city life to 

Essay 6: The Dream of a Convertible Car [#52essays2017]

Essay 6: The Dream of a Convertible Car [#52essays2017]

This essay is part of the #52essays2017 series focusing on my memoir, Moscow Chica: How Growing Up in Cuba and Russia Made Me an American. For more, please follow this publication and subscribe to my newsletter. When my family moved to America in 1994, everything seemed great. Until it wasn’t. About a year after 

The truth behind why Millennials don’t care about owning cars or houses

The truth behind why Millennials don’t care about owning cars or houses

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Earlier this year I wrote about Millennial wedding trends and a couple months ago I wrote about how asking a millennial to carry cash is absolutely terrible. Today I’m back writing about Millennials once more! This time it’s about why we Millennials don’t really want to buy cars and houses quite as much as generations of the past.

For me, it mainly comes down to memories being more important than material possessions… But there’s a lot more to it too. Plus, BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: This is also my very first story published for my new contributor gig at Dose.com and OMGFacts.com. YAY!

Check out In Defense Of Being Cheap AF on OMGFacts.com!

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To car or not to car? When buying one is the question…

To car or not to car? When buying one is the question…

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. To car or not to car? That is the question… Here’s the deal: I have been living in the state of Florida for almost three months now, and I have yet to purchase a vehicle for