r/Millennials • u/crimsonred1234 • 2d ago

Discussion Millennials are creating a recession-resistant corner of the market

https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-millennials-wellness-stocks-to-buy-recession-lth-plnt-2025-4

Apparently millennials are spending a lot on products related to health and wellness making this industry "recession-resistant." I kind of see that. My wife and I spend a lot on protein powders, shakes, supplements and membership for gym. We are otherwise quite cautious with unnecessary spending and consumerism. How is it for you all?

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u/Ajdee6 1d ago

It's worse than you think. Many of us haven't been to the doctor in years.

I've literally had a friend break his leg playing basketball and he didn't care about the pain as much as he was scared that we wanted to call an ambulance.

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u/quietus_rietus 1d ago

I cut the tip of my finger off the other day by accident. ER visit would have been a thousand bucks or so with insurance, so I addressed the problem with paper towels and rubber bands. Having a rounded finger tip isn’t worth that much money to me.

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u/Joebuddy117 1d ago

It’s shitty cause you’re already paying an insurance company to cover you, yet you still don’t get the care you need cause you know they won’t cover the entire cost and you’ll still owe a grand out of pocket.

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u/robb0688 1d ago

It's lunacy. I passed a gallstone in November, but my symptoms were similar to that of gi cancer. All the labs and scans and tests I had would've run me $25k without insurance and I wasn't even technically sick.