Is the American Dream Dead? (With Freddie Smith)

Millennials and Gen Z are not broke because of laziness but a broken system. Here is what is actually going on and what you can do about it.

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What You'll Learn in This Episode

- Why the American Dream playbook is broken and what replaces it
- Why luxuries got cheaper while necessities got unaffordable
- Why two EMTs could build a life in 1996 and cannot today
- The three-tier middle class divide and why your neighbor pays $55K less than you
- Whether buying a home in 2026 still makes sense and the two questions to ask first
- What is actually happening with Social Security and what to do about it
- The one lever that matters most when the system is working against you

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Connect with Freddie Smith

- TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@fmsmith319
- Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/fmsmith319/
- Linktree → https://linktr.ee/Freddiemsmith
- Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/2MyR1MAPyqDf6OwCrNwR4b
- YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVcu9rrANHgA6WY_tH1vtpA8V6uX1BI3C

Book → Generation F*cked: How Millennials and Gen Z Were Robbed of the American Dream and How We Can Fix Our Futures
- Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Generation-cked-Millennials-American-Futures/dp/1637748825
- Simon & Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Generation-F*cked/Freddie-Smith/9781637748824
- Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Generation-F-cked-Audiobook/B0G16V72GG

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Question for you:
Do you think the American Dream is still achievable for your generation, or has the system changed too much? Drop your honest take in the comments below.