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WHO IS GENERATION X?
We are sandwiched between 80 million Baby Boomers & 78 million Millennials. Born 1965 - 1980, we have just 46 million members. Small, but mighty!

If you Missed our first Facebook Live on July 1...

Jul 2, 2020
1 min

If you Missed our first Facebook Live on July 1...

You can watch it here! What are #GenerationX women talking about? #80s movies, music, clothes, crushes & memories. Tried not to talk...

Happy 35th (Yes - 35th!) anniversary to st. elmo's fire

Erin Mantz

Jun 28, 2020
1 min

Happy 35th (Yes - 35th!) anniversary to st. elmo's fire

Three Reasons I Loved That Movie When It Came Out When I was 15 - And Why It Distorted All My Post-College Expectations: Rob Lowe. I was...

Join our first Facebook Live July 1 at 5:30pm Eastern Time!

Erin Mantz

Jun 27, 2020
1 min

Join our first Facebook Live July 1 at 5:30pm Eastern Time!

Join us! We'll talk about what we expected our post-college lives to be like when we first saw St. Elmo's Fire (in honor of Director Joel...

Erin Mantz

Jun 26, 2020
1 min

Gen X Girls, join us on Facebook!

We're active almost daily on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pg/GenXBlog! Be sure to visit, like and follow there to stay updated....

Decision-making dilemmas in quarantine times

Erin Mantz

May 22, 2020
2 min

Decision-making dilemmas in quarantine times

It’s interesting timing that this study about decisions is coming out now. There’s nothing like the current coronavirus quarantine times...

Erin Mantz

May 9, 2020
2 min

I miss the roller rink

Growing up in the 70s and early 80s, the absolute highlight of the week for me, my friends, and step silbings was a trip to the roller...

Erin Mantz

May 1, 2020
1 min

Color wars: we will not go quietly, even if we have to do this ourselves, too

Home hair-color sales are spiking 23% over last year, according to Nielsen data. Generation X women are undoubtedly fueling these sales....

Just because Generation X is well-equipped to deal with covid-19 quarantine doesn’t mean we like it

Erin Mantz

Mar 30, 2020
3 min

Just because Generation X is well-equipped to deal with covid-19 quarantine doesn’t mean we like it

Some great, well-written pieces are out there about how Generation X is the generation best positioned to muddle through these...

Yes - generation x does desperately need the "90210" reboot right now

Erin Mantz

Aug 4, 2019
2 min

Yes - generation x does desperately need the "90210" reboot right now

As always, really, I think Generation X could use some good cheer right now, as Drew Weisholtz points out in her latest piece on...

Erin Mantz

Jun 30, 2019
2 min

Marketing to Generation X

What should marketers keep in mind when courting Gen X consumers? Writer Alex Herring highlights business consultant Ashley Morrow's best...

If Wine Makers Don't Market Right to Generation X, What a Miss!

Erin Mantz

Feb 20, 2019
1 min

If Wine Makers Don't Market Right to Generation X, What a Miss!

Every single woman I know, my age, drinks wine - literally. Except one, who loves beer. A recent article in Forbes, "In Its Quest for...

Vision Boards for 2019: Smart or Silly for Fortysomethings?

Erin Mantz

Dec 28, 2018
1 min

Vision Boards for 2019: Smart or Silly for Fortysomethings?

I just saw a segment on our local news featuring a Vision Board expert. She pointed out all the ways and reasons people should make a...

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WHO IS GENERATION X? We are sandwiched between 80 million Baby Boomers & 78 million Millennials. Born 1965 - 1980, we have just 46 million members. Small, but mighty!

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WHO IS GENERATION X?
We are sandwiched between 80 million Baby Boomers & 78 million Millennials. Born 1965 - 1980, we have just 46 million members. Small, but mighty!