Finished Books: Gouden Jaren & Het Goede Leven

[fub]

I borrowed these books from my father, and finished reading them some time ago: Gouden Jaren (“Golden Years”) and Het Goede Leven (“The Good Life”) by Annegreet van Bergen.
Van Bergen is an economist, and in these two books she shows how every-day life in the Netherlands changed between 1950 and 2000. In that period, average wealth increased four-

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[luna_puella]

Oh, this reminds me of our former neighbours! They were retired and the wife once complained to us how it wasn't easy, subsisting on their pensions... Meanwhile they were off on holiday in their caravan for literal months between April and October!

[fub]

Haha, the entitlement! I mean, I'm sure it's hard to make ends meet if you're away on vacation for months in a year, but I do think boomers over-estimate our empathy for that situation :)

It just so happens I have an extra copy of the book -- are you interested? I'd be happy to send it to you.