Erica Alini starts off the article strong and is able to narrow in on the problem at hand from the beginning of the article. Erica Alini’s article “Generation Spend” focuses on the financial irresponsibility of thousands of young people in this generation. Alini uses the term “serial shopper” as a descriptor for members of Generation Y(200). The main issues concerning Generation Y, according to Alini, is their ability to spend while being chronically unable to accumulate savings. She clearly supports this issue by referring to statistics associated with dates, different studies in relation to the topic and direct quotes from primary sources such as RBC bank parents and a few university students. The use of primary sources make the article more
