"We are hoping that at the end of the day, we're still talking to each other and we can makeadownpayment" on balancing the federal budget, said Ryan, R-Wisconsin.
But factor in the frequent use (and exercise) of stock options as compensation, as well as the need to do estate planning or makeadownpayment on a new home, and the pattern doesn't look so weird.
Those who learn how to manage money during this time will learn to build the savings required to makeadownpayment on a future home, buy cars without the help of a lease or high-interest loan and eventually afford the joys that real financial freedom offers, such as frequent vacations or early retirement.