You realize everything costs money. Every. Thing.

For example, my husband and I rented a car for our honeymoon. It was no big deal to pay for the car itself, but then you had to pay a rental agreement fee, a gas fee, and a mileage fee. Then, to top it all off, we had to pay a penalty fee for not being 25-years-old...as if it was something we could help. Although that's just a simple example, the truth is brutal in that nothing is free, or even cheap, as an adult.

I was so excited to decorate my own home when I got married...until I realized a single throw-pillow was $40. That would probably explain why we have a hodge-podge of Texas Longhorn pillows, pug-face pillows and stereotypical homey throw pillows.

Baby Boomers blaming the world's problems on us.

Without getting into the knitty-gritty of world economics, it's safe to say that Millennials are oftentimes blamed for issues that happened long before we came to prominence. I was recently talking with an older friend of mine who commented that, "Millennials are the reason the stock market crashed in 2008." First of all, let's ignore how blatantly ill-informed that comment was for the time being and focus on the logistics. In 2008 I, a prime Millennial Generation member, was 15-years-old. Believe me, stock markets transactions were the last thing on my mind. Yes, my generation has issues, but issues that nearly toppled the modern world are yet to be one of them. Give us time, maybe we won't disappoint!

Patient is a virtue.

Now, this meme digs a bit on both generations, but that doesn't cancel out any of the hilarity. As Millennials, we've stepped into the greater world of no jobs, no money and no patience (except for each other I suppose). This meme perfectly sums up our experience in the retail and food industries. Obviously, no one is perfect, but as the most recent generation to emerge from entry-level jobs, I suppose we remember the hardships of it. The hardships that we experienced are still with us, first hand, and I would guess that is part of what makes us more patient than older generations. We try to understand glitches and malfunctions because they happened to us not too long ago.

You knew it was coming, the student loans. OH THE STUDENT LOANS!!

If you've gone to college in the past 20 years, chances are you have a notable amount of student debt. Mind you, this isn't a problem that only Millennials face but by far and away it has hit our generation the hardest. I recently read a story about a young married couple, both 22-years-old, who had recently graduated from college--both with Bachelor's Degrees. Good for them right? Well, the celebration was short-lived when the article went on to recount their total student debt amounts. He owed $90,000 and she owed $100,000. Let's get this straight. A newly married couple, both with with endless prospects is tethered to nearly $200,000 worth of debt? It's the norm for Millennials, we accept it with a shrug even though we shouldn't have to.

Job searching is like unicorn hunting.

Unless you magically have 5 years work experience upon graduating from college, chances are, your job possibilities will be slightly above 0. It's a harsh truth but a truth regardless. Job opportunities for someone just starting their life are nearly nonexistent, but that's not all. Let's talk about benefits, or the lack thereof. Employers oftentimes will avoid having employees work full-time so they do not have to provide benefits. Finding a decent-paying job with good hours and benefits is much like finding the proverbial unicorn. It's a lofty challenge that, more often than not, ends in failure. But do we give up? Of course not.