1. You find yourself complaining about the younger generation

Those darn kids... It's because they're always on those phones...

2. All lights are shut off if you're not using them (because electricity costs the big $$$)

If you're not in the living room, then why leave the light on??

3. Sitting in front of the TV every night sounds like the most fun ever

Grey's Anatomy for the 18739th time.

4. ...and so does falling asleep while watching your favorite show

Asleep at 9:30 PM? Yes, please!

5. All you do is work

How else are you supposed to live?

6. Growing your own food and plants is actually something you find fun

Succulents and tomato plants are your new best friends.

7. You'll check the stock market to see where you can make some $$$ (for electricity bills)

(hack: do research and buy certain stocks when they're down so that when they go up again, you'll make a profit)

8. You'll find the importance of putting away a certain amount of money from your paycheck

College isn't going to pay for itself.

9. ...and feel accomplished when you see the amount in your account increase

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 CENTS in my bank account (but at least it's going up).

10. Bad jokes make you laugh uncontrollably

"Why did the chicken cross the road" jokes are now suddenly hilarious.

11. ...and you think that your jokes are funny enough to be in a comedy sketch (which is debatable)

Stop writing to Kevin Hart; chances are your jokes aren't THAT good...

12. Your tolerance for ignorant people goes WAAAY down

10 item checkout doesn't mean 25 items, no matter how small they are.

13. You'll find yourself eating food you don't like just so you can clear out your fridge and not waste it

Waste not, want not.

14. You'll complain about gas prices going up

$2.55/gallon?? What is that??

15. You'll start taking drives to clear your head

Nothing like the open road to open your mind.

16. You might buy an Apple Watch or a FitBit in hopes that maybe this time you'll actually start working out

(But then you're out hundreds of dollars because you still won't use it)

17. When talking to younger people, you start off with, "When I was your age..."

"When I was your age, I took a razor scooter to the ankle if it meant having a good time" and "When I was your age, we had to text using a number keypad."

18. Upcoming technology confuses you

I refuse to trust the iPhone X face scan - mostly because I don't know how it works...

19. Your body will start aching all the time

...and you'll complain about it almost 24/7.

20. You'll realize how much you enjoy the life you've been given

The years you've had of negative experience in the past pays off in positive experiences now.