I know one of the books that is making grand rounds in kids my daughter’s age group (late 20s) is The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. I think many people of that generation are deciding to adopt a lifestyle of less material things (or minimalism). Instead, they might use their money and resources to experience things - they see those as creating the kinds of memories they want to have, as opposed to lots of clutter. And many of them, who have delayed marriage, already have a lot of what they need to launch a household. I, for one, applaud any effort that encourages less stuff, and more experiences with those who are important in their lives. This is really a new attitude I’ve adopted and is evolving over the last six months or so of my life. I can’t believe the amount of crap we got when we got married that is still sitting in our basement - that we never used. And some people may be able to say, “Well it’s not hurting anything in the basement.” But to me, it’s one more thing that I ultimately have to be responsible for, whether I’m using it or not. H and I are in the purge stage and it feels so good. There are very, very few pieces of anything I can look at and think, “I really don’t want to give that away because so-and-so gave it to me for our wedding, and they are so special to us.”
Now, I probably wouldn’t use a website like GoFundMe or such, only because I know they take a percentage of what I donate, but I have really shifted my views about couples asking for money to help them create memories doing the things they really love doing. I just don’t want a third party profiting off my gift.