It's always a good idea to save your spare money. Who knows you might need that money for future or even emergency funds. Having a list of what to spend and have a good expense would really beneficial especially when you are young, the consumptive behavior is slowly killing Gen Z people and if you are not into that then you should invest into gold or crypto and save your money for your future although be aware of the risk.
Generation Z should be able to realize this from now on so that their future can be brighter even though they have to continue to work hard at this time through some of the things you have mentioned. Because investing in crypto and gold and trying to save money for emergency savings and long-term business capital, will definitely make your future brighter.
Especially in difficult conditions like now, everyone and any generation should really realize that planning for the future must start from now before they all face even more difficult things in the future. Another small example at this time is that the difficulty of finding work for most people is still very visible so that everyone is expected to be able to create new opportunities and take advantage of every opportunity that exists in order to make money in their own lives.