Wages in New York have nothing to do with reality, and neither does the cost of living. Apparently, neither does Instagram.
no-lebrity.
People who think they are famous because they have lots of “followers”.
Ya gotta do SOMETHING to become famous. And even then that doesn’t always translate to being rich. There are countless “famous” cult figures (who have obsessive fans but struggle to make their bills) and “has been” once was famous types.
People who think they know you because they’ve seen a public facade (or recorded works).
Now THAT is a cool story to tell...
“Fourteen months in, she was able to pay off her debt. After working with a financial coach, she now uses an app called Digit, which funnels money from her paycheck to a savings account after she’s paid her rent and living expenses (she keeps a cushion of $300 in checking).”
“Her biggest splurge was a $700 round-trip ticket to Austin, Texas”
If she spent $700 on that ticket, she has a LOT MORE issues than this article is letting on.
Interesting article. Thanks.
“It worries me how much I see girls care about image.” Yeah, well. If your parents weren’t so distant, then maybe you wouldn’t be so plastic. Parents and church are two healthy influences for a girl’s self image.
I lived successfully in NYC on the upper east when I was rich, and long before, I lived successfully in NYC, in Brooklyn when I was rat-ass poor: when a 70 cent slice of pizza and maybe a rice ball was an awesome supper, and when three hundred dollars in the bank was a fortune. Sure, I could have used credit, but I didn’t.
Guess which chapter of my life was more fun?
silly cow...stupid is as stupid does ...
$700 was her "biggest splurge," but she's supposed to be an example of Millenial overindulgence and repentence? What?
I spent $700 on an Oriental rug, on a whim, in 1990. I still have it in my bedroom, too, and it still looks nice, although a cat chewed the fringes off both ends.