113: Girl Math

<p>In this week's episode we are breaking down the latest viral social media trend... girl math. I'll be sharing my thoughts on the trend and why although it's a cheeky concept, it can actually be quite damaging to our self concept, relationship with money, and spending habits.</p> <p>I'll also be offering my best tips and tricks to combat our brains tendency towards this mental gymnastics so that you stop justifying purchases that you know aren't in your long-term well being. Enjoy!</p> <p> </p> <p>Assets from episode:</p> <p>Girl Math Reel Creator:  @mckennaelianna (IG)</p> <p>Girl Math Evaluation Reel: @stefanieoconell (IG)</p> <p>Questions to Ask before a purchase:</p> <ol> <li><!-- [if !supportLists]-->Have I planned this ahead of time?</li> <li><span><span style= "font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  </span></span><span style= "text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Do I have the money for it?</span></li> <li>Am I trying to cope, or buy something that can’t be bought?</li> <li>Am I winning on the value exchange? Am I going to get more value out of this than what I’m going to pay for it?</li> <li>Is my future self going to be glad I made this purchase?</li> <li>Am I evaluating (is no even a possible outcome)? Or am I just trying to justify a spending choice I know isn’t in my best interest?</li> </ol> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Other resources: </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://paigepritchard.com/free-training-sign-up-mlp"><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi