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4·1 day agoI mean, whatever you say lmao.
I agree with you on ‘man up’. That said, I know it’s a joke and I’m totally fine with jokes of any kind in the right context. What I’m talking about primarily is when someone is in a poor overall financial situation. Then uses the phrase as a justification for making their situation worse with terrible spending. Joking about a thing vs normalizing a detrimental behavior is kinda what I mean. Idk I don’t think people shouldn’t say it in general it’s just something thats been on my mind recently. Mostly because one particularly annoying person in my life uses it a lot.
“A defeatist is someone who resigns themselves to failure without trying.” I’m thinking mostly about people in my personal life. Specifically one who has done things like put entire vacations on credit cards. Then used the justification of “girl math” because the experience NOW is worth what they will pay in interest. Instead of waiting until its financially viable because they’ll “never be able to afford it otherwise”. I have other examples but I’ll use that as my primary.
I’ve experienced it used in a serious context to justify poor spending by people in terrible financial positions.
I’m thinking of a couple family members and friends. Here’s a short of what I’m talking about in action.
“Anything under 5 dollars is free, returning something that didn’t fit is profit, a 30% off sale means you’re earning that 30% or by not making the purchase losing that money” rules like those. It’s mostly used sarcastically but is occasionally used as a legitimate justification for poor spending habits. I didn’t make it up or apply it to any group.
Are you familiar with the contemporary commonly used phrase “girl math”?
Are you familiar with the contemporary commonly used phrase “girl math”?
Comments like that gonna get you/him raided lmao