Part 2 of things I’m no longer doing That social media has normalized

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The video likely resonated with viewers by addressing common societal pressures amplified by social media, particularly around consumerism and milestone celebrations. The creator's personal stance and relatable examples encourage viewers to re-evaluate their own spending habits and priorities.

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The creator discusses things that social media has normalized that she is no longer doing. She mentions not throwing a birthday party every year for her daughter, not buying a new car when her current ones are paid off, and not feeling the need to buy the newest phone model. She also talks about not feeling pressured to make every holiday extravagant, especially for children, and not spending excessive amounts of money on gifts.

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1Not throwing annual birthday parties
2Not buying new cars when current ones are paid off
3Not buying the latest phone model
4Not making every holiday extravagant
5Not spending excessively on gifts

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Part 2 Things I'm no longer doing That social media has normalized

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Part 2 of things I’m NOT doing just because social media made them feel normal 👀 🎂 Throwing a birthday party for my daughter every single year 🚗 Buying a new car when mine are paid off 📱 Buying the newest phone every time one drops 🎄 Going all out financially for every holiday I’m choosing to spend intentionally instead of spending just because I’m supposed to. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying these things, but I’m not going into debt or disrupting my financial goals to keep up. Sometimes financial freedom looks like realizing you don’t have to participate in every trend. 💰 #PersonalFinance #MoneyMindset #FinancialFreedom #Deinfluencing #BuildWealth

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Part 2 of things I’m no longer doing That social media has normalized Before I'm not throwing a birthday party every year for my daughter. I'm not doing it. Even for myself. I'm not doing it every single year. I remember growing up, people had birthday parties on milestone birthdays, so when you turn one, five, ten, thirteen, sixteen, eighteen. But now it's been normalized with every single year, you're expected to throw a party. I'm not doing it. Number five is having a car payment. Literally, I paid both of my cars off and when I tell you I'm riding these cars until the wheels fall off, I honestly mean it. I will say that I do have a small urge to trade my benz in to get a 100 a court. I don't care. As long as it works and I can record my content and take pictures and do the basics, that's all that matters to me. And last but not least, and this one is gonna be hard for me is feeling like every holiday has to be extravagant. Like I feel like it has been normalized when it comes to small holidays like Valentine's Day, Easter. They're pushing, especially for kids, for us to do big goody baskets every holiday for these damn kids. I'm not doing it. Even for my partner. I'm not doing spending thousands of dollars every time a holiday comes. Something I've been stopped doing years ago is getting a new phone every time a new phone comes out. When I was young, I felt like that was the cool thing to do. But baby, I don't even know what my phone is. It might be a 15. It might be a 14. I don't care. As long as it works and I can record my content and take pictures and do the basics, that's all that matters to me. And last but not least, and this one is gonna be hard for me is feeling like every holiday has to be extravagant. Like I feel like it has been normalized when it comes to small holidays like Valentine's Day, Easter. They're pushing, especially for kids, for us to do big goody baskets every holiday for these damn kids. I'm not doing it. Even for my partner. I'm not doing spending thousands of dollars every time a holiday comes.