unhinged thing

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The video likely resonated with viewers due to its relatable and humorous approach to personal finance, offering practical, albeit unconventional, saving tips that many could implement or at least find entertaining.

Summary

The creator shares several unconventional habits she employs to save money, stemming from a financially literate mindset developed early in life. These habits include eating before going out, ordering water at restaurants, cutting her own hair, and avoiding buying single-use outfits or expensive clothing items.

Structure

1Introduction to unhinged money-saving habits
2Personal anecdotes about saving money (sobriety, hair cutting, eating before meals)
3Strategies for saving money on clothes (renting, borrowing, avoiding full price)
4Concluding with a call for audience engagement

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Let me know if you guys also have unhinged ways that you save money, right?

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habits stack & learning an intentional money mindset young makes all the difference. being a little unhinged about your money now is what builds the life you want later!! some of these are definitely more extreme than others but they’ve genuinely become part of my money mindset + how I’ve been able to save/invest so much over the years 👀 and yes… I will absolutely eat before a girls dinner and order water at the restaurant 😂 what’s something you do to save money that other people would find unhinged ?? #moneymindset #savingmoney #financialliteracy #moneytips #lifeinyour20s

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Transcript

Unhinged things I do to save money. As a financially literate 28-year-old, unhinged things I do to save money. As someone who considers herself financially literate, things that I don't necessarily need to be doing, but they might be part of my mentality as to how I've been able to save and invest my money. I was sober for an entire year. Most of that motivation was health, wellness, second to that was saving money. Because I knew that I wouldn't be drinking and spending money, I wouldn't be spending money on Ubers everywhere. I wasn't going to be binge drinking on the weekends, so I wasn't going to rack up a bill. My sister and I all through high school and college used to cut each other's hair because we refused to go to a salon and pay upwards now of $100 for a haircut. So we taught ourselves how to do it ourselves that we could save money. I will eat before girls dinners. This one might be controversial because I am sitting at a restaurant and not eating anything, but I am totally okay telling the waiter, oh, sorry, no, I'm not eating tonight. The first thing I do when I look at a menu is find the cheapest thing. If I don't like it, then I go to the second cheapest thing. I am always hyper-aware of the prices on menus and prices for drinks and food. Leading off of that, I came from a no drinks, no appetizer family. So when I go to restaurants now, I still, most of the time, order water. I will never shop for clothes in store. Make a picture of it, I will go home and I will be tracking it for weeks. Can usually find it either listed on Depop, Poshmark, or I'll find a sale that that website is now running. A 15% off when you sign up for email. I will never buy something full price. Ever. And to piggyback on that, I have a very tight criteria on what I will spend my money on when it comes to clothes. I could probably count on my hand the amount of items of clothing wise that I have spent more than $150 on in the last five years. I will never buy a single event outfit or dresses. So if I'm going to a wedding or I have someone's birthday that has a theme or something, I will either borrow or ask a friend to borrow a dress. Also rent my clothes sometimes. So I'm not just single use, dropping $200, $300 on a dress. Those are just a few of the unhinged things I do to save money. Let me know if you guys also have unhinged ways that you save money, right?