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Sinkipur has a new Maths to help u to Huat Big Big
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For Singapore’s Gen Z, ‘Girl Math’ offers a path to ‘finding joy’ – and spending recklessly
- Some Singaporeans say Girl Math is a ‘coping mechanism’ for young people grappling with cost-of-living pressures in the city state
- A survey of Singaporean Gen Zs and millennials revealed 41 per cent spent more than they earned and 52 per cent were in debt
If you buy enough bubble tea drinks in an order to qualify for free delivery, you essentially get a cup free. Or if you buy a dress for US$200, it costs just US$1 if you wear it 200 times.
That is according to the logic of “Girl Math”, a financial calculation system that has taken social media by storm since a New Zealand radio show introduced the concept as a joke in July.
Young people the world over have since started using this newly named approach in order to justify spending thousands of dollars on frivolous but mood-boosting purchases, from Taylor Swift concert tickets to luxury Van Cleef necklaces.
In Southeast Asia, some on social media have been tickled by the trend, while it has sparked alarm among others who argue that it could encourage reckless spending.
That is according to the logic of “Girl Math”, a financial calculation system that has taken social media by storm since a New Zealand radio show introduced the concept as a joke in July.
Young people the world over have since started using this newly named approach in order to justify spending thousands of dollars on frivolous but mood-boosting purchases, from Taylor Swift concert tickets to luxury Van Cleef necklaces.
In Southeast Asia, some on social media have been tickled by the trend, while it has sparked alarm among others who argue that it could encourage reckless spending.
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/girl-math-trend-fun-harmful-2259236
BY IZZAH IMRAN
Published September 20, 2023
Updated September 20, 2023
SINGAPORE — If you don’t buy something that’s on sale, you’re losing money. If you return an item for a refund, you’ve made money. If you buy yourself coffee using prepaid value, the drink is free.
Anything under S$5 is practically free. Paying with cash on hand doesn’t count because your bank balance didn’t decrease.
- In a viral TikTok trend, young women are using "girl math" to rationalise their spending habits in inventive ways that don’t always add up mathematically
- Many online users who find the concept relatable have chimed in with their own examples
- Critics have derided "girl math" for glorifying overspending and supposedly pushing stereotypes that women cannot handle their finances well
BY IZZAH IMRAN
Published September 20, 2023
Updated September 20, 2023
SINGAPORE — If you don’t buy something that’s on sale, you’re losing money. If you return an item for a refund, you’ve made money. If you buy yourself coffee using prepaid value, the drink is free.
Anything under S$5 is practically free. Paying with cash on hand doesn’t count because your bank balance didn’t decrease.
That’s “girl math” — a viral TikTok trend in which young women rationalise their money habits or spending in inventive ways that don’t always make mathematical sense.
While the thinking behind girl math is not novel, and certainly not gender-specific, the concept recently earned a fancy new name.
While the thinking behind girl math is not novel, and certainly not gender-specific, the concept recently earned a fancy new name.
HOW DID GIRL MATH COME ABOUT?
The term “girl math” is believed to have been coined in July by a New Zealand radio show called Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley, which features a segment where the DJs help listeners justify extravagant purchases, such as spending NZ$999 (S$810) on a luxury tote bag or NZ$5,600 on four nights of Taylor Swift tickets.READ ALSO
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In one episode, a listener calls in to the show to ask the crew to “girl math” the cost of a NZ$800 diamond ring. The caller had recently separated from her husband but said she “missed wearing a diamond ring”.
Arguing that diamond rings are an asset that can “last more than a lifetime”, a crew member named Shannon reasoned that the listener would be saving money if she handed down the ring to a future child or descendant.
Singapore-based lifestyle influencer Chloe Liem also posted a "girl math" video justifying her purchase of a bracelet from luxury jewellery brand Van Cleef & Arpels for S$6,100.
Whipping out her father’s financial calculator, Ms Liem begins by saying that the key to “Van Cleef girl math” is the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) method which Ms Liem humorously defines as “cost per Alhambra”. Alhambra refers to the clover-shaped motifs that are iconic of the jewellery brand.
Ms Liem explains: “So if a bracelet is S$6,100, we round it down to S$6,000 and we divide that by five to get the cost per Alhambra of S$1,200. Compare that to the cost of a vintage pendant which only has one motif and this is going for S$4,050.
“If one motif costs S$4,050, the actual cost of a five-motif bracelet should be S$20,250.”
A few mental leaps and punches into the calculator later, Ms Liem concludes that she bought the bracelet at a 70 per cent discount and that earned her S$14,175 in profit.
Whipping out her father’s financial calculator, Ms Liem begins by saying that the key to “Van Cleef girl math” is the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) method which Ms Liem humorously defines as “cost per Alhambra”. Alhambra refers to the clover-shaped motifs that are iconic of the jewellery brand.
Ms Liem explains: “So if a bracelet is S$6,100, we round it down to S$6,000 and we divide that by five to get the cost per Alhambra of S$1,200. Compare that to the cost of a vintage pendant which only has one motif and this is going for S$4,050.
“If one motif costs S$4,050, the actual cost of a five-motif bracelet should be S$20,250.”
A few mental leaps and punches into the calculator later, Ms Liem concludes that she bought the bracelet at a 70 per cent discount and that earned her S$14,175 in profit.
Same as penny wise pound foolish
Or 2 power of 12 bigger or 12 power of 2 bigger?
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