‘Girl Math,’ the latest trend to take TikTok by storm, is basically a clever way to describe the “creative” logic women apply to justify and explain their purchases, especially big-ticket items.

BALTIMORE -- A new personal finance trend has TikTok users recommending humorous new ways to rethink their spending habits. We've all justified unnecessary purchases before, but now social media has ...

ATLANTA - There’s a social media trend out there called "Girl Math." As most trends it started likely as fun; it went viral, and now there’s concern it’s telling young women that it’s cool to manage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Women in their early to mid-20s are using TikTok to share how they rationalize spending and, in turn, are unveiling Gen Z’s ...

All over TikTok, "girl math" is being used to justify almost any purchase, from everyday things like $5 coffees to big-ticket items like concert tickets. While everyone's version of girl math is ...

If it’s less than $5 it’s basically free. If you return an item for a refund, you’ve made money. If you paid for a vacation months ago, it’s free by the time you go on it. And if you buy something ...

I haven’t had to use the Pythagorean theorem once since learning it in seventh grade. But girl math? I use it every time I pick up my passport. In 2024, I visited 22 countries and I did it by ...

Girl dinner, girl money, girl galore! If you were to look at TikTok right now, I can guarantee at least three videos will revolve around some sort of “girl” trend. This phenomenon started when the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I provide actionable advice to help you find financial independence. There is a new trend on TikTok called “girl math.” If you ...

Not only is it leaning into the harmful trope that women are irresponsible with money, but it also reveals that some young adults are experiencing financial arrested development. “Girl Math is just ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It is exhausting to scroll through the unnecessarily negative takes on what seems like a playful social media fad.

The idiom known as “using Peter to pay Paul” is now known as “girl math” on TikTok. Coined by social media users, the term represents the rationalizing young adults, primarily women, do to justify ...