How Baby Showers Keep You (& Your Baby) Poor

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Baby showers these days have gotten bigger, more glamorous, and more expensive. From the big balloon arches, to the fancy catering, to the gorgeous venues. But let's take a step back and see whether how we're doing baby showers, not to mention other big events like weddings and birthdays, all wrong. And specifically, how we might be able to make a change with gift giving and spending that could make a generation of millionaires.

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🔍 Resources mentioned:
Balloon arch cost: https://www.organizedmom.net/how-much-does-a-balloon-arch-cost/
Spending norms: https://www.bestowegifting.com/blogs/gift-ideas/how-much-to-spend-on-baby-shower-gift#:~:text=We'll%20break%20it%20down,%24100%20and%20%24200%20or%20more


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Time Stamps:

00:00 Crazy rich baby showers
02:43 Cost of baby showers
05:20 Gifting culture
07:16 Changing gifting culture
11:32 Identity formation






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Personal finance, money management, deinfluence, deinfluencing, budgeting, budget, credit card, culture, video essay, video analysis, social media, baby showers, investments, overconsumption, consumerism, climate change, shopping, spending money, cara nicole


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