Sometimes your "expectations" are just delusions and one Instagram reel you saw at 2am. Suddenly you think you're meant to have a million dollar passive income revenue stream in a year, multiple properties in 2 and retirement in 5. We talk about how social media can warp your idea of success and how some of us (ALL OF US) are benchmarking nonsense. Be honest: what's one expectation you have had that was not at all grounded in reality, yet had you disappointed when it (obviously) didn't happen?

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Interesting concept… I pay zero attention to social media… my assistant manages my LinkedIn… my wife manages my and our whatever social media outlets… I don’t even know what I’m on…

But we have almost everything we need… I guess the only thing that she keeps talking about is a Birkin bag… but we don’t spend enough at Hermes… for me, I wanted a Ferrari for my 35th birthday… I’m 34… but I want it as a gift… I could buy it myself… but have a feeling I’m going to be disappointed…

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Not a huge fan of social media too.

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This is absolutely true. I have found that in a lot of areas of my life it is easy to have unrealistic expectations because of what I see on social media. I have to get myself in check sometimes.

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True!

Stay off it and you’ll be happier.

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The best personal finance tip isn’t making a budget. It’s actually not caring about what other random people in the world think and staying off social media. If you already have a decent income, you’ll naturally save a good chunk of money when you only spend when you need to

The people worth caring about don’t care what you buy. The people who care about what you buy aren’t worth caring about.

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Comparison is the thief of joy. And Instagram is nothing but everyone’s highlight reel which also is just for the ‘gram. I deactivated long ago.

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Good choice. I’m tired of social media as well. Too much pressure from strangers

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