How Weddings Keep You Poor

I knew it was expensive, but not this expensive... | Use code “CARA” at https://joindeleteme.com/cara if you’re interested in getting your own detailed report and having your personal information stay private! 🎥 More about this video: It seems like weddings are getting more extravagant by the year, but come on - they're weddings, we have to go big or go home, right? Whether it's because of rising costs, more disposable income, social media trends, or something else altogether, recent reports have the average wedding in the US costing $29,000. In this video essay, I break down how weddings keep you poor and how spending big on a wedding may lead to financial pressures that affect your relationship. Want more videos on money, media, society, and intentional living? Be sure to subscribe for more video essays! 🔍 Resources mentioned: CNN report on wedding costs: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/31/busine.... Poverty rates in history: https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-po... Engagement ring history: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/di... De Beers history: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-2737... Average wedding guest cost: https://fortune.com/recommends/bankin... $200 wedding venue: https://www.insider.com/how-much-wedd... 💌 Want to support the channel? Here are a few ways!: One-time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cara.nicole Join my Patreon: https://patreon.com/thefinancialfreed... My Etsy (budget spreadsheets!): https://www.etsy.com/shop/FinancialFr... 🎥 Check out some of my other videos! 🎥 How FOMO Culture Keeps You Poor:    • How FOMO Culture Keeps You Poor   How TikTok Is Fueling Overconsumption:    • How TikTok is Fueling Overconsumption   Let's talk social media's 'aesthetic' obsession:    • Let's talk social media's 'aesthetic' obse...   How Designer Brands Keep You Poor:    • How Designer Brands Keep You Poor   Time Stamps: 00:00 Extravagant wedding costs 03:33 Weddings weren't always like this 05:29 Social pressure influencing us 07:14 Movies & Media's Impact 08:37 The wedding industrial complex 09:30 Social Media's Impact 11:05 My framing is flawed 13:28 Tradeoffs involved 15:44 Final wedding thoughts Keywords for some sweet, sweet metadata: Personal finance, money management, weddings, wedding costs, budgeting, budget, FOMO, sales, deals, saving money, marriage, culture, sustainability, video essay, video analysis, social media, instagram, pinterest, tiktok, overconsumption, consumerism, consumption, financial boundaries, spending money, influencer, engagement rings, wedding dress