The Insecurity Tax: How Beauty Maxxing Is Keeping You Broke

How I became more confident by decentring my appearance. When I took my appearance from my top priority to my lowest, that's when my well being, finances and self esteem improved dramatically. In this video I talk about my struggles with self esteem and how I overcame them, steps I took to decentre my appearance and how to know whether purchases are an 'insecurity tax' or a nessesity. Subscribe for more videos on personal finance, investing, intentional living, and building a Frugal Chic® life. ✨ Join my free weekly newsletter: frugalchic.co.uk Trading 212 → “To get free fractional shares worth up to 100 EUR/GBP, you can open an account with Trading 212 through this link https://www.trading212.com/join/MIA Terms apply. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance doesn’t guarantee future results. 0:00 — Intro 2:19 — Personal story 4:30 — What changed 5:12 — Finding a new interest: personal finance & investing 6:20 — Content creation as a confidence builder 8:10 — Frugal chic philosophy 8:40 — Mindset shift 1: curate your feed & your circle 9:41 — Mindset shift 2: interests outside your appearance 10:15 — Mindset shift 3: buying less (low/no buy) 11:04 — Mindset shift 4: de-centering male approval 11:58 — Closing thoughts Also available as a podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6W8IKtl...