Let’s talk 'Haul Culture'.

Another day, another haul 🛍️👀 Try Rocket Money for free: https://RocketMoney.com/CARA #rocketmoney #personalfinance 🎥 More about this video: We see it everywhere on social media - bags and boxes galore of products, typically clothes but sometimes gadgets, tech, beauty, or something else all together. People spending hundreds of dollars at a time on their purchases. Haul culture has only become more popular in the age of short-form videos on TikTok or Reels, microtrends from fashion houses, and industries like fast fashion that prioritize quantity over quality. So what does our insatiable desire for watching and making hauls come from? Let's talk the psychology behind our haul obsession on social media, how it impacts our planet and our finances, and what steps you can take to move away from haul culture. Want more videos on money, media, society, and intentional living? Be sure to subscribe for more video essays! 🔍 Resources mentioned: ‪@amandamaryanna‬ 's video on the history of hauls:    • the evolution of the clothing haul   Natural History Museum article on collectors: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/collec... Nature Journal on fast fashion: https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158... Fast fashion chemicals investigation: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/mark... Disliking videos on TikTok (how to): https://www.businessinsider.com/guide... 💌 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 Discounts Keep You Poor:    • How Discounts Keep You Poor   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 Let's talk haul culture 01:03 Rocket Money 02:23 Why are we so obsessed with hauls? 04:36 Hedonic treadmill 05:52 Glamorization of excess 07:05 Environmental impact 09:24 Financial impact 11:18 Having vs Being 12:59 How to combat haul culture Keywords for some sweet, sweet metadata: Personal finance, money management, hauls, haul culture, impulse buying, budgeting, budget, FOMO, sales, deals, saving money, fast fashion, environment, culture, sustainability, video essay, video analysis, social media, instagram, pinterest, tiktok, overconsumption, consumerism, consumption, financial boundaries, spending money, influencer, cara nicole, spending money