If you're on social media and you're in the financial industry and have a trust fund and…[foot]The song suggests that dating someone in that industry means you have less financial pressure, more fun, and perhaps enjoy more disposable income.
But the Australian woman has given people a message about what it's really like to be with someone in the financial industry. Christina's husband works in the industry, and she said she can forget about her dreams of retiring in her 20s or 30s and spending all her partner's hard-earned money. .
She said the rewards usually come later in life.
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“They're looking ahead. Your future is great,” she said.
“They're making it possible for us to retire early and live a rich life. And I'll show you what it's like in your 30s. Miss, discretionary spending…no, no. You know what happens in your 30s? You invest. Hey, you have stocks, you're paying off HECS, you're adding money to super, and your kids are 25. I have a bank account that I can't touch until I'm old.”
She explained that all the money that comes into the house has a “purpose” and if you want to spend it, “you have to work too.”
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Katrina said it's great to hang out with people in the financial world because they always protect the family's future and she loves spreadsheets.
But she wanted to dispel the myth that you can happily give up all responsibility and rely on it.
“If you're looking for a finance boy who can spend money, that's not going to happen,” she explained.
“My money can buy tomorrow”
The comments section of her video was filled with other current and former financial employees who said the same thing.
“As a financial man, I agree. My money will buy me tomorrow, and my wife's money will buy me today,'' one of the men said.
“Having previously worked in finance, this is accurate: annualized invoices and expenses on a spreadsheet divided by payment frequency, plus bonuses allocated to others in advance.” wrote the person.
“I'm a finance wife and the accuracy is amazing,” added a third.
Christina says the only part of her advice that doesn't apply to the viral TikTok video is whether the financial manager has a trust fund, which could affect their view of and availability of cash. He admitted that things could definitely change.
Where did the “Finance Man” video come from?
Her video was published after New York-based TikToker Megan Boni uploaded a short clip to the app in which she said the now-iconic line.
It wasn't a desire to find talent in the financial industry, but rather how it sounded like the lyrics of a modern pop dance song. She asked in the video if she just wrote this “summer song,” and the song has been remixed by multiple people in the weeks since the original video was posted.
“I was trying to make fun of girls who say they can't afford it or want a boyfriend, but they come up with an insane list of needs,” she says. told TODAY.com.
“Really, I think I was just making fun of my single peers who have these insane needs.”
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