Jul 21, 2022
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Keeping up with the Joneses has always been expensive, but the problem is way worse now that the internet has made us all neighbors.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they can't fathom how their peers afford the fancy vacations and cars they're posting about online, a survey from Mint found, and more than a third admit they're overspending to keep pace.
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It’s easy to forget that sites like TikTok and Instagram never tell the whole story. All those grand house tours, shopping hauls and lux vacation footage could be the result of horrendous overspending — or some very savvy planning.
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