When people say "inflation is going down" it's very important to understand that this means: Inflation is going slower now.... so when politicians say "we can be at ease now, inflation has gone down from 6% to 2%... NO, it means the cost of living is rising with 2% now instead of 6%... so still rising.... what you want is deflation... but economist only want inflation, otherwise you have a crisis.
Pro tip for carbonated water: A lot of gas stations have carbonated water at the soda machine. Take in a Stanly or any other cup and most gas stations just count soda water as water so it's free, put some lime in it, and you're golden. I do this all the time.
@@M_SC i do but looked it up anyway. was using the term in this way: One who argues in support of something; an advocate. i added the personal decision because, while i am in favor of not wearing makeup, it's up the the individual to wear make up or not.
I basically don't go out to eat, don't go to movies, don't really go out to costly shows (plays or concerts) anymore, and I have only two streaming services. On the flip side, I get lots of DVDs and blu rays and books from the library, and try to see free plays and concerts at local high schools and community theater groups. Plus, I have a buy-one = get-rid-of-one policy for my board games, blu rays, books, etc, which helps keep my ravenous consumption somewhat under control.
@teresachaotic.corner And since having a kid, we go to the library at least twice a week. And if I want a movie or book they don't have, it gets sent from some other library in the area. I'm like a library Heavy User.
So much of this rings true for me. I only recently toed into fancier skin care and other than finding a nice under eye cream and an improved SPF (I have high standards) the concept of anti-aging products has never even occurred to me. When I moved from Toronto to the literal desert where I sweat any make up off, I stopped my minimal use and didn't go back when returning to a more temperate climate. I've always thought the best anti-aging product was called sunscreen, wearing a hat and sunglasses. Interestingly, in 2024 I saw the most movies (11) but they were almost all at indie theatres so the ticket cost wasn't through the roof and I will totally do that matinee to save a few bucks. I ditched prime when I realized I didn't buy that much (the fast shipping was silly) and the only reason I still have Netflix was to watch Ranma 1/2. I've really cut back on buying books and using my pretty large county library with some epic ILL (from a tristate area). I'd love to give my seltzer water habit up, but Costco and not dehydrating myself win the day. I think like a lot of middle class people feeling the pinch I'm really starting to notice that I had clothing purchases that I didn't need last year (even if I used ThredUp) and I really need to pay more attention to the small things. The area where inflation went up and is refusing to budge is pet supplies! Kitty litter was a mess during supply chain issues and I'm very picky about my cat's brand of litter. It jumped several bucks along with kibble. No more Royal Canin (which I already cut into Iams) we had to get the cheaper Science Diet dental kibble. But you can't just stop buying these things b/c your pet needs them to you know - live. Thanks for capture our frustration and mood! Let us all embrace various aspects of economic induced minimalism.
Make-up can be fun sometimes but wow it is expensive! I actually had a couple of bottles of product leak in my make-up bag. Destroyed EVERYTHING in it, including the bag. So I tossed it then was like "I need to replace everything!" But found myself stopping and asking myself "do I REALLY need to though?" What law says women HAVE TO wear make-up? (32 year old here) So it has been about four months without any make-up. It is silly to worry about this stuff when all of us are worrying about food and just other basic needs.
In 2016 I was paying $800 for a 2bd and 2bath apartment. Now 2025 I currently pay a little over $1700 living in the same apartment without any renovations done by the owners 😭. Unfortunately I can't afford to nove either and I'm worried they will be going up on my rent again next month.
I did a no-buy year last year. And I"m doing it again this year. And sure, a lot of the reason is to reduce consumption, and environmental impact and all that. But let's be real. I'm poor as hell. And don't feel bad about your 2021 eye product. I only recently threw away my high school mascara, that I was still using on occasion. I graduated in 2006.
I'm doing a no-buy year too! Wow, I'm impressed! Were you still able to get mascara out of it? I have a tiny eyeshadow palette from 2010 and just used it the other day...
I recently discovered a nearby locally owned theater that offers 4 dollar Tuesday for movies. I feel like i've seen more movies in the theater the past year than I ever did before - their snacks aren't super expensive either so I spend significantly less each trip than at a typical chain. I was also a proponent of just waiting to watch them via streaming *cough*pirating*cough* but going in person defninitely improves my watching experience ( andgets me out of the house).
I dropped Amazon Prime last year, this year I'm basically not ordering anything from Amazon. Morality about not liking Bezos aside, the quality of goods has gone down so far that it's below Walmart now (at least for the sort of things I order). I killed audible with my library card. My only subscriptions are youtube premium, and apple music. (I know I SHOULD just use RUclips music, but I just can't get used to the interface).
Honestly, the only subscription I really can’t let go of is YT premium. I don’t know what it says about me but I will drop every subscription but this one.
I don't eat out, don't go to the movies, don't buy books. I use the library. I group errands to save gas. I am keeping a strict no-spend budget this year. No gift exchanges (everyone appreciates it), but only. spend time with friends - outdoors mainly. I now work from home 4 days out of 5, saving gas and wear on my car. I rewear my clothes more (except socks and underwear), and use bath towels more than once to reduce loads of laundry. I hang up clothes vs. using the dryer. I turn down my heat in the winter to 64 during the day and 62 at night. I don't buy processed food and try to batch cook - at least make enough to have leftovers for 1-2 days; sometimes a big batch to put in the freezer. I have a frugal list a mile long. I wear minimal make up after years of wearing full face to work everyday. No candles, or perfume (toxic). i camp, hike, bike, make art, have a dog (big expense but never going to give up a pet). I don't drink any alcohol or smoke. I have a carbonate water problem, too!
Any dermatologist (the good ones, not the ones selling you products on social media) will tell you that what ages the skin the most by far is sun exposure. Think of how the skin of the face ages much faster than the skin of the body. It also has more spots, freckles, etc.
I realize that my laziness and #momlife exhaustion helps me not spend on makeup/skincare bc I just cannot be bothered. I went from being a Sephora rouge person to only buying a single blush last year to replace my one that ran out. This year I hope to not buy anything other than one replacement mascara and to skip a haircut all year. I’m still replacing my bougie ass hair products tho bc I am committed to that wavy hair life and I don’t like to change things when they’re working.
I have been to a musical, and a few film with symphony orchestra play alongs (they’re fun) and people have forgotten how to behave there too. Phone lights, talking loudly, bringing sick children. The tickets costs over $100 each! And people ruin it for others!
If you bought a house, you would now have increased maintenance cost, higher property tax, higher landscaping cost, higher homeowners insurance. You would be house poor and even face a foreclosure or have to take on a roommate.
Asian girl basic hair sometimes with bangs, sometimes not is exactly me. 😂 I’ve also never dyed my hair. It’s almost black and I like the color. I started using that night cream because it’s what my mom has always used and she looks way younger than she is. It’s also relatively cheap at Costco. I have always barely ever worn makeup and basically never painted my nails. I’m just too lazy to bother with it on a regular basis.
It’s so annoying. I went on a trip to Europe and strolled around grocery stores and it made me even more mad. Because whyyyyyy is it so expensive here and not other places
We should make a contest and weigh your nailpolish collection against mine :-) The only difference being that I haven't left the house without nailpolish for probably 40 years. Which is an even better excuse for me to buy more! BUT I have decided that cheap nailpolish is where it's at. I have had some shitty "designer" polishes that weren't worth the money at all, so no more of those. Also, the most important anti-ageing cream is SPF. It will keep your skin healthier for much longer.
You are fortunate to have not gotten an eye infection. They are no joke and very painful. The cost of the antibiotic drops or cream are greater than new eye makeup. I have very dry skin and have used Ponds Dry Skin cream for over 48 years (I am 65). It is inexpensive and really makes my skin nice. People at work had no idea I was 65.
@@jmunnie00 No, I haven't. As I said, I have extreme dry skin as well as eczema outbreaks. I live in Canada. In the early 1980s I paid $6.50 a jar (milkglass jar). Now I pay just under $10 for a plastic jar. Other than that, no, I see no perceptible difference.My doctor wants me to use cortisone creams but they actually seem to dry me out more. I'm sticking with Ponds. I never used it as a beauty cream. It's just a bonus that people can't believe my age. Because of my tendency toward eczema I shun makeup.
I'm definitely skeptical about anti-aging cream because I have never done a damn thing for my skin and people keep telling me they think I'm younger than I am. Maybe if you go out in the sun a lot, but...I also have no problem looking my age, even so. We mostly gave up streaming services as well. I only keep one rotating service at a time. I've never heard of Kanopy! I'm really trying to attack my takeout/fast food consumption. I don't mind if it's something I'm really craving but I don't want to order stuff out of laziness anymore. If I'm that busy and tired that I don't want to cook, Trader Joe's frozen meals are cheaper and pretty solid... But kombucha is my weakness. And it's so much more money than sparkling water that I keep trying to save money by cutting it with sparkling water 😂
The inflation comment you made is actually sneaky wordplay from the media. Inflation is the number that things go up by. So inflation being on the decline means prices are still going up, just slower. It's an especially nasty bit of wordplay. Deflation would be what you're thinking of, which is when prices of goods and services go down. We havn't had that in a long time and it's not looking to be on the horizon at the moment. Prices will keep going up.
In my household, carbonated water is considered an essential item. My partner is a recovering alcoholic (2 years, 2 weeks sober and counting!) and it’s common for alcoholics, particularly those who used to drink tons of beer, to turn to carbonated water as a way to get the sensory experience of an alcoholic beverage. Given that carbonated water is much cheaper than beer, I still see it as a way for our household to save money. Not to mention a way for my partner to have a much higher quality of life and be much healthier.
Re your make up and skincare, try recording a video just wearing some lipstick and a little powder (since the lights might make your skin shine in some areas). No one will probably notice the difference. And for skincare, I think as long as you wear sunscreen or moisturizer with SPF you're set. I'm doing a no buy in certain categories this year, namely skincare, toiletries and household supplies (I have enough for years, thanks to over buying during the pandemic). You should definitely do some follow up videos on how these changes are going for you.
I probably will revisit if I'm able to hold strong to my no-buy resolutions. 😅 Skin and lighting, i.e. lighting with glasses and acne scars is a whole production which I believe I will talk about in a future video!
It took me until the 15 minute mark watching this during my morning routine to notice your mic was a rose 😅 On expiration dates, they are phony - especially for powder products. I haven't bought any powder eyeshadow for 5 years and am very happy healthy. But cream products go bad eventually so I might replace that eyeliner lol
You are now a member of my whine club. I used to buy books and movies every month but I have drastically curtailed it. 90% of my food is Walmart Great Value. I could go on and on but I'll spare you.
Hi Teresa! I certainly feel like I'm scooping out the water from a leaking boat. Your opening was paricularly bleak and depressing, with imagery and words like delete, marinating and turd standing out, and the instance of the missing fourtune cookie fortune was very Charlie Brown-ish. You turned it around after that beginning and I agree with you that many movies are way too long.Your make up woes were pure "TERESA", full of chaotic fun and intensly you. As a 175 year old fan I'm sure I'll enjoy your future productions, and will still watch even if you don't wear make up!!
agree with p much everything but i will say, challengers is that long so they can draw out how badly the 2 men are down for one another and play most of it out in slo-mo LMAO
The writing is on the wall, everyone is in denial. I'm bailing on the USA. I'm a lucky millennial who actually owns a house, getting close to selling it all and moving to Japan. I'd prefer 10-15 years of japanese life than 20-30 years of overpriced, expensive mundane drudgery in the USA/Canada. 10 years of amazing fulfilling life in Japan and then just call it... lol.
I'm about to turn 40... If I could sign a deal with the devil that said "You could live in Japan but be dead at 55 or live in the USA and be dead at 75." Easy answer.
I'm selling my place and moving there this summer, too. Just waiting for the visa approval. I started planning to leave a few years ago and things just seem to be getting worse. I know everywhere has problems, but, on top of everything, Americans seem so divided right now that it seems impossible to work together to solve our issues
@@teresachaotic.corner My plan is to just use the 3 month VISA and head to Vietnam or Thailand every 3 months to renew it. It's only $100 to fly from Japan.
i'm an american male i'm gen y millennal i was born in the early 90s this is excatly how i feel too i know what i'm about the say is not popular but i want to be competely honest how i truly feel i think it's not natural to me for some of us to be force go to school, work a job and pay for things with money that won't make some of us happy i always been against that even since i was a kid and teen back in the day i think it's a slave prison system that i always never like i always been against money too i think money is the root of all evil in my honest unpopular opinion and i also hate corportate greed this shows that some that are running this world don't care about us at all they are against us that are soulless heartless i think they are bad evil because if they were good they would give it for us for free i always wish everything for free without having to pay for anything making our life's easeir and we had real true freedom we can do what makes us happy that's the world i always rather want to live in so badly i think that's natural to me i wish some that are good run this world that actually care about us that are soulful that's just my honest unpopular point of view believe take and i also wanna say that i'm ok don't mind if the movies or shows are long, longer or short i'm ok with it i think it doesn't bother me i love both long, longer and short movie, shows and video games equally in my honest opinion that's just me i also think there is nonthing wrong if some choose to wear glasses or some choose to not wear glasses
You need more learning in order to be able to communicate your ideas better. You come across as chaotic and maybe some other bad things.if you hate school then read on your own. Read read read, it’ll help you write.
@@M_SC please leave me alone just let me be and be nice i don't like it when some are mean to me i will block you and mute you if you keep trying to force me telling me what to do which i don't like at all i think did nothing wong i have a learning disability that's natural there is nothing wrong with that at all that's not a thing i think that's a good natural things to me and everyone writes difference that's not bad unatural thing at all i love embace how the way i write i think there is no right or wrong way to write to get better to improve there are some that write like i do and some don't, there are some that are ok don't mind how the way love how the way i write and some don't like how the way i write and i'm not into reading it's not for me it's too hard for me i did try many times back in the day what may work for some may not work for someone else i don't like it at all you have respect that everyone's free will as long we are not hurting harming some others that are good innocent i don't want to stop writing how the way i do because i love embrace my flaws and wirting i don't want to get rid of that well it's fine if you don't like my wirting as long you are respectful about it because i don't like some are close minded disrespectful and forceful about it i think that's not ok i think it's ok to be difference unique there is nothing wrong with that to me you wouldn't like it if some force you to do certain things you don't wanna do so don't do that to me please respect everyone's free will the world will be a better place if we were all force to think the same like robots that's not a world some of us want to live in we have every right to do whatever we wanna do with our life's that makes us happy that some of us don't wanna do what doesn't not make us happy that's not life to some of us M_SC
the runtime argument is so sad. many movies do deserve the longer runtimes. not all of them. but imagine having your attention span so shot that you aren't sure movies are worth 3 hours of your time. people will sit down and binge watch 2 seasons of bridgerton in a week but won't spend 140 minutes watching challengers? the economic argument is also in the wrong direction. shorter runtime or longer runtime, that ticket costs the same amount of money. it serves the studios to have shorter films.
@ducky19991 that's not what I was going for. More that it's getting rough generally and we are feeling much the same. Empathetic not judgemental intention
It’s so annoying. I went on a trip to Europe and strolled around grocery stores and it made me even more mad. Because whyyyyyy is it so expensive here and not other places
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When people say "inflation is going down" it's very important to understand that this means: Inflation is going slower now.... so when politicians say "we can be at ease now, inflation has gone down from 6% to 2%... NO, it means the cost of living is rising with 2% now instead of 6%... so still rising.... what you want is deflation... but economist only want inflation, otherwise you have a crisis.
This year I’m passing my no buy savings to the tenant of my old apartment by not raising rent at all
Pro tip for carbonated water: A lot of gas stations have carbonated water at the soda machine. Take in a Stanly or any other cup and most gas stations just count soda water as water so it's free, put some lime in it, and you're golden. I do this all the time.
Not even 5 minutes in-- girl are you okay??? 😭✨‼️
You aren’t alone! We all out here, just raw doggin’ it.
😭🥰
I'm a proponent of no makeup but think it's a personal decision.
Do you know what proponent means?
@@M_SC i do but looked it up anyway. was using the term in this way: One who argues in support of something; an advocate.
i added the personal decision because, while i am in favor of not wearing makeup, it's up the the individual to wear make up or not.
I basically don't go out to eat, don't go to movies, don't really go out to costly shows (plays or concerts) anymore, and I have only two streaming services. On the flip side, I get lots of DVDs and blu rays and books from the library, and try to see free plays and concerts at local high schools and community theater groups. Plus, I have a buy-one = get-rid-of-one policy for my board games, blu rays, books, etc, which helps keep my ravenous consumption somewhat under control.
Where would we be without the library?💕 I try to go to free community concerts and plays too!
@teresachaotic.corner And since having a kid, we go to the library at least twice a week. And if I want a movie or book they don't have, it gets sent from some other library in the area. I'm like a library Heavy User.
I admire women who can go without makeup! That’s one of my goals!!!
Unfortunately some of us don't have an aesthetically pleasing face to go without makeup.
@@Mia-Elemental Your face is perfectly fine.
@@Aixopluc_bcn 🥹💜
@@Mia-Elementalwe are not born to please.
So much of this rings true for me. I only recently toed into fancier skin care and other than finding a nice under eye cream and an improved SPF (I have high standards) the concept of anti-aging products has never even occurred to me. When I moved from Toronto to the literal desert where I sweat any make up off, I stopped my minimal use and didn't go back when returning to a more temperate climate. I've always thought the best anti-aging product was called sunscreen, wearing a hat and sunglasses.
Interestingly, in 2024 I saw the most movies (11) but they were almost all at indie theatres so the ticket cost wasn't through the roof and I will totally do that matinee to save a few bucks. I ditched prime when I realized I didn't buy that much (the fast shipping was silly) and the only reason I still have Netflix was to watch Ranma 1/2. I've really cut back on buying books and using my pretty large county library with some epic ILL (from a tristate area).
I'd love to give my seltzer water habit up, but Costco and not dehydrating myself win the day. I think like a lot of middle class people feeling the pinch I'm really starting to notice that I had clothing purchases that I didn't need last year (even if I used ThredUp) and I really need to pay more attention to the small things.
The area where inflation went up and is refusing to budge is pet supplies! Kitty litter was a mess during supply chain issues and I'm very picky about my cat's brand of litter. It jumped several bucks along with kibble. No more Royal Canin (which I already cut into Iams) we had to get the cheaper Science Diet dental kibble. But you can't just stop buying these things b/c your pet needs them to you know - live.
Thanks for capture our frustration and mood! Let us all embrace various aspects of economic induced minimalism.
The library really is a lifesaver! I don't know what I'll do without it!
Ah pet food and pet care $$$. But can't deprive pets of their necessities😅
Make-up can be fun sometimes but wow it is expensive! I actually had a couple of bottles of product leak in my make-up bag. Destroyed EVERYTHING in it, including the bag. So I tossed it then was like "I need to replace everything!" But found myself stopping and asking myself "do I REALLY need to though?" What law says women HAVE TO wear make-up? (32 year old here) So it has been about four months without any make-up. It is silly to worry about this stuff when all of us are worrying about food and just other basic needs.
In 2016 I was paying $800 for a 2bd and 2bath apartment. Now 2025 I currently pay a little over $1700 living in the same apartment without any renovations done by the owners 😭. Unfortunately I can't afford to nove either and I'm worried they will be going up on my rent again next month.
We are literally in the same boat! 😅
Wow, that’s so messed up. You’d think that being a long-term tenant would count for something, but I guess not 😞
@@deeeno6867 no loyalty at all.
@@teresachaotic.corner something has to give. There are too many of us in our situation or worse.
Where in the US are you? $1700 is the average price for a 1Bd 1Bath apartment where I’m at.
I did a no-buy year last year. And I"m doing it again this year. And sure, a lot of the reason is to reduce consumption, and environmental impact and all that. But let's be real. I'm poor as hell.
And don't feel bad about your 2021 eye product. I only recently threw away my high school mascara, that I was still using on occasion. I graduated in 2006.
I'm doing a no-buy year too!
Wow, I'm impressed! Were you still able to get mascara out of it?
I have a tiny eyeshadow palette from 2010 and just used it the other day...
@@teresachaotic.corner Shockingly, yes it was still "usable." It was chunky as hell though. Lol.
I know I'd never be able to keep up my roots so I'm going gracefully gray. I call it my unicorn hair. I'm not sad about it. 🦄🦄🦄
I recently discovered a nearby locally owned theater that offers 4 dollar Tuesday for movies. I feel like i've seen more movies in the theater the past year than I ever did before - their snacks aren't super expensive either so I spend significantly less each trip than at a typical chain. I was also a proponent of just waiting to watch them via streaming *cough*pirating*cough* but going in person defninitely improves my watching experience ( andgets me out of the house).
I dropped Amazon Prime last year, this year I'm basically not ordering anything from Amazon. Morality about not liking Bezos aside, the quality of goods has gone down so far that it's below Walmart now (at least for the sort of things I order). I killed audible with my library card. My only subscriptions are youtube premium, and apple music. (I know I SHOULD just use RUclips music, but I just can't get used to the interface).
Honestly, the only subscription I really can’t let go of is YT premium. I don’t know what it says about me but I will drop every subscription but this one.
@ for me, I watch RUclips 90% of the time and I hate being marketed to
This whole video was a mood😆(And I loved it!). I was so with you, on your movies rant! And shrinkflation is real!( My toast is half the size)
🥰 Awww thank you! I can probably go to my grocery store and rant about everything shrinkflating there!
TERESA THESE STORIES 😭😂 really drove home the flooding boat analogy
🥰 thank you!🛶
I don't eat out, don't go to the movies, don't buy books. I use the library. I group errands to save gas. I am keeping a strict no-spend budget this year. No gift exchanges (everyone appreciates it), but only. spend time with friends - outdoors mainly. I now work from home 4 days out of 5, saving gas and wear on my car. I rewear my clothes more (except socks and underwear), and use bath towels more than once to reduce loads of laundry. I hang up clothes vs. using the dryer. I turn down my heat in the winter to 64 during the day and 62 at night. I don't buy processed food and try to batch cook - at least make enough to have leftovers for 1-2 days; sometimes a big batch to put in the freezer. I have a frugal list a mile long. I wear minimal make up after years of wearing full face to work everyday. No candles, or perfume (toxic). i camp, hike, bike, make art, have a dog (big expense but never going to give up a pet). I don't drink any alcohol or smoke. I have a carbonate water problem, too!
If you wrote a book about your frugal habits, I would read it! 💕
Any dermatologist (the good ones, not the ones selling you products on social media) will tell you that what ages the skin the most by far is sun exposure. Think of how the skin of the face ages much faster than the skin of the body. It also has more spots, freckles, etc.
I love your way with words and sarcasm. You are awesome.
thank you!🥰💕
Your no buy list is amazing and unforgettable, and no other RUclipsr can even compare! 😂😂
Aw thanks! 😂
I realize that my laziness and #momlife exhaustion helps me not spend on makeup/skincare bc I just cannot be bothered. I went from being a Sephora rouge person to only buying a single blush last year to replace my one that ran out. This year I hope to not buy anything other than one replacement mascara and to skip a haircut all year. I’m still replacing my bougie ass hair products tho bc I am committed to that wavy hair life and I don’t like to change things when they’re working.
i've resorted to one meal of potatoes a day: you wouldn't think it but there have been surprisingly delicious benefits in addition to the savings.
Potatoes are superfoods.
Never knew about Kanopy, as I only think of physical movies at the library. Getting Kanopy now! I'm all about using library resources, thank you!
My library has Kanopy and Hoopla. Really good companions.
I'm glad I introduced it to you! Hopefully your library has a good selection on Kanopy!
My mom is 65 and looks like she’s in her 40s. The only anti-aging cream she has ever used is sunscreen. Oh and she drinks a ton of water.
I have been to a musical, and a few film with symphony orchestra play alongs (they’re fun) and people have forgotten how to behave there too. Phone lights, talking loudly, bringing sick children. The tickets costs over $100 each! And people ruin it for others!
Let me tell you about the lady drunk singing along to Hamilton🤦🏻♀️ during the show
If you bought a house, you would now have increased maintenance cost, higher property tax, higher landscaping cost, higher homeowners insurance. You would be house poor and even face a foreclosure or have to take on a roommate.
Like jumping from my sinking lifeboat into a sinking ship...
Asian girl basic hair sometimes with bangs, sometimes not is exactly me. 😂 I’ve also never dyed my hair. It’s almost black and I like the color.
I started using that night cream because it’s what my mom has always used and she looks way younger than she is. It’s also relatively cheap at Costco.
I have always barely ever worn makeup and basically never painted my nails. I’m just too lazy to bother with it on a regular basis.
If I open a salon, the only hair cut I can do is "Asian Girl Basic." Ask for that😂
It’s so annoying. I went on a trip to Europe and strolled around grocery stores and it made me even more mad. Because whyyyyyy is it so expensive here and not other places
We should make a contest and weigh your nailpolish collection against mine :-) The only difference being that I haven't left the house without nailpolish for probably 40 years. Which is an even better excuse for me to buy more! BUT I have decided that cheap nailpolish is where it's at. I have had some shitty "designer" polishes that weren't worth the money at all, so no more of those.
Also, the most important anti-ageing cream is SPF. It will keep your skin healthier for much longer.
Thank goodness I live in Canada for healthcare, I would be afraid to have kids or get injured and sick in the USA 😢.
You are fortunate to have not gotten an eye infection. They are no joke and very painful. The cost of the antibiotic drops or cream are greater than new eye makeup. I have very dry skin and have used Ponds Dry Skin cream for over 48 years (I am 65). It is inexpensive and really makes my skin nice. People at work had no idea I was 65.
Has the Ponds formula changed over the years and have you noticed any difference in the way it performs?
@@jmunnie00 No, I haven't. As I said, I have extreme dry skin as well as eczema outbreaks. I live in Canada. In the early 1980s I paid $6.50 a jar (milkglass jar). Now I pay just under $10 for a plastic jar. Other than that, no, I see no perceptible difference.My doctor wants me to use cortisone creams but they actually seem to dry me out more. I'm sticking with Ponds. I never used it as a beauty cream. It's just a bonus that people can't believe my age. Because of my tendency toward eczema I shun makeup.
I'm definitely skeptical about anti-aging cream because I have never done a damn thing for my skin and people keep telling me they think I'm younger than I am. Maybe if you go out in the sun a lot, but...I also have no problem looking my age, even so.
We mostly gave up streaming services as well. I only keep one rotating service at a time. I've never heard of Kanopy! I'm really trying to attack my takeout/fast food consumption. I don't mind if it's something I'm really craving but I don't want to order stuff out of laziness anymore. If I'm that busy and tired that I don't want to cook, Trader Joe's frozen meals are cheaper and pretty solid...
But kombucha is my weakness. And it's so much more money than sparkling water that I keep trying to save money by cutting it with sparkling water 😂
Your skin renews evey 2 to 4 weeks. So expensive skincare ist basically wasted.
Eating out is also a problem for us. Sometimes you are just too tired to cook or meal plan.
@@teresachaotic.corner It's such a real struggle. But the restaurants here also aren't very exciting so it makes the cost extra aggravating...
The inflation comment you made is actually sneaky wordplay from the media. Inflation is the number that things go up by. So inflation being on the decline means prices are still going up, just slower. It's an especially nasty bit of wordplay. Deflation would be what you're thinking of, which is when prices of goods and services go down. We havn't had that in a long time and it's not looking to be on the horizon at the moment. Prices will keep going up.
Government will NEVER allow deflation.
You make me laugh. I needed that. 😂😊
💕thank you!
In my household, carbonated water is considered an essential item. My partner is a recovering alcoholic (2 years, 2 weeks sober and counting!) and it’s common for alcoholics, particularly those who used to drink tons of beer, to turn to carbonated water as a way to get the sensory experience of an alcoholic beverage.
Given that carbonated water is much cheaper than beer, I still see it as a way for our household to save money. Not to mention a way for my partner to have a much higher quality of life and be much healthier.
In this context, you need to buy all the carbonated water!
I didn't expect an extended Waterworld analogy but it fits
Re your make up and skincare, try recording a video just wearing some lipstick and a little powder (since the lights might make your skin shine in some areas). No one will probably notice the difference. And for skincare, I think as long as you wear sunscreen or moisturizer with SPF you're set. I'm doing a no buy in certain categories this year, namely skincare, toiletries and household supplies (I have enough for years, thanks to over buying during the pandemic). You should definitely do some follow up videos on how these changes are going for you.
I probably will revisit if I'm able to hold strong to my no-buy resolutions. 😅 Skin and lighting, i.e. lighting with glasses and acne scars is a whole production which I believe I will talk about in a future video!
Really enjoy ur vibe and listening to you 🤓 I also think ur glasses suit you super well (I also love mine) & yayyy to rocking our grey highlights! ❤️
🥰 Awww thank you!
It took me until the 15 minute mark watching this during my morning routine to notice your mic was a rose 😅 On expiration dates, they are phony - especially for powder products. I haven't bought any powder eyeshadow for 5 years and am very happy healthy. But cream products go bad eventually so I might replace that eyeliner lol
Omggg lol I had to fast forward bc I was trying to eat lunch while watching and I was not prepared for the marinating 🙈
You are now a member of my whine club. I used to buy books and movies every month but I have drastically curtailed it. 90% of my food is Walmart Great Value. I could go on and on but I'll spare you.
Wine or whine?
Hi Teresa! I certainly feel like I'm scooping out the water from a leaking boat. Your opening was paricularly bleak and depressing, with imagery and words like delete, marinating and turd standing out, and the instance of the missing fourtune cookie fortune was very Charlie Brown-ish. You turned it around after that beginning and I agree with you that many movies are way too long.Your make up woes were pure "TERESA", full of chaotic fun and intensly you. As a 175 year old fan I'm sure I'll enjoy your future productions, and will still watch even if you don't wear make up!!
'tis the dark humor. 😅
i cut my own hair lol just kinda mulan it and fix it up
You really suit glasses btw!
thank you!
Remember the female outrage over the make up removal app?
Stay safe!
agree with p much everything but i will say, challengers is that long so they can draw out how badly the 2 men are down for one another and play most of it out in slo-mo LMAO
you've thought this out :)
trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Don't worry about the rich; they'll put rent up to stray rich!
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The writing is on the wall, everyone is in denial. I'm bailing on the USA. I'm a lucky millennial who actually owns a house, getting close to selling it all and moving to Japan. I'd prefer 10-15 years of japanese life than 20-30 years of overpriced, expensive mundane drudgery in the USA/Canada. 10 years of amazing fulfilling life in Japan and then just call it... lol.
I'm about to turn 40... If I could sign a deal with the devil that said "You could live in Japan but be dead at 55 or live in the USA and be dead at 75." Easy answer.
I'm selling my place and moving there this summer, too. Just waiting for the visa approval. I started planning to leave a few years ago and things just seem to be getting worse. I know everywhere has problems, but, on top of everything, Americans seem so divided right now that it seems impossible to work together to solve our issues
Tell us how to get Japanese citizenship!
@@teresachaotic.corner My plan is to just use the 3 month VISA and head to Vietnam or Thailand every 3 months to renew it. It's only $100 to fly from Japan.
@@teresachaotic.cornerit’s virtually impossible to get Japanese citizenship without biological connection.
i'm an american male i'm gen y millennal i was born in the early 90s this is excatly how i feel too i know what i'm about the say is not popular but i want to be competely honest how i truly feel i think it's not natural to me for some of us to be force go to school, work a job and pay for things with money that won't make some of us happy i always been against that even since i was a kid and teen back in the day i think it's a slave prison system that i always never like i always been against money too i think money is the root of all evil in my honest unpopular opinion and i also hate corportate greed this shows that some that are running this world don't care about us at all they are against us that are soulless heartless i think they are bad evil because if they were good they would give it for us for free i always wish everything for free without having to pay for anything making our life's easeir and we had real true freedom we can do what makes us happy that's the world i always rather want to live in so badly i think that's natural to me i wish some that are good run this world that actually care about us that are soulful that's just my honest unpopular point of view believe take and i also wanna say that i'm ok don't mind if the movies or shows are long, longer or short i'm ok with it i think it doesn't bother me i love both long, longer and short movie, shows and video games equally in my honest opinion that's just me i also think there is nonthing wrong if some choose to wear glasses or some choose to not wear glasses
You need more learning in order to be able to communicate your ideas better. You come across as chaotic and maybe some other bad things.if you hate school then read on your own. Read read read, it’ll help you write.
@@M_SC please leave me alone just let me be and be nice i don't like it when some are mean to me i will block you and mute you if you keep trying to force me telling me what to do which i don't like at all i think did nothing wong i have a learning disability that's natural there is nothing wrong with that at all that's not a thing i think that's a good natural things to me and everyone writes difference that's not bad unatural thing at all i love embace how the way i write i think there is no right or wrong way to write to get better to improve there are some that write like i do and some don't, there are some that are ok don't mind how the way love how the way i write and some don't like how the way i write and i'm not into reading it's not for me it's too hard for me i did try many times back in the day what may work for some may not work for someone else i don't like it at all you have respect that everyone's free will as long we are not hurting harming some others that are good innocent i don't want to stop writing how the way i do because i love embrace my flaws and wirting i don't want to get rid of that well it's fine if you don't like my wirting as long you are respectful about it because i don't like some are close minded disrespectful and forceful about it i think that's not ok i think it's ok to be difference unique there is nothing wrong with that to me you wouldn't like it if some force you to do certain things you don't wanna do so don't do that to me please respect everyone's free will the world will be a better place if we were all force to think the same like robots that's not a world some of us want to live in we have every right to do whatever we wanna do with our life's that makes us happy that some of us don't wanna do what doesn't not make us happy that's not life to some of us M_SC
the runtime argument is so sad. many movies do deserve the longer runtimes. not all of them. but imagine having your attention span so shot that you aren't sure movies are worth 3 hours of your time. people will sit down and binge watch 2 seasons of bridgerton in a week but won't spend 140 minutes watching challengers?
the economic argument is also in the wrong direction. shorter runtime or longer runtime, that ticket costs the same amount of money. it serves the studios to have shorter films.
I’m down with the long run times but I’m gonna need an intermission if the movie is past 2 hours 😂
well, hopefully it gets better soon
you think its bad there. dont even begin looking overseas. Phew, deery me
Yes, there will always be someone out there who has it worse. This rhetoric is totally unhelpful and honestly gross.
@ducky19991 that's not what I was going for. More that it's getting rough generally and we are feeling much the same. Empathetic not judgemental intention
@@SEiiBUTSU to me it reads as the opposite of empathetic, but I'm glad you meant well
@@SEiiBUTSUdepends where
@@M_SC sure. It's all relative I know
god is the answer
Why did your god create poverty and suffering? What is wrong with you?
@@ducky19991Probably a bot.
It’s so annoying. I went on a trip to Europe and strolled around grocery stores and it made me even more mad. Because whyyyyyy is it so expensive here and not other places
We are really getting the short end of the stick 😅 We pay so much and get so little.