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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

Beauty and the Budget: How to Stress Less About the Costs of Looking Good

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

NerdWallet Personal Finance

Business, Education, Investing, How To

4.2665 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Learn about the financial impact of beauty expenses, societal pressures behind them, and tips for managing beauty-related costs. Are beauty purchases worth the financial stress? How do beauty-related expenses impact our budgets? Hosts Sean Pyles and Anna Helhoski discuss the rising costs of beauty products, services, and procedures and how they are leading to financial stress and debt among Americans. They explore the results of a recent survey that highlight the financial strain these expenses can cause and provide actionable tips on managing these costs. They also discuss the societal pressures driving beauty spending, from social media influences to the concept of “pretty privilege.” Then, Sean and Anna break down this week’s financial headlines, including the impending student loan forgiveness deadline, a drop in construction of new homes, and Thursday’s presidential debate. In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: beauty expenses, financial stress, beauty products, budgeting tips, beauty procedures, debt management, beauty survey, societal pressures, beauty spending, financial impact, cosmetic procedures, beauty purchases, social media influence, pretty privilege, budgeting beauty, beauty-related debt, skincare costs, hair care expenses, beauty services, managing beauty costs, cosmetic surgeries, self-care economy, beauty budget, financial planning, beauty spending trends, personal finance, debt for beauty, beauty treatments, beauty industry, financial wellness, cosmetic expenses, beauty product costs, and money management. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email [email protected]. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm Sean Piles.

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And I'm On a Hill Hasky.

0:35.8

And this is our weekly Money News Roundup, where we break down the latest in the world of

0:39.5

finance to help you be smarter with your money.

0:41.8

We'll go deep into a single topic and then leave you with the latest money headlines.

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Today we're talking about the costs of beauty.

0:48.9

As anyone who's ever bleached their hair, gotten a wax, or stuck needles in their face

0:53.1

to delay the inevitabilities of aging

0:55.0

can confirm beauty is pain. But we're talking about a different kind of pain, right, Sean?

1:00.2

That's right. This is the kind of pain that hits you in your wallet. A new report from one of

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our colleagues at NerdWallet found that the cost of beauty products, services, and procedures

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