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Open up Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or even just walk the streets of a vacation hub, and you'll probably see your fair share of 'fake rich flexing' going on. From fake private jet photoshoots, to rented out luxury goods, to piles of credit card debt in the shadows, the picturesque vacations we envy over aren't all they seem. In this video, we dissect some of these fake rich flexing trends and unpack how they affect our perception of spending & saving money.

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🔍 Resources mentioned:
- Billionaire private jet usage: https://simpleflying.com/which-celebr...
- Social Comparisons Research: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
- Zilla van den Born's social experiment: https://byzilla.com/photoshop/fakecat...
- Credit card rates: https://www.bankrate.com/credit-cards...
- Credit card rewards: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/experts/how-...


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Time Stamps:

00:00 fake private jet studios
02:48 what is 'fake rich flexing'?
04:29 renting luxury items
05:46 curated feeds
08:56 social media = highlight reel
11:14 hyperreality of flexing
12:45 debt, debt, debt!
15:11 credit cards...
16:23 FOMO vs JOMO

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