Move over, girl dinner — it's time for girl math. The latest discourse to hit the social media platform revolves around spending, consumerism and and economics, both real and imagined. In videos, ...

In essence, Girl Math is a community of women and girls who explain their often-unreasonable habits under the umbrella of the female experience. Getty Images “I wear a cute outfit but don’t take any ...

The problem with social media in-jokes is they don’t stay funny for long. Someone takes them too seriously, then they become overblown commentaries on society as a whole, and then a media outlet goes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dani Di Placido covers film, television, and internet culture. You might have seen the term “Boy Math” thrown around the internet ...

“Girl math,” “girl dinner” and “clean girl aesthetics” are just a few of the many lighthearted “girl” trends that have entertained billions on TikTok, but are rattling some critics who feel the term ...

You pay for a latte with money from your Starbucks app, so your bank account balance doesn’t change. That means the coffee was basically free, right? This is just one example of “girl math,” a trend ...

From the TikTok feeds that brought you girl dinner comes girl math: a strategy for justifying large or unnecessary purchases. The calculations behind girl math aren't new, but the way we talk about ...

While TikTok began as a way to escape the realities of our everyday lives, the true reality is that TikTok has wormed its way into every facet of our lives. One fascinating phenomenon that stems from ...

BALTIMORE -- A new personal finance trend has TikTok users recommending humorous new ways to rethink their spending habits. We've all justified unnecessary purchases before, but now social media has ...

While I am financially savvy, I’m also into some lighthearted spending logic. And if your math brain works anything like mine, we might agree on some things: anything less than $5 is free; it’s smart ...

The“girlmath” trend that’s been ubiquitous on social media for the past few weeks started as a lighthearted way for women to make fun of themselves. “Girl math is packing a minimum of 14 pairs of ...