GLOSSARY TERM
"girl math"
A tongue-in-cheek logic used to justify spending money, like "it was on sale, so the savings basically paid for it" or "I'll wear it a lot, so it's basically free." Meant as humor, not real financial advice.
Example
"It was on sale, so the savings basically paid for it — girl math."
Plain-English swap
"a joking way of rationalizing a purchase"
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