With the rising cost of living, it’s no surprise people are pulling out all stops to save money.
One single woman has been hailed a “genius” after she boasted about going on “six dates every week to avoid paying for groceries” over two years.
Vivian Tu, a former Wall Street trader from New York City, explained how she got to enjoy the perks of free dinners after she managed to line up back-to-back dates with men she met on dating apps.
As time went on, the now-28-year-old ended up saving about $A22,100 in 24 months.
“Between 2016 and 2018, I didn’t buy groceries once,” Vivian confessed in an amusing TikTok video.
“Probably saved about $US150 ($A210) a week.”
Vivian Tu boasted about going on six dates every week to avoid shopping for groceries over two years. Credit: yourrichbff/TikTok
Poking fun at herself, she joked: “When they say women are bad with money but you used to go on six dates a week to avoid paying for groceries.
“If you dated me between 2016 and 2018, you may be entitled to financial compensation.”
Vivian said she met most of the men on dating apps or when she was out on weekends.
“I was a young woman living in NYC,” she said.
“Did I save money on food by going on dates in my early 20s? Yes.”
“It was a lot of work. And some of those dates were super fun, but others were painful to sit through.
“I was busy investing my money since I wasn’t spending it on food.”
The controversial video was shared on social media in July 2021.
She got to enjoy the perks of free dinners after she managed to line up back-to-back dates with the men she met on dating apps. Credit: Vivian Tu
Now one-and-a-half years later, Vivian clarified she “exaggerated” about going out “six nights a week for two years”.
As she was hoping to “find love”, she noticed her weekly spendings on food quickly changed once she started going on back-to-back dates.
“To clarify once and for all, I didn’t start going on dates just for food,” she recently told Elite Daily.
“After actively dating for a while, I knew that for a certain percentage of dates I went on, I wouldn’t be paying. Sometimes we did split the check... but most of the time they would not let me pay, and I’d get to take home the leftovers. I realised that by going on dates, I was saving about $US50 ($A70) to $US100 ($A140) per week.
As she was dating in her early 20s, Vivian - who was working as an equity trader earning $A135,000 at the time - said her living expenses were “very high”.
When she shared the video in 2021 about going on six days a week to avoid paying groceries, many weighed in on her financial situation.
She has since made a name for herself on social media after being named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of 2023. Credit: yourrichbff/TikTok
“My wife did this with me in college but little did she know marrying my debt would be the ultimate Uno reverse card,” one man joked.
One woman confessed: “Baby I can’t believe someone else did this too - sometimes I’d be double booked.”
“Power moves, girl power,” one said.
Another suggested: “Work smarter, not harder.”
One wrote: “You might be on to something.”
While another added: “Girl. I applaud you. The amount of bulls*** you needed to sit through to get free meals.”
Meanwhile, many women confessed they are all “guilty” of going on dates in exchange for free food.
“I definitely scheduled dates before paydays,” one said, laughing.
Another revealed: “I used to do breakfast, lunch and dinner.”
However, Vivian quickly responded: “Yikes. Some of y’all really can’t take a joke.”
Vivian started her online educational platform YourRichBFF as a passion project to share her finance secrets.
She has since made a name for herself on social media after being named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of 2023.
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One single woman has been hailed a “genius” after she boasted about going on “six dates every week to avoid paying for groceries” over two years.
Vivian Tu, a former Wall Street trader from New York City, explained how she got to enjoy the perks of free dinners after she managed to line up back-to-back dates with men she met on dating apps.
As time went on, the now-28-year-old ended up saving about $A22,100 in 24 months.
“Between 2016 and 2018, I didn’t buy groceries once,” Vivian confessed in an amusing TikTok video.
“Probably saved about $US150 ($A210) a week.”
Vivian Tu boasted about going on six dates every week to avoid shopping for groceries over two years. Credit: yourrichbff/TikTok
Poking fun at herself, she joked: “When they say women are bad with money but you used to go on six dates a week to avoid paying for groceries.
“If you dated me between 2016 and 2018, you may be entitled to financial compensation.”
Vivian said she met most of the men on dating apps or when she was out on weekends.
“I was a young woman living in NYC,” she said.
“Did I save money on food by going on dates in my early 20s? Yes.”
“It was a lot of work. And some of those dates were super fun, but others were painful to sit through.
‘Busy investing my money’
“When I was dating more seriously, I’d actually do sober first dates because otherwise I wouldn’t be able to tell if I actually liked them or tequila.“I was busy investing my money since I wasn’t spending it on food.”
The controversial video was shared on social media in July 2021.
She got to enjoy the perks of free dinners after she managed to line up back-to-back dates with the men she met on dating apps. Credit: Vivian Tu
Now one-and-a-half years later, Vivian clarified she “exaggerated” about going out “six nights a week for two years”.
As she was hoping to “find love”, she noticed her weekly spendings on food quickly changed once she started going on back-to-back dates.
“To clarify once and for all, I didn’t start going on dates just for food,” she recently told Elite Daily.
“After actively dating for a while, I knew that for a certain percentage of dates I went on, I wouldn’t be paying. Sometimes we did split the check... but most of the time they would not let me pay, and I’d get to take home the leftovers. I realised that by going on dates, I was saving about $US50 ($A70) to $US100 ($A140) per week.
Saving thousands
“Added together over time, it amounted to thousands of dollars I did not have before - discretionary income I could spend on other things, like savings, investing, and a black Prada bag to replace my tattered Longchamp tote.”As she was dating in her early 20s, Vivian - who was working as an equity trader earning $A135,000 at the time - said her living expenses were “very high”.
When she shared the video in 2021 about going on six days a week to avoid paying groceries, many weighed in on her financial situation.
She has since made a name for herself on social media after being named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of 2023. Credit: yourrichbff/TikTok
“My wife did this with me in college but little did she know marrying my debt would be the ultimate Uno reverse card,” one man joked.
One woman confessed: “Baby I can’t believe someone else did this too - sometimes I’d be double booked.”
‘Work smarter, not harder’
Many described Vivian’s amusing money-saving method as “genius” and “hero”.“Power moves, girl power,” one said.
Another suggested: “Work smarter, not harder.”
One wrote: “You might be on to something.”
While another added: “Girl. I applaud you. The amount of bulls*** you needed to sit through to get free meals.”
Meanwhile, many women confessed they are all “guilty” of going on dates in exchange for free food.
“I definitely scheduled dates before paydays,” one said, laughing.
Another revealed: “I used to do breakfast, lunch and dinner.”
‘Can’t take a joke’
Not everyone agreed with her tactic, with one saying: “Tell me you’re cheap without telling me you’re cheap.”However, Vivian quickly responded: “Yikes. Some of y’all really can’t take a joke.”
Vivian started her online educational platform YourRichBFF as a passion project to share her finance secrets.
She has since made a name for herself on social media after being named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of 2023.
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It will be this pan-faced hole's last year of being 'under 30'- birthday 1994-03-20, still registered at apartment 3D 133 Mulberry St, NY 10013
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