Ah, television.
It’s been there for us pretty much our entire lives, teaching us lessons about life, love and the world.
It has not taught us the value of money, with characters written in scenarios we would consider impossible from a real-life standard.
Side note: The apartment Monica had in Friends? In 2022, it would cost $6,554 a month!)
That’s part of the fun, mind you. Still, there’s something to be said about embarking on a journey in a realistic world with realistic characters.
Most of them live seemingly without a financial care in the world, despite often living in some of the most expensive cities and working the lowest paying jobs. Somehow they still have enough money to go on a jaunt to wherever the plot takes them (like the Statue of Liberty, New Hampshire, or even The United Kingdom).
This, my friends, is where the suspension of belief comes into play.
A waiter or waitress in New York (probably) won’t have so much expendable income that they can go on a multitude of wacky adventures at varying price points, but we accept it as part of the ride.
One place where they got it right was an episode of The Office where Michael Scott, the office manager, made an insane promise to pay for the college education of an entire 3rd-grade class but realized he could not afford to keep his promise.
Our TV heroes are prone to dreaming a little too big, and a scenario like this reminds us of that fact.
Once you separate fantasy from reality, there’s a lot we can still learn from the media, but the best place to learn and plan for your goals is with a financial advisor.
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