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Thanks to Betterment for sponsoring this video! Get started, be invested, Sign up in minutes: https://www.betterment.com/influencer/the-financial-diet?utm_campaign=INF&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_source=Instagram&utm_content=tfdinvesting And special thanks to DeleteMe! Remove your personal information from the web at https://joindeleteme.com/TFD and use code ‘TFD’ for 20% off! In this month's video essay, we're expanding on last month's exploration of consumer culture to talk about its evil twin: convenience culture. Chelsea unpacks how the way we buy has become almost as important as what we're actually buying. SPECIAL THANKS TO: -Sabrina Ryan https://www.instagram.com/magicalgirlsabrina/ -Celeste Lopreiato, founder of The Conscious Farm Kitchen: https://theconsciousfarmkitchen.com/ SOURCE LINKS: https://www.finder.com/money/cost-of-convenience https://www.stratosjets.com/blog/private-flight-statistics-trends-2024/ https://www.uber.com/newsroom/history/ https://www.automotive-technology.com/articles/the-rise-of-ride-sharing-and-its-impact-on-car-ownership https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/ride-sharing-market-103336 https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2010/04/runmyerrand-changes-name-to-taskrabbit.html https://about.grubhub.com/about-us/company-timeline/ https://www.flexassociation.org/app-based-industry-contributions-to-the-economy/ https://niwr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Gig-Economy-By-The-Numbers_The-Institute_2023.pdf https://www.bls.gov/regions/new-york-new-jersey/news-release/consumerpriceindex_newyorkarea.htm https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/nyregion/inflation-nyc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/nyregion/cab-uber-lyft-drivers.html https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2024/attorney-general-james-joins-new-york-city-uber-and-lyft-drivers-celebrate https://www.uber.com/us/en/careers/benefits/ https://niwr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Gig-Economy-By-The-Numbers_The-Institute_2023.pdf https://get.doordash.com/en-us/blog/food-delivery-statistics https://www.pymnts.com/consumer-insights/2024/new-report-how-the-world-does-digital-a-deep-dive-into-global-digital-engagement/ https://www.pymnts.com/consumer-insights/2024/gen-z-uses-grocery-subscriptions-133percent-more-than-gen-x/ https://thefinancialdiet.com/psa-millennials-feel-like-kids-afford-live-like-adults/ https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2024/01/25/parents-young-adult-children-and-the-transition-to-adulthood/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/11/19/growing-share-of-childless-adults-in-u-s-dont-expect-to-ever-have-children/ https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/documents/2024-home-buyers-and-sellers-generational-trends-04-03-2024.pdf https://www.tomorrow.io/blog/consumers-spend-more-on-pizza-delivery-and-care-about-etas-during-bad-weather/ https://uk.pattern.com/blog/amazon-prime-timeline-to-present/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343548/most-downloaded-shopping-apps-united-states/ https://uk.pattern.com/blog/amazon-prime-timeline-to-present/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/millennials-gen-xers-not-gen-143000810.html https://www.vox.com/the-goods/23013102/american-consumers-expectations-anger-entitled https://perfectunion.us/insider-describes-how-amazon-is-strangling-small-businesses/ https://www.npr.org/2024/04/07/1241841908/apple-pay-phone-credit-spending-frictionless-payments https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/sustainable-inclusive-growth/future-of-america/freelance-side-hustles-and-gigs-many-more-americans-have-become-independent-workers https://niwr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Gig-Economy-By-The-Numbers_The-Institute_2023.pdf http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-and-its-shady-partners-are-pushing-drivers-into-su-1649936785 https://jalopnik.com/uber-plans-to-significantly-alter-its-reportedly-disast-1797636285 https://www.vice.com/en/article/uber-and-lyft-say-they-reduce-car-ownership-but-that-might-not-be-true/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2013/12/24/how-uber-could-reinforce-car-culture/ 00:00-02:58 Intro 02:59 Ad Break 05:30 Intro continued 08:54 The Gig Economy: Where There's An App For Everything 27:10 Outsourcing Adulthood aka The Entitled Generation 35:23 Amazon Prime and The Tyranny of Free Shipping 44:04 The Rise and The Curse of Tap To Pay 48:09 Who Actually Pays For Convenience? 56:22 Conclusion MORE FROM TFD: Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPYNpQ2fHv9HJ-q6MIMaPw/join The Financial Diet site: http://www.thefinancialdiet.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefinancialdiet Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFDiet -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefinancialdiet/?hl=en