You may have heard of the “girl math”—hundreds of women use TikTok to explain the logic of their spending habits—but are you familiar with the “boy math”? Trend’
Girls’ math is the mental gymnastics women do to justify their money, e.g. E.g. by spending £20 more online to avoid the £5 shipping charge, or telling themselves that anything less than $5 doesn’t count as a purchase.
However, one woman felt that the male equivalent deserves equal airtime, and Mads Mitch from the US recently shared a video to discuss the opposite phenomenon – the boy math TikTok trend.
The influencer, known on TikTok as @mads_mnitch, claimed that men often round up their height to attract female attention and mocked the use of 7-in-1 shampoo.
Elsewhere on Twitter, people shared other hilarious examples, like being afraid of gold diggers even though you’re broke and wanting a loyal girlfriend even though you’re cheating on her.
You may have heard of “girl math” – hundreds of women are using TikTok to break down the reasons behind their poor financial habits – but have you heard of “boy math”?
When talking about the common life hack used by men who are unsure of their height, she said, “Number one.” If you’re 5’10 by law, your medical record would indicate that by law You are 1.60 m tall, but in reality you are somehow 1.60 m tall.
“And if you’re 5’1″ tall, you’re actually kind of 6’1″ tall.” If you’re 5’10” tall, you’re actually kind of 6’1″ tall!”
Mads reassured her male viewers: “Okay, there’s nothing wrong with any body size, right?” I can’t emphasize this enough.
“But, um, a conversion table might be helpful in the future. Something we should consider among ourselves!’
She cheekily added: “We are working on getting a full refund for these tape measures as they appear to be just a little crooked.”
Twitter users shared their own ironic examples of making fun of men’s bad behavior
Another point of criticism concerned men’s stinginess when it came to bed linen.
The content creator was so outraged by the “blue checkered sheets” chosen by many men that she held a minute’s silence for her 315,000 fans.
Mads joked that the difference between boys’ math and girls’ math is that “boys’ math isn’t about wasting your money on frivolous things.” It is [about] Being frugal means being frugal.
Mads also used other examples to illustrate the male approach to spending: Men have “a pillow and a TV on the floor.” Granted, it will be the biggest damn TV you’ve ever seen in your life.
“Cinemas will kind of envy him, but why would they waste their hard-earned money on a TV stand for their gigantic TV?”
“Why would they waste their hard-earned money on a pillow that wasn’t from 1995?” Or sheets that weren’t available in their freshman dorm room? Why should they do this?’
Her last complaint was about the “7-in-1 shampoo”. Mads told viewers: “The person who invented the 3-in-1 shampoo and then thought, ‘Let’s turn it up a notch.’ “That person loved boys’ maths.”
Mads continued: “A 7 and 1 shampoo definitely doesn’t tell the truth.” It’s about not doing seven things perfectly. There is simply no way. But don’t worry, it’s only 3.99.’
The influencer, whose video has already racked up 465,000 views after being uploaded, quipped: “Somehow inflation hasn’t reached the 7-in-1 shampoo market!”
The girl math trend started last month when a woman went viral after revealing that she considers anything she pays less than $5 for to be “free.”
The influencer, known on TikTok as @mads_mnitch, claimed that men often round up their height to attract female attention.
Speaking to BuzzFeed, TikToker Samantha explained: “Starbucks is an (almost) daily ritual for us. [and] There was a 25 percent off sale that day, my total was $4.90, and I had to laugh that anything under $5 didn’t count as an expense.
“Math for Girls is Fun Logic.” We can justify things however we want in our heads – we can make our own rules. It reframes the narrative and takes away the shame of spending money. Girls’ Maths isn’t gender specific either – if it resonates, it’s for you!’
This comes after the “Girl Dinner” TikTok trend exploded on social media – women sharing their artfully arranged snacks that they like to eat as a meal when their friends are away.
The trend, which has been taken part in by thousands of women around the world, sees the bizarre array of snacks thrown together into a meze-like “girl’s meal” in just a few minutes.