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Overview

Refinery29's "A Week On $25/hour" Article refers to an article published by lifestyle website Refinery29 by an anonymous source relating the exact details of how she lives in New York City on $25/hour pay. Initially, the headline failed to disclose that the person's parents covered a lot of her expenses, which led to backlash on social media for failing to disclose the author's privilege.

Background

On July 15th, 2018, Refinery29 published an article titled "A Week In New York City On $25/Hour"[1] as part of its "Money Diaries" series. In the article, an anonymous 21-year old millennial student who also works as a marketing intern in HR details exactly how she spends her money. She admits in the article that her parents cover major expenses like health care, student loans, and cell phone service, and that she lives in a one bedroom/one den apartment with a roommate and pays $2,100 a month. Her week also includes a trip to the Hamptons, a luxurious area for affluent New York City residents.

Developments

After the article was published, it received backlash from social media users who felt that the author benefitted from wealthy privilege and it was not relatable to the economic statuses of most millennials. Twitter user @tessabahoosh tweeted screenshots from the article, stating "you should not be writing about money," gaining over 30,000 retweets and 106,000 likes (shown below, left). User @prof_gabriele tweeted that the woman's only expenses were "MoviePass, a Brazilian (specifically a Brazilian "sugaring," a type of hair removal), and a gym," while her parents paid for everything else, gaining over 450 retweets and 2,200 likes (shown below, right).

tessa b @tessabahoosh Follow YOU SHOULD NOT BE WRITING ABOUT MONEY Additional Income: On top of my intern salary, my parents give me a $800/month allowance, and my grandpa also wires me $300 every A Week In New - month (#blessed) Monthly Expenses York City On S25/Hour Rent: I live in a one bedroom/one den apartment. The total rent is $4,050. My share is $2,100 (my parents pay) and my roommate's t Loan Payment: hool, and my pare ducation.) YOU JUL 15, 2018 12:30 PM Insurance: $o (I plan ll: $0 (I'm on I potifv, Amaz Siggiš rents accounts % strained non-fat skyr Milkfat yogurt 10:33 AM -17 Jul 2018
Matt Gabriele @prof gabriele Follow her monthly expenses are for MoviePass, a Brazilian, and a gym. Her parents pay for everything else Sigglš Icelandic style % strained non-fat skyr Milkfat yogurt VANILLA Sugar 15g Protein 110 Calories A Week In New York City On $25/Hour And $1k Monthly Allowance How much one person spends in 7 days in New York City. refinery29.com

Backlash to the article was covered by multiple outlets, including Twitter Moments,[2] MarketWatch,[3] The Mary Sue,[4] and Buzzfeed.[5] Vice[6] wrote a contrarian piece to the backlash, saying the outrage was misguidedly directed at the writer when people were more mad at her lavish, unattainable lifestyle. Some Twitter users defended the piece, or were at least less angry in their responses. Writer Roxane Gay called the piece "adorable," gaining over 2,800 likes (shown below, left). User @socarolinesays stated that a lot of people received money from their parents, including much older people, and that Refinery29 should cover them (shown below, right).

roxane gay @rgay This is adorable. Her parents pay her rent and give her an $800 month allowance. And that's fine. But the headline should clarify that she isn't living in NY on her $25:hr pay. refinery29.com/money-diary-ne 5:35 PM- Jul 17, 2018 S1gg1š Icelandic style %strained non-fat skyr Milfat yogurt VANILLA Ner Sugar 15g Protein | 110 Calories A Week In New York City On $25/Hour And $1k Monthly Allow... How much one person spends in 7 days in New York City refinery29.com
Caroline Moss @socarolinesays Follow This money diaries is fascinating and funny! The reality is that there are a lot of people in nyc who collect $$$ from their parents. There are 40-year-olds who get money from their parents to put down payments on houses! R29 get those people next siggiš Icelandic 0% strained non-fat skyr Mikfat yogurt style VANILLA 웽Sugar 15g Protein 110) Calories A Week In New York City On $25/Hour And $1k Monthly Allowance How much one person spends in 7 days in New York City.

Refinery29 later updated the headline to include that the writer also had a significant allowance.

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[1] Refinery29 – A Week In New York City On $25/Hour And $1k Monthly Allowance

[2] Twitter Moments – How a 21-year-old in NYC survives on a $25/hour income and some help from parents

[3] Marketwatch – One Millennial Describes…

[4] The Mary Sue – This Infuriatingly Oblivious Refinery29 “Money Diary” Piece Is Somehow Not Satire

[5] Buzzfeed – People Have Strong Opinions About This NYC Intern's Monthly Expenses

[6] Vice – That Viral Money Diary by a Rich Intern Is Good, Actually

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Refinery29's "A Week On $25 an Hour" Article

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Overview

Refinery29's "A Week On $25/hour" Article refers to an article published by lifestyle website Refinery29 by an anonymous source relating the exact details of how she lives in New York City on $25/hour pay. Initially, the headline failed to disclose that the person's parents covered a lot of her expenses, which led to backlash on social media for failing to disclose the author's privilege.

Background

On July 15th, 2018, Refinery29 published an article titled "A Week In New York City On $25/Hour"[1] as part of its "Money Diaries" series. In the article, an anonymous 21-year old millennial student who also works as a marketing intern in HR details exactly how she spends her money. She admits in the article that her parents cover major expenses like health care, student loans, and cell phone service, and that she lives in a one bedroom/one den apartment with a roommate and pays $2,100 a month. Her week also includes a trip to the Hamptons, a luxurious area for affluent New York City residents.

Developments

After the article was published, it received backlash from social media users who felt that the author benefitted from wealthy privilege and it was not relatable to the economic statuses of most millennials. Twitter user @tessabahoosh tweeted screenshots from the article, stating "you should not be writing about money," gaining over 30,000 retweets and 106,000 likes (shown below, left). User @prof_gabriele tweeted that the woman's only expenses were "MoviePass, a Brazilian (specifically a Brazilian "sugaring," a type of hair removal), and a gym," while her parents paid for everything else, gaining over 450 retweets and 2,200 likes (shown below, right).


tessa b @tessabahoosh Follow YOU SHOULD NOT BE WRITING ABOUT MONEY Additional Income: On top of my intern salary, my parents give me a $800/month allowance, and my grandpa also wires me $300 every A Week In New - month (#blessed) Monthly Expenses York City On S25/Hour Rent: I live in a one bedroom/one den apartment. The total rent is $4,050. My share is $2,100 (my parents pay) and my roommate's t Loan Payment: hool, and my pare ducation.) YOU JUL 15, 2018 12:30 PM Insurance: $o (I plan ll: $0 (I'm on I potifv, Amaz Siggiš rents accounts % strained non-fat skyr Milkfat yogurt 10:33 AM -17 Jul 2018 Matt Gabriele @prof gabriele Follow her monthly expenses are for MoviePass, a Brazilian, and a gym. Her parents pay for everything else Sigglš Icelandic style % strained non-fat skyr Milkfat yogurt VANILLA Sugar 15g Protein 110 Calories A Week In New York City On $25/Hour And $1k Monthly Allowance How much one person spends in 7 days in New York City. refinery29.com

Backlash to the article was covered by multiple outlets, including Twitter Moments,[2] MarketWatch,[3] The Mary Sue,[4] and Buzzfeed.[5] Vice[6] wrote a contrarian piece to the backlash, saying the outrage was misguidedly directed at the writer when people were more mad at her lavish, unattainable lifestyle. Some Twitter users defended the piece, or were at least less angry in their responses. Writer Roxane Gay called the piece "adorable," gaining over 2,800 likes (shown below, left). User @socarolinesays stated that a lot of people received money from their parents, including much older people, and that Refinery29 should cover them (shown below, right).


roxane gay @rgay This is adorable. Her parents pay her rent and give her an $800 month allowance. And that's fine. But the headline should clarify that she isn't living in NY on her $25:hr pay. refinery29.com/money-diary-ne 5:35 PM- Jul 17, 2018 S1gg1š Icelandic style %strained non-fat skyr Milfat yogurt VANILLA Ner Sugar 15g Protein | 110 Calories A Week In New York City On $25/Hour And $1k Monthly Allow... How much one person spends in 7 days in New York City refinery29.com Caroline Moss @socarolinesays Follow This money diaries is fascinating and funny! The reality is that there are a lot of people in nyc who collect $$$ from their parents. There are 40-year-olds who get money from their parents to put down payments on houses! R29 get those people next siggiš Icelandic 0% strained non-fat skyr Mikfat yogurt style VANILLA 웽Sugar 15g Protein 110) Calories A Week In New York City On $25/Hour And $1k Monthly Allowance How much one person spends in 7 days in New York City.

Refinery29 later updated the headline to include that the writer also had a significant allowance.

Search Interest

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External References

[1] Refinery29 – A Week In New York City On $25/Hour And $1k Monthly Allowance

[2] Twitter Moments – How a 21-year-old in NYC survives on a $25/hour income and some help from parents

[3] Marketwatch – One Millennial Describes…

[4] The Mary Sue – This Infuriatingly Oblivious Refinery29 “Money Diary” Piece Is Somehow Not Satire

[5] Buzzfeed – People Have Strong Opinions About This NYC Intern's Monthly Expenses

[6] Vice – That Viral Money Diary by a Rich Intern Is Good, Actually

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$25 an hour? Criminy, New York must be as stupid/ridiculously expensive and tax crazy as people say. Where I live $25 an hour and you'd have rent, utilities, car, food and internet paid for and still have roughly a grand to put towards savings, or fun.

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I don't get the last tweet. The idea that there are many very well-off kids in NY getting a massive allowance from their rich parents in addition to having a high-paying job doesn't really make it any more relatable or admirable. The reality is that most people do not have this luxury.

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