@chloeabeth4545
TikTok · Yap
@chloeabeth4545 Am I crazy?! #richkids #luxurylifestyle #spendingmoney #wealthymindset #relatable
Trending short videosMakeup routine with money hot-takes
The edit1 shot · 1 text
Shots Text1:04
Performance
- Views
- 1.2M
- Likes
- 77.3K
- Comments
- 393
- Engagement
- 6.6%
- Outlier
- 11.8×
- Length · 20 Jun 2026
- 1:04
Video #34327 · Yap
Makeup routine with money hot-takesfrom @chloeabeth4545
[01]
Overview
The creator applies a full face of makeup while delivering a monologue about the things she refuses to spend money on, such as business class flights, Spotify Premium, and ChatGPT Premium. She contrasts this frugality with her willingness to buy expensive luxury items, justifies her spending philosophy by stating she dislikes paying for digital goods, and asks her audience for their opinion on her mindset.
[02]
Simple outline
- 1State contrarian thesis
- 2Reject a mid-tier luxury
- 3Reject a common micro-cost
- 4Address audience skepticism
- 5Provide a unifying rule
[03]
Related videos
4M36.9×Sharing opinions while doing makeup@chloeabeth4545 · Pope In The Pool Multitask
575.3KDoing makeup while telling stories@chloeabeth4545 · Value Vlog
1.7M16.8×GRWM story about growing up rich@chloeabeth4545 · Storytime
3.2M5.6×Rich kid stories during makeup routine@chloeabeth4545 · Pope In The Pool Multitask
939.8K6×Makeup routine discussing wealth signals@chloeabeth4545 · Pope In The Pool Multitask
768.5K69.9×GRWM for no-makeup event@abigailcanfieldd · Get Ready With Me
3.4M24.5×Storytime while applying her makeup@chloeabeth4545 · Storytime
618KStorytelling while doing her makeup@chloeabeth4545 · Get Ready With Me
1.2M34.6×Getting ready with skincare and stories@abigailcanfieldd · Get Ready With Me
1.5M14.6×Sparing vs generous product usage skit@gisou · Relatable One Shot
270K6.6×Chaotic makeup declutter and vlog@abigailcanfieldd · Journey Documentation
200.5K191.1×Satirical take on beauty advertising@mc667868 · Hot Take[04]
Classification
[05]
Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 52%
Things I REFUSE to spend $$$ on
Verbal hook · 45%
No I grow a bridge, I'm a cheapskate when it comes to certain things.
Visual hook · 3%
Close-up shot of the creator applying makeup with a brush, making direct eye contact with an exaggerated, wide-eyed expression.
[06]
Hook template
Steal this for your own video
Things I REFUSE to spend $$$ on as a
- — Things I REFUSE to spend $$$ on as a new homeowner
- — Things I REFUSE to spend $$$ on as a freelance designer
- — Things I REFUSE to spend $$$ on as a luxury traveler
[07]
Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A declaration of a counter-intuitive personal trait that contradicts visual evidence (e.g., 'I'm wealthy but a cheapskate'), promising a list of examples.
Payoff
A direct call for audience validation ('Am I crazy?') combined with a final, circular justification that links the small savings back to enabling large luxuries, providing a satisfying close to the narrative loop.
[08]
Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Paradoxical Principles Framework
To create engagement by juxtaposing high-status behavior with counter-intuitive, principled rejections of common items, framing frugality as a philosophical choice rather than a financial necessity.
- 1
The Contrarian Premise
Establishes the core identity paradox and sets the agenda for the list of items the creator refuses to purchase.
- 2
The High-Status Rejection
The first list item rejects a commonly desired 'mid-tier luxury,' justifying it by framing it as an inefficient middle ground between a basic option and an elite one.
- 3
The Micro-Cost Rejection
The next list item is a rejection of a common, low-cost convenience, justified not by price but by a higher-order principle like discipline or patience.
- 4
The Intellectual Rejection
The third list item rejects a modern tool or service by appealing to a value of self-reliance or intellectual purity (e.g., 'use your brain').
- 5
The Anticipated Objection
The creator voices the audience's most likely point of confusion or criticism, demonstrating self-awareness and preempting negative comments.
- 6
The Unifying Theory
Provides a simple, overarching rule or philosophy that explains all the preceding, seemingly contradictory choices.
Themes
Techniques
Trends
Post caption
Am I crazy?! #richkids #luxurylifestyle #spendingmoney #wealthymindset #relatable
Text overlays
title · beginning
Things I REFUSE to spend $$$ on
Transcript
No I grow a bridge, I'm a cheapskate when it comes to certain things. Here are some things I would never buy no matter how much money I have. Bring off strong business class tickets. Call me poor, but I only take economy or private. Best thing about flying private is you gotta make your own schedule no you literally don't have to wait for anybody. Bad with business class, we literally arrive at the destination at the same time. The only perk you're really getting is a little extra leg good. Take a nap, watch a movie. Another thing I would never pay money for, Spotify Premium. You're seriously telling me you can't listen to like what? A sixty second bad? I feel like everything these days is so convenient for us, better sometimes a little bit of inconvenience is healthy. I genuinely feel like having no Spotify premium helps me practice patience in like the easiest way possible. The third one is like chat Tier premium. Oh but we normalize using our brains. And I know I might sound absolutely crazy to you guys. Like Chloe, how come you can spend $40,000 on a bracelet better not a couple dollars a month on Spotify Premium? Especially anything that's digital, I really don't like spending money on. Let me know if I'm crazy or if you guys low key agree with me. In my head, if I save a few dollars here and there, BlinkClip kind of pays for itself. Love you guys so much. Bye.