The 6 Most Delusional Money Moments In Gilmore Girls

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  @ScarlettThunder · 1 year ago

  Loving Gilmore Girls and complaining about Gilmore Girls go hand in hand.

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• BA

  @BALTHAZAAR58 · 1 year ago

  I wish they had played up Lorelai's sewing more. I can rationalize her inability to cook - her parents never would have taught her and she probably got most of her meals free or at a seriously reduced price at the inn. Learning to sew, though, seems to be the practical skill she picked up to save money. It only comes up a couple of times, but Lorelai had became a pretty competent seamstress by the time she made Rory's prom dress in season one, and it seems like she started by turning old t-shirts into onesies for Rory.

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  @Wilma.Flintstone · 1 year ago

  I don't think it's inconceivable for Luke to have wealth: he's unmarried and no kids (pre-April), he's a sole owner of a thriving business, he has no rent/mortgage (early seasons), he was probably left money by his deceased parents, he fixes everything himself, he clearly doesn't go shopping, and he only does infrequent local traveling and has inexpensive hobbies like fishing

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  @str0wb3rry9irl · 1 year ago

  Unrelated. Rory not marrying Logan and then being is side chick in the reboot is CRAZYYYYYY. Not to mention, she didn’t marry him so she could be successful and proceeded to fail as a journalist. Mind you, Logan was never holding her back.

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  @ICryAlotAndIAmNotProductive · 1 year ago

  I’m surprised we didn’t touch on their constantly eating out.  Also-whatever bill they were running up at Luke’s. I know this is a fictional show but I don’t remember ever seeing them pay for food or anything

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  @marycollins848 · 1 year ago

  I really hated the treatment of Lane and public high school. Like oh, because Lane goes to public school she's going to be a towny with roommates and getting married and pregnant young, while Rory goes to Chilton and has this huge promising trajectory to Ivy League schools and beyond. Ridiculous.

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• BA

  @bad_anima · 1 year ago

  As a former Financial Aid Counselor, the "Yale suddenly revoked Rory's financial aid" story line has always bugged me. Financial need for college used to be based on your previous year's tax returns (now it's two years prior), so if anything, Lorelai's sudden influx of money would have created a problem for Rory's sophomore year financial aid, not her freshman year. And you can request a professional judgement in a situation like that where your tax return doesn't accurately reflect the reality of your financial situation. It doesn't have anything to do with how expensive your high school was or how much money your grandparents have. It's all about how much money your parents have.

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  @Iamliterallyjustagirlonline · 1 year ago

  They tried to portray Lorelai’s life like it was lower class but she got to raise her child with support & grew up to become a business owner who sent her child to a private high school & knew people who could pay for it. Please. That is the definition of upper middle class.

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• 6E

  @6eehappy · 1 year ago

  They’re also extremely rich in time on that show. They must have had like 35-hour days or something lol. They had time to go get a full breakfast in a dinner before school and work then worked a full hour day then still had plenty of time for shenanigans. I know in these shows no one has to sleep or clean. But time is money.

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  @Wilma.Flintstone · 1 year ago (edited)

  Also, Lorelei could be pretty self-centered when it came to other people spending time and money on her: the biggest one for me is the several times Sookie gave Lorelei catering/chef service for free as a gift and token of her friendship and Lorelei never said thank you. Like, when she broke up with Max Medina out of nowhere and Sookie had cooked a feast and had to toss it out. Like, hello, Lorelei, that cost Sookie a lot of her money and time, be grateful!

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• AN

  @anyawillowfan · 1 year ago

  One of the moments that bothered me most, and made me realise their money lives don&apos;t make sense, is when Rory shows disdain at the idea of Loralei using coupons to buy household supplies/food (she is horrified at the idea that her mum has bread and cheese to make her own sandwiches instead of ordering each meal).<br>Non financially my biggest peeve is that they eat junk constantly, reject exercise, and yet stay super slim.

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  @saltycrunch · 1 year ago

  Obligatory minor correction: in season 7 Logan did not lose $1 million in Vegas. He lost millions on the business deal that he invested his trust fund into, and his investors&apos; money as well. It was a rash business decision, but those happen. It wasn&apos;t pure Vegas gambling.

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