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>(which I never even heard of outside of online discussions). Here's some ads from the 1980s advocating for two months salary - https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/

• lotsofpulp 6y ago
  I'm sure the jewelry businesses were peddling it, but I don't recall it ever being mentioned amongst people as if it were a cultural thing. Then again, maybe women talk about this kind of stuff, whereas men don't.
  • andrewzah 6y ago
    I have not once heard this being mentioned as a metric. Most people I know don't really care at all (I'm 25 for reference), since they generally don't have the money to waste on such frivolous purchases.
    • astura 6y ago
      Yeah it's probably a generational thing, I grew up pre-internet and that's the time I heard people talk about "X months salary." - pre-internet.
• AtlasBarfed 6y ago
  I saw some ads for three recently. Oh, they are being sneaky and getting into news too: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/13/why-you-dont-need-to-spend-three-months-salary-on-an-engagement-ring.html#:~:text=The%20three%2Dmonth%20rule%20stems,salary%20on%20his%20wife's%20ring https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/13/why-you-dont-need-to-spend-t....