Young and Savvy: Counting on good maths to combat ‘girl math’

Looking at data, it is factually untrue that women’s spending habits differ significantly from men’s. PHOTO: PEXELS
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SINGAPORE - When a friend attended the Taylor Swift concert in early March, it was “free”.

This was not because she did not shell out over $200 for the tickets, but because she paid for the tickets in July 2023, and hence no actual money was spent on the day itself.

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