What ‘Self-Care’ Actually Looks Like When You’re Broke & Busy

Somehow, “self-care” has turned into:

• $80 candles

• $200 skincare routines

• $500 weekend getaways

• waking up at 5am to journal, meditate, and “romanticize your life” (and don't forget the obligatory social media photo to document it)

Meanwhile, you’re:

• exhausted

• balancing classes, work, and life

• eating something questionable out of the fridge

So let’s reset the conversation—because real self-care in college looks very different.

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Self-Care Is Not a Purchase

If self-care costs money you don’t have, it’s probably not self-care.

Real self-care when you’re broke looks like: