The Anna Edit #2 The nanna edit

[Lucy_B]

They’re not working again today and are out eating ice-creams.

I understand that work brings stress and pressure, but I’d feel so aimless with their lifestyle. Where’s their ambition? Where’s the achievement? It’s like they’re already living the life of retirees.

It makes them look lazy.

I’m not ambitious at all. I work to earn money. I have a fun job, but if I was to win the lottery, I’d quit immediately. I do not need to feel like I’ve achieved something. I’d rather feel totally relaxed.

Plus, I think it’s quite an achievement to have created a business that allows you to eat ice cream at the beach on a Tuesday when you’re in your early 30s. All because you started a blog at uni. If that’s not an achievement, then what is?

So, I get them. There is more to life than work.

 

[LT31514]

Having recently gone through a house sale and being in a chain, I think she’s absolutely done the right thing by taking herself out of the chain so she’s in effect a cash buyer when it comes to buying her new place, she’s literally eliminated 50% of the stress by selling her place already.
As for moving in with her family, she seems close to her parents. I, for one, feel lucky that I know my parents would also offer me my room back if I needed something temporary between moves (my husband also), not everyone sees this as a backward step. I think the relationship that Anna has with her family is actually really sweet. We can bash her on so many things but actually saving money on rent when this is the most expensive thing she has done for 5 years is just common sense.

 

[Wobblehead]

I have been thinking about this post a lot and it could have been put on a number of these forums as it applies to lots of these 'influencers' but I have decided to post on Anna's thread because I think it sort of applies most to her. We have a fairly intelligent (I know I know) person who went to Uni and got a degree, married to a chap who also has an engineering degree or certainly that background. Also comes from a well grounded family who are supportive. Anna loves to portray this schtick that me and Mark are down to earth, boring types who don't rock the boat or do anything out there, we are just like you people who follow us..... ie the people next door types, but then you unpick where they have now found themselves. Here are two people who seem on one hand to care about community and charity but on the other are basically flogging stuff to people who in most cases cannot afford it in a world of consumerism of which the bubble is about to really burst. if it has not already. They are two people who could have made a contribution to their communities in jobs that have some social benefit but instead even Mark has now given up the 9-5 role to jump on the band wagon of the influencers. When it all boils down to it it is about money. There is no where else to go other than to say they are coining it in and it benefits them for Mark to be on this bandwagon as well. I wonder what their parents think about where their children have ended up. Truly and honestly do they think that selling a lifestyle to the public which is merely to get people to buy more things they don't need whilst pretending to live an edited life themselves which clearly is a lie is what they imagined for their children. Consumerism at its worst as it is only to benefit themselves and nobody else. Who benefits if someone buys a linen shirt for £200 - yes the label does but Anna only puts the link up for her own benefit and the brand benefit is secondary, although of course that has its purpose in that it brings other brand deals and the roundabout continues. I may not be explaining this well but I suppose what I am saying is that you can forgive the Lily Pebbles and the other vacuous influencers from jumping on this bandwagon as let's face it they have little prospects in the real world of jobs but Anna and Mark seem different (or certainly that is what they portray) but that in itself is worse as despite their difference in a world of mediocrity they have chosen the route of money and that is the bottom line..... there can be no other reason.

 

[Magee]

Tattle’s slowest moving thread finally reached 1000 posts after one month short of two years! (Old thread started 28 Aug 2018!)

Recap on last thread
- Nothing, nada

 

[CheshireLove]

She looks healthy and normal. She eats well and exercises. Can we not call her chubby please.

There is plenty to discuss about Anna without resorting to pregnancy speculation; her house move, her frequent usage of the word 'like' and her disadvantageous relationship with her 'work wife'.

 

[hnoz]

I don’t know why you tubers get so much flack for their husbands working for them. If I earned like 200k a year I would happily have my partner work for me. Mark probably earned about 45k before, if having an extra helper for admin or occasionally editing means Anna can take 20-30k more in ads then it is worth it. It’s very common for someone to run a business and employ their partner, we usually see it the other way around. It’s sad that when it’s the women behind the business that the men are referred to as pathetic, how it’s demeaning etc to support your partner’s dreams.
They are probably having kids soon and if mark working at home frees them up to make their next renovation less stressful and can take more of the childcare then good on them.
For most of the time he has lived in Brighton Mark had been out of the house since 5am to commute to London, hardly conducive to a good family life.

 

[Freebies_come2me]

In all fairness, I do appreciate Anna donating to YMCA or any charity. She knows this kind of content does attract viewers, the fact that she rather give up on the money says a lot about a person. I have to give her that

 

[CheshireLove]

firstly I must welcome you to the best time of the year - the three week stint where the optimal clothing combination is a knitted top, jeans and sandals. It is perhaps my favourite three weeks of the year and I encourage you all to embrace this wonderful moment. It's fleeting, but brilliant. One thing that isn't so fleeting are budgets. Budgeting and finances in general are both things that have played a big part this year as everything has been thrown up into the air and I'm not saying I've been a saint when it comes to my spending, but I've made some changes that feel like they've made a considerable difference to my habits and attitude with money. Have a read below to see what they are...

LESSON #34
The Budgeting Tips That Have Worked For Me
It's a strange time for finances and with things looking shaky across the board, it feels like the right time to hunker down and squirrel away a little extra. Without the expenses of travel and entertaining, we've been able to save far more this year than we'd anticipated and I've noticed a huge shift in my spending habits as I've implemented the tips below over the past couple of months. The extra time on my hands has meant I'm more in tune with my spending than I have been in years and 'Do I *need* this?' question is more often than not a big fat no. WHO AM I?! Here's what I've been doing...

Splitting my money. It might not make sense you for to split your money between accounts, but I like having a classic current account which I pay for all my household and utility-type payments from (a.k.a the boring adult stuff), then I transfer a monthly amount into my Monzo account which acts as my disposable income. Having this clear distinction between the two accounts and two types of money - what I can't touch and what I can - has really helped me curb my spending habits.

Visual banking software. THIS IS NOT SPONSORED BY MONZO, but Monzo if you're listening... I know there are a few other app-based banking companies now in the U.K (I've heard great things about Starling Bank too), but not only is app-based banking ridiculously easy to use, it's extremely visual and as someone who gets off on data I find it so helpful to see a breakdown of my spending. Nine times out of 10 Monzo correctly guesses which category a payment falls into and if not it's easy to assign to the correct one. It basically creates a budget for you. So at a glance I can see how much I'm spending on eating out and takeaways, shopping, charity, groceries, gifts etc. It's a game-changer.

Have something to save for. Saving without a purpose is smart, but it takes a special kind of person to have that discipline and that is not me. Whether it be a wedding, a big home move or something smaller like a weekend away or a renovation improvement, having a goal and a specific target in mind is waaaaaay more motivating than saving for a rainy day. One guess as to what we're saving for?! A GARDENNNNNNNNN! One day, eh?

Straight into savings. This is a new game I'm playing and one that is working out extremely well for me. Anything that is leftover in my Monzo at the end the month goes straight into savings. It might seem like an unnecessary journey for my money to make - starting in my current account, then going into my Monzo, and then being put into savings - but there's something so motivating about seeing the savings pot go up that I find myself checking my Monzo total before I make any new purchase. Last month it got to the end of the month and I still had 40% of my disposable income to put into savings and that has never happened before. Madness.

Cut down on the takeaways. A few weeks back we went Deliveroo CRAZY and you know what? It cost SO MUCH. Now I'm all for the odd takeaway here and there - eat out to help out and all that, I've done my fair share - but if it's creeping up in your weekly habits then it's time to log into BBC Good Food and start cooking from scratch again. I could eat a daily dose of the Five Guys BLT like the rest of them, but my budget says otherwise.

Save on subscriptions. I didn't realise how many app subcriptions I had that I haven't opened in months. Mark has a detailed list of every subscription he's ever had in his entire life, but when he asked me what I was signed up to I was stumped. ERM. I had fitness subscriptions, foodie subscriptions, subscriptions for photo layout apps that I'd completely forgotten about - OOPS. If you're on iPhone they are very easy to view and manage in your settings, so I went through and only the ones I actually use are remaining. It's saved me about £20 a month - totalling £240 a year. A decent saving and one well worth looking into.

@Freebies_come2me I seriously thought that first paragraph was you writing as an Anna parody!

 

[Ihatepeonies]

I see Mark is going for the “IT Department Meets Center Parcs Dad” vibe

 

[Magee]

I don’t know how she rests easy knowing her husband has given up all of that specialised knowledge, intellectual integrity and perseverance to photograph her looking like a baked potato.

 

[mermaids456]

You can't deny that donating probably her most viewed youtube video in a while to charity, is a very nice move!

 

[ECH]

Let's not speculate about pregnancy please, it's not cool

 

[Jaybtee]

I have never wanted to punch someone until I saw this: (not literally but you get what I mean)
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He makes my flower shrivel up

 

[Kitkatkut]

Of course Mark has a detailed list of every subscription he’s ever had in his whole life. Just like they probably have a detailed list of every time they ever had sex. “No babes, we did missionary last month, we gotta pick something else for September!”

 

[Magee]

Budgeting advice from someone who earns over 10x more than me, can easily increase her income by doing more sponsorships rather than being salaried, purchasing her next larger home, never been in debt (I think), never been furloughed or struggles to make ends meet.

Wow let me just run over to grab my bullet journal, gonna want to write this shit DOWN

 

[Wobblehead]

I finished Anna's latest video, she bought flowers for the new buyer, how sweet. I remember Lily wrote them a note to inform that they filled the holes but didn't manage to sand it down then also proceed to mention that they got engaged in the flat...Hmm interesting, who cares.

also wanted to say, Tattle has been mentioned quite a lot by certain influencers today. I don't see Anna gets hate here, the negative thing that said about her was mainly about her boring videos and capsule wardobe, there is no smoke without fire that is all I can say.

Usual comments of ‘they must be unhappy with their lives if they post on here. ‘Says more about them than your blah blah boring blah. Newsflash I am not unhappy with my life, job, husband, house, cat or dog. I am entitled to an opinion about Influencers. That does not make me a troll.

 

[MKbasic]

Hi I’m new to this thread / long time lurker. Just catching up on all the chat about Mark (late to the party, sorry to jump back). I think it’s really off people calling him a ‘loser’ etc. for stepping away from his job. As others have said, if they can afford it (and even sorted their mortgage/finance for new house) then why sweat your balls off going to work. With YouTube/influencer-life going on in your HOME, that is your world and they’re entitled to work on it together. And anyway, they’ve got white + class privilege in spades, he can go back to work anytime. The break won’t damage his prospects.

But something I don’t think is being acknowledged here is that Mark is a big part of Brand Anna Edit. Sure, he’s not on camera much but the brands want to work with the bland cosy couple image. Let’s watch them cook Waitrose and Hello Fresh means together. No one wears Arket linen out on the pull, it’s for coupled up homebodies. Even the make-up deals... they’ve got their other young, fun influencers - Anna’s selling to the heteronormative GOALS, boxset and book club crew (hi! I’m hella boring too!). He probably doesn’t have much to actually DO but he is a part of attracting the ad deals.

Happy to poke at Anna for her bland content, baggyass fashion, dodgy makeup and endless organisation notepads, but what Mark does 9-5 doesn’t bother me and I don’t think their decision makes him weak.

 

[CheshireLove]

“Edited Life”
“Organisation Hacks”
“Organisation Advice”
“Organisational Changes”
“Weekly Planning”
“Weeks worth of planning”
“Finding the perfect planner”

Planning for what Anna? What do you actually do with your life? “How to wear linen shorts?”

It is truly pathetic that a 30 year old woman is hankering after her school days because she so clearly craves the structure it provided. You left secondary school 14 years ago Anna. You left uni what 8/9 years ago. Why do you still keeping harping on about school and the academic year when your student days are way behind you? It’s ridiculous.

 

[Lucy_B]

I don’t understand those styling videos where someone shows a skirt worn worn with various tops. As if we all don’t just wear our clothing in different combinations. Especially when pairing something with a black or white top, I hardly consider that “styling”. To me, that’s just wearing your clothes.

 

[Beatrix]

It's a pet peeve of mine when people refer to luxury/expensive items as 'investment pieces', as it gives the impression it's a savvy financial investment. No, it is not. Before you spend £1k+ on a bag and try to rationalise it's an 'investment', assess whether you've already maxed out your ISA & pension allowances, look at stock investments or buy some actual investment pieces (e.g. art). If you haven't done all that then call it what it is: a luxury designer handbag.