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Susan Dell's appearance at the White House has stayed in the headlines after she was seen standing behind the President.
Trump was announcing the launch of the Trump Accounts Investment programme, with Dell and her husband, CEO of Dell Technologies, pledging $6.25 billion to the Trump Accounts.
The President even joked about her running for a political position one day after she encouraged parents to open Trump Accounts, asking: "Good job, is she thinking about running for office? I'll endorse her; she has my complete and total endorsement."
Despite his seal of approval, Michael Dell quickly shut down those suggestions, while his wife is yet to address the comments.
After the couple's generous donation, attention quickly turned to how much they're really worth, despite initial focus on Susan's appearance.
Michael Dell, the founder of multinational technology company Dell, spoke of their intention to give American children an advantage in investing in their futures with their donation.
Dell was launched in 1984 with an initial investment of just $1,000, with the couple's net worth growing to billions of dollars.
The couple own a $13.7 million residence in Austin, Texas, which includes a 20-acre lot, as per Hindustan Times.
Michael was just 19 when he invested in the company, and would go on to become the youngest CEO to feature on the Fortune 500 list.
He took Dell Technologies private prior to its merger with EMC and VMware in 2016, while today, Forbes reports that he is the 12th wealthiest American, with an eye-watering net worth of $140.5 billion.
On the other hand, Susan Dell is a fashion designer, successful athlete and an entrepreneur who launched three fashion brands.
It isn't known where her individual net worth sits at, but publications such as Forbes and Bloomberg often report joint spousal wealth when speaking of the primary wealth generator, which is Michael.
If you were to split his net worth down the middle, it'd mean that Susan Dell would be worth $72.25 billion.
So while she has been described as a 'robot clone' by those on social media, she likely couldn't care less.
It's been used extensively on social media recently, but why have people claimed that Susan has 'Mar-a-Lago face'?
According to Dr. Shervin Naderi, the American elite have always looked a certain way; for example, the 'pillow face' in the 2000s, which featured overfilled cheeks and swollen lips.
But in the 2020s, it's Mar-a-Lago Face, as the health professional explained: “The Mar-a-Lago Face represents a new era of American luxury aesthetics—engineered, refined, and designed to project control and affluence.”
Naderi said that it was 'a modern aristocratic mask' that was surgically sculpted to highlight their status and level of control in society.
"It’s not about reversing time. It’s about rewriting the rules of aging," he explained.
The procedures include lifting brows, sculpting cheekbones, tight jawlines, plump polished lips, and smooth skin.
relationships3 min(s) read
A woman who was trying to sell her engagement ring after her marriage broke down found that she received a lot of "creepy" unwanted messages instead.
Camille Fahrnbauer, 26, who is a travel nurse from Salt Lake City, Utah, decided to sell her stunning star-shaped diamond engagement ring on Facebook Marketplace to make some extra cash.
After putting the ring online, she did get lots of interest... however, it seems a lot of the people reaching out were more interested in getting a date with her than the ring itself.
She took to TikTok to share the experience, writing in overlay text over a photo of the ring in question: "POV your husband leaves you so you try & sell your engagement ring on Facebook marketplace."
In the next slides on the post, she shared responses from the men who slid into her DMs under the guise of being interested in the ring.
When she asked the first one if he was interested in buying it, he responded: "tbh I really dont want the ring I rather just use the ring to re marry you."
Another simply told her: "Hey, I’m not interested in the ring, but I would be interested in taking you on a date sometime. What do you think?"
Someone else messaged her to ask: "I’m not looking for a ring yet. Would it be bold of me to take my shot?"
Another hopeful suitor wrote: "Hey Camille, I don’t want to buy the ring but how about I take you country dancing and we can talk about what you are going through."
Despite the slightly overwhelming amount of men who apparently mistook Facebook Marketplace for a dating app and thought it would be appropriate to shoot their shot, Camille thankfully saw the funny side.
She captioned the video: "Ladies, delete Hinge and download Facebook Marketplace. Anyways, does anyone want my ring?"
The video has since been viewed over 6.5 million times, and many took to the comments to share their opinions, writing: "Is this my sign to try and sell an engagement ring on Facebook Marketplace?"
Another joked: "I really hope they weren't searching for a ring on there when they found your account... cause if they were..."
Someone else wrote: "Men can just never read the room", while another added: "last one got that sympathy rizz."
Others questioned whether the engagement ring should have been given back to the purchaser if the relationship didn't work out, while others believed that it was hers to do whatever she wanted with as it was given to her.
Surprisingly, a large amount of people also suggested that she take up the offer of the country dancing date for some reason. Though it sounds like a lot of fun, it's probably a bit weird under the circumstances, no?
Camille later shared an update to reveal that she had in fact sold the ring and shared what she did with the cash.
She shared a clip of her fanning herself with a large wad of notes, before sharing a travel montage as she told her followers: "the same day i sold my engagement ring a friend called asking if i wanted to fly to Italy with her.
"5 days later im back in the EXACT SAME town i eloped in to make better memories. fulllllll circle baby."
We have no choice but to stan.
relationships1 min(s) read
An incensed bride-to-be took to Reddit to slam her fiancé after he "saved up" to buy her a "tiny" engagement ring.
In the post shared to the discussion website, the woman detailed that she and her partner had been together for eight years, and had been "talking about getting married for almost three years" before he popped the question.
However, she was less than impressed by her partner's choice of ring, which she deemed to be "tiny".
In other news, this woman was mocked for planning her wedding without a groom:
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"We been together for eight years and talking about getting married for almost three," she wrote. "This is the ring he said he saved up to buy me. Am I being shady or materialistic if I tell this mf ion want this little a** ring [sic]?"
She also posted a picture of the ring, which featured a thin gold band, with a small diamond set just above the base.
After posting the image of her engagement ring, the unidentified woman - believed to hail from UK - proceeded to ask Reddit whether she was "justified" in her disappointment. And it's safe to say that the reactions were mixed.
Some Reddit users questioned whether it was a "diamond for ants", with one person writing "I think I'd be more insulted to be given this ring than no ring at all," while another corroborated "Like, just skip the ring altogether if you can't afford it. That's just embarrassing".
"That is the saddest ring I've ever seen. I'm not a materialistic person, but it just doesn't even look good. She should talk to him if she's unhappy with it?" added someone else.
Other users, however, quite liked the look of the "dainty" engagement ring. "It's very dainty. I love dainty jewellery. But good lord that looks like if she makes a fist it's going to snap!" wrote a fifth, and another agreed: "I kind of like her ring. It's very modern and sleek looking. I'd wear that in a heart beat".
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A woman who admitted to being disappointed with her £5,000 ($6,450) diamond engagement ring because it was "so small" has been slammed online for her "ungrateful" response.
Taking to UK-based parenting forum Netmums, User Sarah S explained that her partner, who she "loves very much", had arranged the "most beautiful proposal" in Italy three months ago.
This woman swallowed her engagement ring while dreaming about her Fiancé:
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However, when the British bride-to-be saw it, she was immediately displeased with the 0.8 carat solitaire diamond and platinum ring.
"When he opened the box the first thing I thought was 'it’s small,'" she wrote. "The ring is lovely - it’s a platinum, round brilliant cut solitaire 0.8ct. He had it made from a reputable firm and it cost just shy of £5k ($6,450)."
"I have done so much research, I constantly stare at other people’s rings and still look in shop windows and I can’t help but feel a 0.8ct (nearly a whole carat!) should look a bit bigger. He even told me when he collected it he too thought it looked small. He knew my friends’ rings were around 0.6-0.7 and bless him, he said he wanted me to have a 'better' ring to be proud and show off - mine look tiny compared to my friends' rings, it makes no sense," she continued.
The woman, who insists she’s "not a shallow or fickle person", explained that "the setting is very low" so it's "flat to [her] hand".
"I broached it with him the other day and he got annoyed, saying he got me what I wanted," she added. "It’s a beautiful ring and I shouldn’t be so ungrateful as it’s making him feel bad."
The soon-to-be-bride then gives the floor to the other members of the forum, saying: "Any advice or words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated."
Unfortunately for her, though, they weren't exactly fighting her corner, with many Netmums users telling the woman that it’s not the ring that's the problem, it’s her finger.
"Its not about the ring, its about the finger," a top comment read. "Like you said; your friends have rings with smaller stones but those still look bigger than yours. The difference is in the finger its on. Your fiance is right, you got what you asked for but unfortunately, he has to put than a ring on your finger and he can not change *your finger*."
"As has been said, a lot depends on the shape and size of the wearer's hands and fingers and the style and setting of the ring," another agreed.
"Wow I am sorry but how ungrateful are you," a different person wrote.
"You are spoilt and ungrateful and you have come to the internet in the hope that you will find support in validating your ungrateful selfish attitude," another commented.
Ouch! I bet she wasn't expecting that reaction...
lifestyle1 min(s) read
Millennials are often a topic of debate, more so than any other generation. They're frequently the object of ridicule or the source of a very specific internet-grown sense of humour, but one strange phenomenon is the number of articles blaming the generation for a fluctuations across a wide range of industries.
There have been think-pieces, hot takes and long editorial columns about millennials 'killing' all sorts of industries, including Buffalo Wild Wings, Applebee's, TGI Fridays, traditional weddings, beer, Hooters, mayonnaise, cereal, motorcycles, golf, pubs, and more. At the end of the day, it's a lot easier to refer to it this way, rather than point out that maybe millennials want to be catered to a little more.
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From there begins the advice from professionals on how to save money. Seeing as the generation face 300% more student debt than their parents, are increasingly less likely to own their home, and are looking forward to a retirement at 75 (if at all), there's a lot of money problems that need to be solved - but a lot of the time, the answer ends up being something to do with eating fewer avocados and staying away from artisan coffees.
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However, a potentially brilliant piece of money-saving advice made its way online, originating from a joke thread about one of these millennial articles. When an Economist article asking 'Why aren't millennials buying diamonds?' was shared online, the internet quickly jumped on to note their actual reasons for not buying them.
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Then, one user who claimed to be a “former Jared’s salesperson” shared a hack to get around the expensiveness of diamonds, using a "created white sapphire" - an option that looks like a diamond but is a fraction of the price. They wrote:
"Pro tip from a former Jared’s salesperson: You want a sparkly white rock that will look like a diamond to the untrained eye and will literally cost the price of a nice dinner for two? Created white sapphire.
"They’re lab grown and cost *pennies* to make, so you can get a 1 or 2 carat white sapphire for like… $30-80 probably. You can get one as huge as you like, perfectly clear, perfectly flawless.
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According to the user, it's only a professional that would actually be able to tell the difference between this and the real thing. On top of this, sapphires are still extremely durable, so will last a good while too:
"Very unlikely that they’ll chip or crack. Get that bitch set in sterling silver and you are GOOD TO GO. Whole thing should cost you less than $200 unless you get a fancy band with a lot of extra stones. Of course, created sapphires come in every color of the rainbow, so if you want something more exciting than plain white, you TOTALLY CAN.
"Created sapphires and silver: The poor Millennial’s engagement ring."
So, thinking of saving a little money without downgrading on the glam? This may be the perfect solution.