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MONDAY, 26 MAY 1958
Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch.
Quiet budgeting is going anyway, checking your balance in the car and moving retirement to 79.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- A good night out now means home by ten. Nobody had to come and…
- Your 5am routine went viral. You did it once, filmed it, and have slept…
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- The losers stay in office until January. It's the only job where being fired…
- You went "no contact" with your ex. You still check their Spotify. They're listening…
- The pothole is on the list. The list is dynamic. The pothole is permanent.
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