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MONDAY, 8 JULY 1974
You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast.
Combined monthly income: $14. Combined listeners: your nan, twice, by accident.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- Listen to your body. It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been…
- You call yourself "a bit of a foodie". You've ordered the same chicken 64…
- The pothole is on the list. The list is dynamic. The pothole is permanent.
- Life is short. A measurable chunk of it will be spent in the post…
- Doom spending is buying a heated eye mask because the news was bad. The…
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