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WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 1986
Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.
Your overdraft found it first. It's been compounding you since 2017.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- You're not getting older. You're getting closer. That's worse.
- Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort. Mostly explaining it at parties…
- You spent £400 on an ergonomic chair. You sit on it like a frog.…
- Your gym membership is the most expensive guilt you've ever bought. It renews automatically.…
- Your Sunday-night plan for Monday was ambitious. Monday read it, laughed, and forwarded it…
- Nobody has ever said "thank goodness it's Monday". Except a manager, and he meant…
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