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TUESDAY, 27 AUGUST 1991
Think outside the box.
The box had the budget. You're out here with a sticky note.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Skipping your daily coffee won't buy you a house. Nothing will. Have the coffee.
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- Consistency is key. You've said "I'll go tomorrow" for three years. It's the only…
- Both parties say this is the most important election of your lifetime. They said…
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
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