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THURSDAY, 29 AUGUST 1991
A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway.
Written down first, so the guilt has paperwork.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Micro-dating is a thirty-minute coffee to see if there's a spark. There wasn't. She…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- 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…
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