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WEDNESDAY, 16 OCTOBER 1991
You said you're "built different".
You're built the same. Just assembled worse.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- The best time to start saving was twenty years ago. The second-best time was…
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- Your back now goes out when you sneeze. It goes out more than you…
- Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort. Mostly explaining it at parties…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- There's no I in team. There are two in "invoice still unpaid". And one…
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