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SATURDAY, 18 MAY 1996
You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month.
The call took 94 minutes. You break even in 2031. They put it back up in 2027.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
- Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch. Quiet budgeting is going anyway,…
- The spark never fades. It gets downgraded to bin bags, then to a joint…
- You're "in your villain era". You returned a lukewarm coffee and apologised four times.…
- Wealth is built slowly. Debt is built quickly. And it's hereditary.
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- Tomorrow is a fresh start. Your problems have the new address. They've already moved…
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