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FRIDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2000
A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway.
Written down first, so the guilt has paperwork.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
- Your fitness journey started on the second of January. It ended on the fourth.…
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- You said you're "so busy" this week. Your screen time says eleven hours a…
- Every parent has a favourite child. It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
- Consistency is key. You've said "I'll go tomorrow" for three years. It's the only…
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