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WEDNESDAY, 23 JULY 2003
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Three are jobs you'll never apply for, one's a recipe you'll never cook, and one is playing music from somewhere you can't find.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You moneymaxxed so hard this month you earned $4.80 in cashback. It cost three…
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- Early access means you paid to watch someone not finish something. You do that…
- Your savings account isn't empty. It's a memorial.
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- Quality family time: everyone on a different screen in the same room, harvested by…
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