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THURSDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2003
Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch.
Quiet budgeting is going anyway, checking your balance in the car and moving retirement to 79.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
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