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FRIDAY, 23 JANUARY 2009
Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.
Your overdraft found it first. It's been compounding you since 2017.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort. Mostly explaining it at parties…
- You have a "comfort show". You've watched it 11 times. You've seen your friends…
- You're "taking a social media break". You announced it on social media. Twice. With…
- They say sweat is weakness leaving the body. Yours has decided to stay.
- You wanted a mini-me. You got a tiny negotiator who has never once lost…
- You deleted the app "for good". That was 40 minutes ago. You've reinstalled it…
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