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FRIDAY, 10 JANUARY 2025
A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway.
Written down first, so the guilt has paperwork.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
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- You said "my For You page knows me so well". It knows you're awake…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Being single means nobody steals your duvet. It also means the duvet is the…
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