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We have no money. You know this. Why do you keep asking why we’re not doing things we used to do? It’s because we have no money. We. Have. No. Money. We have no money. There is no money left. It’s all gone. None of us have it. No money. Nope. Money gone. We don’t have it. No.

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Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.

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I'm even in a decent place financially like all things considered but there's things Im not doing as much or at all anymore. Take out? Maybe once a month Shopping for fun? Mostly gone. Donations/charity? Massively deprioritized (much to my consternation) Vacation? hahaha no.

When I was in my teens the world was a lot more affordable. So much so that as a SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL I was able to afford RENT on my own apartment. The total was $400 in 1994 for 3 bedrooms so I could easily work a part time job to survive. That world was torched by the greedy. IT DOES NOT EXIST!