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How often does rent increases in your area?

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1731) 4 May

I wonder why some poor countries especially in africa have no stable rent control measures. Landlords increase rent almost every couple of years and it has become an habit that must be put in check. Does this thing happen in your...

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Breaking the overspending habit

Kevin @excellence7 (3698) • Mauritius 21 Apr

I have been overspending. I buy things that I want instead of what I need. I always tell myself that I will stop this habit but I am never able to do so. I will give you one example. It happens that I need to go to the...

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money management

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Good Afternoon, Peeps.

Tammy @tammys85 (31394) • Baltimore, Maryland 24 Mar

Originally, I had this titled “Good Morning, Peeps” on my writing schedule, but I didn’t hop online this morning, other than checking a few messages. Soooo, good afternoon, peeps lol. I’m going to ramble for a bit. I just...

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Massage like treatment

APARAJITA BHATTACHARJEE @mytunemagic (273) 3 Oct

Early in the morning waking up, my body begs for massage. The painful cry from different parts make it impossible to retain my sanity. Taking it as the bio-alarm, I start twisting and turning and walking and sweating for 50...

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How do you manage your monthly budget?

MeMoneyAndLove @abhi_bangal (7679) • Ahmednagar, India 6 Sep

When managing the monthly expenses of a household, we need to give priority to a few things and put a few items in the lower priority list. I have seen people who even drop a few items from their list, if the budget is getting too...

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Prioritizing nutrition over beauty treatments

Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 19 Aug

It is a worthwhile approach, as a healthy diet directly impacts skin health, which can be more effective and long lasting than relying solely on beauty treatments. While beauty clinics offer temporary cosmetic brightenings or...

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How much money would it take for you to consider a person wealthy?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 9 Aug 24

Wealth is required to achieve a high standard of life and much yearned or talked about " financial independence" . Welath could be achieved from multiple streams of income or from a sngle stream. The amount of wealth required to...

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Inflation Kicking

May Day @HaruLoid (1592) • Philippines 21 Jun 24

My colleagues and I were talking yesterday about costs rising up. We all seriously agreed that today's 1,000 feels like a 100 only. You can barely buy anything with it unlike before.

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I am spending a lot of money in Uber.

marguicha @marguicha (230331) • Chile 2 Aug 22

I am going to doctors, therapy and the like almost every day of the week. I go and come back in an Uber as I sold my car a few years ago, when my hands started to tremble. Usually I don´t use an Uber much so if doesn´t matter....

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health

transportation

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Funerals are expensive

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 28 Jul 22

It cost close to $20,000 to bury my dad and that doesn't even include what was paid for the restaurant where people gathered after the cemetery. Just the plot itself was close to $8,000. Almost eight grand for a hole in the...

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What Average Monthly Prices Are We Paying in America Today?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 20 May 22

Ever wonder what the average amount one single person spends here in the U.S. for groceries, entertainment and etc.? * The average car insurance payment here in the United States last year was $130 per month(or $1,548 per...

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We have free rides here in the Philippines

Luis Asuncion @luisga814 (7138) • Quezon City, Philippines 19 May 22

It's been about 4 months, if I am not mistaken. I'm enjoying free rides going from one place to another using the government project mini bus. Before, I do need to pay for a fare if I'll be going to a market or a shopping mall....

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Got my salary right now

Luis Asuncion @luisga814 (7138) • Quezon City, Philippines 19 May 22

It's too early than expected. Normally my salary in my work should be released every 5th and 20th of the month. The good thing right now is, they've transferred into our account our salary. Today is only 19th of the month. I'm...

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Very hard to control the expenses

Sunil.P @sunilparthan (6302) • India 17 May 22

When I was earning just 15k was able to have a very good life now I am earning 7 times of it but very touch to lead a life which I got when I was earning less. Expenses have gone so high and unable to control it . Where I am...

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income

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My brother came by...

Stacey @xstitcher (38999) • Petaluma, California 27 Mar 22

...to give me money for the rent. We talked a while, then he had to go. Haven't seen him in a while, but he's busy. I was glad to hear him say that the job he has now is a lot better than the one he used to have--the same sort...

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My Additional Expenses...LOL

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 10 Dec 20

I am sure some of you will agree that we have additional expenses brought by this coronavirus. As of today, I went out to buy two boxes of disposable face masks and three pieces of face shields. The face shields are just a reserve...

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Run Out Of Money

SHOHANA @SHOHANA (16093) • Bangladesh 27 Oct 20

Office authority promised me last week to pay this week. Two days left to weekend but they are not on their words unfortunately. Yesterday I forced myself to expense from my hostel bill I kept separated for November. Now feeling...

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"Do you have enough time to do the things you like?"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 16 Oct 20

At present, I am working so hard. I must admit that coronavirus affected me financially. For the reasons that the expenses are higher than before the pandemic. That's why I need to compensate for the unexpected expenses by working...

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Lost Without My Mouse

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 22 Sep 20

I am a weird cat, perhaps. I am on the road traveling and the one thing I forgot to put into my bag was my mouse. Ugh. That frustrates me. My laptop has a built in mouse of course. But I HATE using it. It just feels so...

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Is There A Habit You Like To Break Anyhow?

Raj @Butterfingers (66603) • India 20 Aug 20

Due to our lifestyle and our way of living and working we Adopt certain habits and from those habits few are bad habits like spending money unnecessarily on things we can control or things we don't require or playing with fire or...

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