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Expensive Sh*t That’s Worth It (opens the original)
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In the last couple of months, there was a social media trend you may or may not have been looped in on. Not the one where everyone reminded you how cute they were in 2016. In this one, people got in front of the camera and named “five expensive things that are worth the money,” over and over again.People from every corner of the internet made these videos, from personal finance bros to health nuts to gamers to Amazon Storefront moms and ShopMy fashion influencers.Naturally, I was most interested
I’m Not Shopping For Fall (opens the original)
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This is an edited and updated version of an essay I wrote and published in August 2024.A while ago, on a hot summer day, a writer I really admire asked me to share some of my fall essentials for an upcoming newsletter. I got the message while walking outside and wiping an impressive sweat stache off my face. It was not exactly the coziest fall moment. My mind went blank because most of my cooler weather clothes are still packed away and far from my mind.I replied that the mornings have only star
Very Tired, Very Inspired (opens the original)
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Happy Sunday morning. I’m listening to different versions of Margo Guryan’s “Sunday Morning“ before I officially start my day.I’ve been very tired lately, between a relentless summer cold and piles of work. My brain only has room for essential tasks and the joy necessary to stay sane.I won’t bore you with the tasks, but here is some of the joyful stuff. <a href="https://totallyrecommend.substack.
A Couple Things I Almost Bought (opens the original)
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I’ve apparently been too busy to buy things this summer.There were only a couple of things I thought I wanted. I didn’t intentionally decide not to buy them. I just kept not buying them until something else presented itself. Read more
The #1 Way to Shop Smarter Is Free (No App Required) (opens the original)
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I think Bill Gates’s daughter Phoebe’s company might have an archive containing my bank balance and just how many medical symptoms I’ve Googled.Last year, I downloaded the Phia extension after a bizarre DM exchange with Phoebe Gates, who asked me to promote Phia to my readers and offered $7,500 in exchange for a certain amount of clicks. The number felt unrealistic, and the whole exchange was so sketchy that I started to suspect I was talking to a bot or a virtual assistant three time zones away
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