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I Lied About My Salary to Keep Up with Friends
Sept 4
Male - age 24
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Paying off debt increases your credit score. True or false?
Sept 4
Maddy
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16
Payments for a burial
Sept 4
Male - age 24
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23
I Lied About My Salary to Keep Up with Friends
Sept 4
Male - age 24
1
73
Paying off debt increases your credit score. True or false?
Sept 4
Maddy
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16
Payments for a burial
Sept 4
Male - age 24
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23
I Lied About My Salary to Keep Up with Friends
Sept 4
Male - age 24
1
73
Paying off debt increases your credit score. True or false?
Sept 4
Maddy
0
16
Payments for a burial
Sept 4
Male - age 24
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23
I Lied About My Salary to Keep Up with Friends
Sept 4
Male - age 24
1
73
Paying off debt increases your credit score. True or false?
Sept 4
Maddy
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16
Payments for a burial
Sept 4
Male - age 24
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23
what others are saying
what others are saying
If money doesn’t buy happiness, you’re spending it wrong
If money doesn’t buy happiness, you’re spending it wrong
Feb 9
Maddy
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0
8
8
Pressure to be an independent woman.
Pressure to be an independent woman.
Nov 11
Female - age 23
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2
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49
I’m Expected to Support My Family Financially, But I’m Struggling to Manage My Own Finances
I’m Expected to Support My Family Financially, But I’m Struggling to Manage My Own Finances
Sept 4
Male - age 24
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49
How much dowry or financial support did your family give or receive for your wedding?
How much dowry or financial support did your family give or receive for your wedding?
Sept 4
Female - age 34
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26
When I think of investing, I feel like I don't want to lock away my money making it inaccessible
When I think of investing, I feel like I don't want to lock away my money making it inaccessible
Sept 4
Female - age 27
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22
I’m a Money Expert. Here’s Why I Use A Financial Advisor Anyway
I’m a Money Expert. Here’s Why I Use A Financial Advisor Anyway
Dec 11
Male - age 26
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0
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20
Why Can’t I Say No to Family When They Ask for Money?
Why Can’t I Say No to Family When They Ask for Money?
Sept 4
Male - age 24
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0
18
18
Communicating About Money With Your Partner
Communicating About Money With Your Partner
Dec 21
Maddy
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0
13
13
I Took a Payday Loan and Now the Interest Is Killing Me.
I Took a Payday Loan and Now the Interest Is Killing Me.
Sept 4
Male - age 28
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10
I’m Ashamed That I Don’t Have Any Investments Because I’m Scared of Losing Money
I’m Ashamed That I Don’t Have Any Investments Because I’m Scared of Losing Money
Sept 4
Female - age 28
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8
I am not making enough to get by.
I am not making enough to get by.
Nov 11
Male - age 27
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0
4
4
I Rely on Credit as a Means to Cope
I Rely on Credit as a Means to Cope
Sept 4
Male - age 27
3
72
To have a bank account, a home, a future that I can call my own.
To have a bank account, a home, a future that I can call my own.
Dec 8
Trans - age 36
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1
57
57
Bill Division With a Large Group
Bill Division With a Large Group
Sept 4
Male - age 24
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2
42
42
Why Am I Still Paying Off My Student Loans While Trying to Save for a House?
Why Am I Still Paying Off My Student Loans While Trying to Save for a House?
Sept 4
Male - age 28
1
26
Or drinking water so that I can try and stay full.
Or drinking water so that I can try and stay full.
Nov 11
Male - age 27
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1
22
22
Are you prepared for your parents' retirement, or are you counting on them to keep supporti...
Are you prepared for your parents' retirement, or are you counting on them to keep supporti...
Sept 4
Male - age 28
1
6
The Fear of Financial Ruin
The Fear of Financial Ruin
Sept 4
Male - age 25
0
20
I Can’t Say No to Weddings, Even Though I Can’t Afford It.
I Can’t Say No to Weddings, Even Though I Can’t Afford It.
Sept 4
Female - age 27
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5
Are you investing in gold because your parents told you to, or do you actually understand o...
Are you investing in gold because your parents told you to, or do you actually understand o...
Sept 4
Female - age 26
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4
I’ve Borrowed Money from Friends Multiple Times, and I’m Afraid They’re Starting to Resent Me
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68
I Invested in Cryptocurrency Without Really Knowing What I Was Doing
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5
I’m Still Relying on My Credit Card for Big Purchases Because I Don’t Have Enough Savings
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7
I Don’t Have Health Insurance Because I Think I’m Too Young to Need It
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5
I’ve Borrowed Money from Friends Multiple Times, and I’m Afraid They’re Starting to Resent Me
Sept 4
Female - age 26
2
71
Do you have a backup plan if your side hustle or startup doesn’t work out?
Sept 4
Male - age 25
1
34
I Don’t Have Health Insurance Because I Think I’m Too Young to Need It
Sept 4
Male - age 25
1
8
I’m Still Relying on My Credit Card for Big Purchases Because I Don’t Have Enough Savings
Sept 4
Female - age 28
0
7
I Invested in Cryptocurrency Without Really Knowing What I Was Doing
Sept 4
Male - age 32
0
5
My Parents Are Constantly Pressuring Me to Marry a Wealthy Man. It's Suffocating and Unfair
Sept 4
Female - age 27
0
4
I Always Look for Second-Hand Deals to Save Money
Sept 4
Male - age 27
0
5
Date Nights? I Can't Do That All the Time, Right?
Sept 4
Male - age 27
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2