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Where people stand on money.
Rent vs. buy, merged finances, tipping, inheritance — where people actually stand on the money questions nobody asks out loud.
If GDP is up but voters feel poor, politicians attacking the statistic have a point.93%agree · 43Inheritance should be taxed harder than a paycheck — money you didn't earn shouldn't get the better rate.58%agree · 24Only lend a friend money you're prepared to never see again.76%agree · 21Renting forever is a legitimate plan, not a failure to launch.77%agree · 17Money buys happiness — not all of it, but more of it than anyone wants to admit.94%agree · 16Betting apps are this generation's cigarettes — legal, everywhere, and aimed at the same people.100%agree · 14Time-of-use electricity pricing — charging more when demand is high and less when it's low — is a fair and effective way to lower energy bills overall.80%agree · 10In most cities, private landlords are a necessary part of housing — government-run alternatives don't work well enough to replace them.40%agree · 10Building more luxury housing is one of the most effective things a city can do to lower rents for lower-income residents.0%agree · 10Hiding a purchase from your partner is a form of cheating — the secret is the problem, not the price.89%agree · 9Being a landlord is a normal way to build wealth, not something to apologize for.78%agree · 9Bankruptcy should carry no more shame than a bad diagnosis.25%agree · 8A lot of what gets praised as frugality is just fear with a budget.25%agree · 8A nice car outside a modest apartment is someone who knows what they want.38%agree · 8Living somewhere cheap that bores you beats somewhere perfect that bleeds you.38%agree · 8Whether you own a home depends more on when you were born than how hard you worked.50%agree · 8How someone spends their money is none of your business, even when they're wrong.86%agree · 7A friend who keeps booking restaurants you can't afford has picked the lifestyle over you.71%agree · 7Friends should tell each other their salaries.43%agree · 7The person who wants the bigger wedding funds the difference.43%agree · 7Tip screens at counter service work by making you pay to avoid an awkward three seconds.50%agree · 6Subscriptions won because $12.99 doesn't feel like money.50%agree · 6College is still worth it. Yes, at these prices.67%agree · 6"Do what you love" is advice that only works retroactively.33%agree · 6Bankrolling your adult kids is a kindness that keeps them children.50%agree · 6Kids should pay for some of their own college, even if the parents can afford all of it.83%agree · 6Churning credit cards is free money if you have the discipline.50%agree · 6A little crypto belongs in a normal retirement portfolio now.50%agree · 6"Four easy payments" is a payday loan in a nicer font.83%agree · 6Retiring at 40 isn't worth eating like a monk through your thirties.67%agree · 6Money quietly decides which friendships survive your thirties.50%agree · 6I'd rather marry someone frugal and rigid than generous and broke.33%agree · 6A prenup is just insurance. Buying it doesn't mean you expect the fire.33%agree · 6Paying kids for chores teaches them the wrong thing about family.60%agree · 5Buying cheap twice costs more than buying right once.80%agree · 5Venmo requests under $10 are legal and wrong.0%agree · 5HGTV did real damage to how people think about houses.100%agree · 5Day trading is closer to sports betting than to investing.100%agree · 4Growing up broke never leaves you, no matter what you make later.100%agree · 4No one ever saved their way to rich by skipping coffee.100%agree · 4