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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.
Money buys happiness — not all of it, but more of it than anyone wants to admit.100%agree · 5Betting apps are this generation's cigarettes — legal, everywhere, and aimed at the same people.100%agree · 4Only lend a friend money you're prepared to never see again.75%agree · 4Renting forever is a legitimate plan, not a failure to launch.75%agree · 4Inheritance should be taxed harder than a paycheck — money you didn't earn shouldn't get the better rate.100%agree · 3A nice car outside a modest apartment is someone who knows what they want.50%agree · 2Venmo requests under $10 are legal and wrong.0%agree · 2Hiding a purchase from your partner is a form of cheating — the secret is the problem, not the price.50%agree · 2A prenup is just insurance. Buying it doesn't mean you expect the fire.0%agree · 2Being a landlord is a normal way to build wealth, not something to apologize for.50%agree · 2Whether you own a home depends more on when you were born than how hard you worked.50%agree · 2If GDP is up but voters feel poor, politicians attacking the statistic have a point.100%agree · 1Tip screens at counter service work by making you pay to avoid an awkward three seconds.0%agree · 1Pressing "no tip" at the counter is allowed — the screen is asking, not billing.100%agree · 1Subscriptions won because $12.99 doesn't feel like money.0%agree · 1I'd take a job I hated for double my salary.0%agree · 1College is still worth it. Yes, at these prices.100%agree · 1"Do what you love" is advice that only works retroactively.0%agree · 1Coworkers sharing salaries only threatens the employer.100%agree · 1Paying kids for chores teaches them the wrong thing about family.100%agree · 1Bankrolling your adult kids is a kindness that keeps them children.0%agree · 1Kids should pay for some of their own college, even if the parents can afford all of it.100%agree · 1Spending your money on your family while you're alive beats leaving it to them when you're gone.100%agree · 1Bankruptcy should carry no more shame than a bad diagnosis.100%agree · 1Churning credit cards is free money if you have the discipline.0%agree · 1Day trading is closer to sports betting than to investing.100%agree · 1A little crypto belongs in a normal retirement portfolio now.100%agree · 1"Four easy payments" is a payday loan in a nicer font.0%agree · 1Growing up broke never leaves you, no matter what you make later.100%agree · 1Six months of expenses in the bank is the real flex — it just doesn't photograph well.100%agree · 1No one ever saved their way to rich by skipping coffee.100%agree · 1Retiring at 40 isn't worth eating like a monk through your thirties.100%agree · 1A lot of what gets praised as frugality is just fear with a budget.100%agree · 1Paying for delivery is buying back an hour of your life at a fair price.100%agree · 1Buying cheap twice costs more than buying right once.100%agree · 1How someone spends their money is none of your business, even when they're wrong.0%agree · 1Spending on things beats spending on experiences — the watch is still here, the trip isn't.0%agree · 1A friend who keeps booking restaurants you can't afford has picked the lifestyle over you.0%agree · 1Friends should tell each other their salaries.100%agree · 1Money quietly decides which friendships survive your thirties.100%agree · 1