Theyll tell you to get a second job and a side hustle.

Theyll make you save even your loose change.

Theyll convince you to care about crypto.

An iced coffee cup is filled with cash.

Theyll have you rising, and, God forbid, grinding.

I, on the other hand, am adamantly against locking in.

I am very pro lying down (Im a Taurus, after all).

A pair of gambling dice is collaged with a black-and-white image of someone tapping to pay with a cr…

As the ancient proverb goes, we are here for a good time not a long time.

(Did you click those links?

Did you feel that rush?

A wadded up dollar bill is collaged with a black-and-white photo of a woman holding a cookie and a t…

You cant put a price on pasta-shaped pot holders!!!

Though if you must, I guess $16 feels fair.)

My true capitalist vice of choice, though?

An overpriced latte, which I buy daily.

I know, I know.

But hear me out!

Someone once told me that sitting is worse for your health than smoking; unfortunately, I do both.

Work forces me to sit.

Drinking forces me to bum a cigarette.

Like I said, Im a Taurus.)

I need to feel the air.

I need to force myself to momentarily pause and unplug.

And I really need to take more screen breaks, as my optometrist can attest.

Yes, engaging with society unfortunately costs money.

Even breathing seems to cost a buck these days.

But breathing is essential, and so is my expensive coffee ($6 before tax and tip).

), spending itherefeels good.

Im doing my part!

Im a girl about town!

(Maybe both but probably not.

Not everyone will understand what makes my daily coffee so special.

A sweet-treat spending habit may not support your Roth IRA, but thats OK!

Balance is important and sometimes you have to spend to save… your sanity.

And I am tapping to pay.

But I am free.

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