‘She’s now down to her last few dollars’: My friend quit her job, blew her inheritance and will take vacations using credit cards. Will she ever see sense?

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‘She’s now down to her last few dollars’: My friend quit her job, blew her inheritance and will take vacations using credit cards. Will she ever see sense?

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