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“If you can find an extra $50-100…a little less fun.” Are you being serious? We’ve already been doing that, and you’ve already been reporting on it. The only people allowed to have fun in this country are the billionaires.
2026-05-01 15:14:16
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king.raleigh :
Is the American government planning to watch THEIR spending ???
2026-05-01 17:03:16
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Green Eyes :
Ah yes of course I’ll just walk to work from now on the sidewalks that are non existent why didn’t I think of that
2026-05-01 14:39:18
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Karyn1124 :
A little less fun? Like paying for my health insurance???
2026-05-01 19:47:03
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paul :
I have no more fun things to cut out. I’m either working or sitting in my house. Anyone else?
2026-05-01 16:23:36
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✨Your Mom’s Favorite Hitachi✨ :
No bread. No circus.
2026-05-01 16:45:19
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Anar Rachnid :
we pulled back on the fun years ago that's why all the restaurants and "luxuries" are failing
2026-05-01 16:49:53
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Mike :
All because of this schmuck
2026-05-01 16:12:37
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brittanywritesthings :
we need to watch our spending?! be so fr right now
2026-05-02 13:44:24
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llradarll :
yeah, stop using your $ for fun. you need to save that money for skyrocketing gas prices! Always keep the fun $ nonexistent/very minimal in order to use that $ to drive back to work. Boo to enjoying life..Going forward, I'll be sure to live only to go to work 🫡
2026-05-01 15:54:45
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Holly Dunn 915 :
Just find $50 to $100 you can pull back on each month…..oh okay
2026-05-01 15:33:23
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chergambit :
$50 isn't even a full tank of gas for sedans now
2026-05-02 13:29:32
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chrisbalb :
So this is the golden age Trump promised huh
2026-05-01 21:59:04
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Echo_Rainne :
$50 from where when my budget for groceries is only $150
2026-05-01 14:34:44
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Betsy :
“A little less fun”?? I’m already not having any fun because it’s too expensive 😭
2026-05-01 22:35:11
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fm_masochist :
SAVE WITH WHAT WAGES???
2026-05-01 14:33:51
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El Santo :
"fun"?????!!! they think we're out here having fun partying it up every week? People are already stretching every penny. tell the corporations to stop price gouging how's that
2026-05-01 18:31:52
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Kristen Peña613 :
I need to watch my spending? Wow… didn’t think of that before. I guess I’ll just take public transportation that doesn’t exist where I am to go places it doesn’t run and then stop wasting money on all these “necessities”
2026-05-01 14:55:56
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Asjah Weber :
love that they are telling US to watch OUR spending it’s almost like this was completely avoidable
2026-05-01 19:32:24
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Cody :
We great yet?
2026-05-01 22:15:31
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Bao :
A little less fun - yeah you right I don’t need to eat
2026-05-01 23:12:49
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Ranger :
Fun???? I gave up that long ago. I’m just trying to eat and keep the lights on
2026-05-02 13:11:38
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Hannah :
Less fun!? I spend my money on bills and groceries. WHERE ELSE can I cut back?!
2026-05-02 13:13:41
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curtislee :
I haven’t had an extra $50-$100 in my monthly budget since 2019?? What the actual fuck is this report? A little less fun? What’s less than zero? Because I’m not having any fun.
2026-05-01 15:42:55
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Trent Bernard :
What a joke. Terrible reporting. Oh we should budget?! Such a novel idea.
2026-05-01 15:24:39
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