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Personal Finance and Investing

Tomconroy

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9. I think that's the point of the article. A smart phone is a necessity

Reply to msongs (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 02:29 PM

Oct 2021

today. But not a $1000 one, and don't replace it every year or two. Invest the money you save. You may think it isn't doing anything for 30 years. It's actually performing miracles.

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The true cost of a new iPhone [View all] Tomconroy Oct 2021 OP

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if ya wanna just talke and dont need a fancy camera phones are quite cheap nt msongs Oct 2021 #8

I think that's the point of the article. A smart phone is a necessity Tomconroy Oct 2021 #9