Welcome to the time of year when the sun sets early and everything turns into an ad for Macyâs, or Mariah Carey, or MrBeast Burger overnight. For meâa curmudgeonly person whose rent is, devastatingly, almost equal to her birth yearâbeing encouraged to spend yet another paycheck on things that wonât last makes meâ¦
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