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“I don't know what exactly the translation is but when we do consume something now, something else has to give at some point.” quote by Dan Ariely — Download Open image

“I don't know what exactly the translation is but when we do consume something now, something else has to give at some point.”

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Money is all about opportunity cost. Every time you spend on something, that's something you can't spend on something else.

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The people that lend you money basically give you an answer based on the risk that they are willing to take. But just because a bank is willing to take a particular risk doesn't mean that that is the right amount for me to spend.

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