staff treat me like dirt
i keep coming back for more
prices can't be beat

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looking forward to
long hours and measly pay
reaping my reward

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#1

first job, first paycheck
card application approved -
let the good times roll

#2

stopping by the mall
can fin'lly get that new phone -
heady with new wealth

#3

front of the counter
slice of plastic being swiped -
a rite of passage

#4

needing comfort food
no cash, but i have plastic -
maybe just this once

#5

card credit maxed out
needing to go out tonight -
need another card

#6

marrying today
kept my box of cards secret -
something borrowed, blue

#7

he keeps on calling
won't take no for an answer
demanding i pay

#8

regret
didn't learn a thing about
compound interest

#9

these debts overwhelm
online, i seek a way out
i am not alone

#10

final payment made
twenty years in the making
finally i'm free

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these debts overwhelm
online, i seek a way out
i am not alone

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regret
didn't learn a thing about
compound interest

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he keeps on calling
won't take no for an answer
demanding i pay

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marrying today
kept my box of cards secret -
something borrowed, blue

derived from an episode of how i met your mother :)

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card credit maxed out
needing to go out tonight -
need another card

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needing comfort food
no cash, but i have plastic -
maybe just this once

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front of the counter
slice of plastic being swiped -
a rite of passage

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stopping by the mall
can fin'lly get that new phone -
heady with new wealth

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first job, first paycheck
card application approved -
let the good times roll

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had to rent a car
inordinate amount spent -
and that's just on fuel

derived from:
The Rental Car Rant, Now with Higher Gas Prices

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neighbors came over
we haggled over mem'ries -
beggars can't... you know....

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this Dollar Dance thing
extortion? a tradition? -
well, if it means cash....

derived from:
The Dollar Dance

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three dollar diff'rence
coupon stonewalled at the store -
it worth fighting for?

derived from:
Why I Fought to Save Three Bucks (and Why You Should Too)

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a depressing ride
tv highs to forced sale lows -
no third chances here

derived from:
The American Nightmare - Extreme Makeover House Going to Foreclosure

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our cash wedding gifts
saved in a sep'rate account -
big dream insurance

derived from:
The Big Dreams Savings Fund

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fancy wine op'ners
they keep on snapping, breaking -
not so fancy now

derived from:
Four Things That Are Crap

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burning myself out
seven days of work, two jobs -
but it feels safer

derived from:
The Status Quo Bias and Switching Jobs or Careers

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