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LZ Granderson: The version of me who entered 2020 no longer exists

You remember the purchase you made as a young professional to tell the world you had made it? Not your dream purchase, like a second home on the water, but the kind of purchase that felt expensive yet accessible at the time. The kind you put on your credit card because you can afford the monthly minimum payments, and you're not thinking about how much the purchase will ultimately cost with all ...
LZ Granderson viewed his cuff links differently after the events of 2020..

You remember the purchase you made as a young professional to tell the world you had made it?

Not your dream purchase, like a second home on the water, but the kind of purchase that felt expensive yet accessible at the time. The kind you put on your credit card because you can afford the monthly minimum payments, and you're not thinking about how much the purchase will ultimately cost with all that interest added over the years.

For me that purchase was a pair of Burberry cuff links. I got them from

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