2: Budgets Suck

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2: Budgets Suck

FromMillennial Money Minutes | Personal Finance in 5 Minutes

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Dec 11, 2016

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After our experience of budgeting we share when they’re useful and necessary. We also share why we think budgets suck and why we don’t use them today.

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Dec 11, 2016

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Millennial Money Minutes distills tough personal finance topics in 5 minutes or less. Hosted by Grant Sabatier @MillennialMoney and Matt Zubricki @DistilledDollar

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