I Bought a $28 Burger—Grandpa’s Bank Account Exposed My Real Problem

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It made every impulse purchase I’d ever made feel like a confession.

And here’s the part people don’t admit out loud: the moment you decide to stop spending, you don’t feel proud.

You feel deprived.

You feel like you just quit something you weren’t supposed to be addicted to.

I stared at my phone, bored in a way I hadn’t been since I was a kid.

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