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flvegan

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9. Driving a Porsche*, crowdfunding for medical bills. Nice.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue May 27, 2025, 04:59 PM

May 2025

*First, I realize it might not be her Porsche, or it might be old junk (tell me it's a 1987 924 and my pity for her will grow substantially). Second, I realize that medical bills can easily be out of reach even for folks that can afford an entry level Porsche these days. It just stuck out to me.

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