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8. There is no missing money. when you have deficit spending, you spend more than you are taaking in.

Reply to vapor2 (Original post)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 09:34 PM

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You borrowed to spend it.

Try it some time. Overspend your credit card by 100% this month. Then cut your spending and overspend it by 50% next month. What happened to the money you didn't spend? It didn't exist.

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