Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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Jen Deaderick
Mar 22, 2026
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Aside from buying fun groceries, one of the things I did when I suddenly had access to some money was to try to spread it around. This is out of guilt or gratitude or sheer financial irresponsibility. Now that I’m a bit skint, I wonder if maybe I should have just stuck a bunch of that money in a savings account or a hole in the ground. If I’d known how …

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