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brianwawok
on May 12, 2017
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Startup Graveyard – History Shouldn't Have to Repe...
The flipside is many expenses are discretionary. Your $120 a month iPhone bill? Cable TV? You can choose to say no to either.
But consumerism encourages people to max bulls to the ceiling.
m0llusk
on May 12, 2017
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This is a valid point but it is worth pointing out that in this specific case most Homejoy cleaners were making $11-13/hour working usually 4-6 billable hours a day in big cities and as such could not afford $100+ a month for wireless or cable.
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But consumerism encourages people to max bulls to the ceiling.