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The burden of the subscription payment model is bleeding young people dry

Opinions March 1, 2020

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Just last month my computer did the thing that I hate the most: it updated. I had been dreading this particular update for a while as it locked me out of all of the programs that I frequently use until I paid the exorbitant ransom for the privilege of using my laptop as more than a $3,000 hotplate. As if my monthly bills weren’t already choked full of a dozen different subscriptions to various entertainment streams, now I also have to add subscriptions to basic utility software. Some of my programs were kind enough to only…

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COLUMN | GUESS AGAIN, GRANDPA: Millennials eat out all the time, and it’s making us broke

EIC March 21, 2016

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you asked me what I do when I hang out with friends, I would probably tell you that I love to go out to eat. Eating out has become the new normal. Nothing in the fridge? Let’s do take-out.…

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