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Ramsey Show tells Kentucky housecleaner that she's letting her friend's spending habits live 'rent-free' in her head
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-03 16:00
Ever made a judgy comment (even if only in your head) about a friend or family member’s spending habits? It’s human nature to make comparisons, but it can be a harmful distraction. Sarah called into The Ramsey Show from Kentucky to vent about her struggles with her friend’s financial decisions. Must Read Sarah is a single mom working hard as a housecleaner to pay off $3,000 in debt and build an emergency fund, per Dave Ramsey’s advice. In contrast, she says, her friend only works occasionally. Since th ...
WHY Comparison Is Hurting Us | Pragnya Vella | TEDxSun Prairie West High School
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-09 16:01
[Music] over others. Please welcome to the stage Pragna Bella. I grew up in an Indian household with a family dynamic that puts Never Have I Ever to shame.Bollywood dance numbers that are just one piouette short of Jonathan Bailey's wicked performance and surrounded by spices that white men almost fell off the earth to find just to not use. But beyond the food, music, and drama stood the true pinnacle of brown society. Indian aunties.For years, I tried to claw my way up to their table only to hear them coll ...