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Low life

Why being poor is always more expensive in the long run

8 June 2019

9:00 AM

8 June 2019

9:00 AM

Of course the varifocals I bought online were a waste of money. When they came in the post and I first put them on I could see the world up to and including my fingernails but anything beyond was a blur. I should have guessed that emailing a photo of my face with a credit card fixed to my forehead, as directed, was too rough and ready a guide to the correct measurements.

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