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Two Cents

How Social Media Keeps You Poor!

Season 4 Episode 6 | 9m 50s

Social media has become such a pervasive part of our lives, we're often not even aware of the ways it pushes us to spend more money.

Aired: 03/09/21
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Watch • 9:11
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Watch • 7:22
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Watch • 8:47
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