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elliot_roberts
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3h ago
My uncle's "always round up" rule cost me $2.40 at the hardware store, and I'll defend it anyway
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charles720
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1d ago
I swore my tape measure was fine for 8 years, then a $4 yardstick in my garage set me straight
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linda_reed
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1d ago
Showerthought: I bet my friend $20 that the 3x+1 "Collatz" thing was fake internet math, and then I spent a weekend proving myself wrong
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laura486
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2d ago
My dumb little tip jar math actually hit $200 and I can't stop grinning
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dereks11
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3d ago
I stopped trusting my phone's tip split after a server in Denver showed me the math
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jana769
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4d ago
I finally caught the receipt mistake at the diner in Toledo before I paid $43 for a $24 breakfast
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abbyp61
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6d ago
Appreciation post: the $3 garage sale calculator that actually got me through my econ final
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susan81
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6d ago
Rant: I caught myself trusting a tip jar divided by hand at the county fair and the math was off by $14
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shanec61
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10d ago
Rant: my bar tab math said we were $43 short, so I counted the drawer by hand at 2am
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colescott
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12d ago
Grandpa's 12 inch ruler has been wrong my whole life and nobody noticed until I checked it with a tape
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william_price
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12d ago
I finally tracked my grocery bill for 30 days and the math said I was losing $47 a month on one dumb habit
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river_scott9
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13d ago
Watched my electric bill jump $61 in one month and the culprit was a math error, not the AC
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brooke_taylor44
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15d ago
Vent: I tipped 20% on a $63 tab in Columbus and the math on the receipt made no sense
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kai_burns73
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15d ago
DAE remember when the cash register at my old diner charged 7 cents extra on every $4.99 meal
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murray.robert
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17d ago
Pro tip: that '50% off' bakery rack in Milwaukee is just math theater
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