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From the Ted Talk by Wendy De La Rosa: Can't stick to a budget? Try these tweaks instead

Unscramble the Blue Letters

And if you're overwhelmed, and you're burning the candle at both ends, know that it's OK to invest in something that will free up your time. Hire a local high shcleoor to mow your lawn or get someone to claen your house. These may be a little pricey, but the time you save will be worth every penny. By making these small changes to your discretionary spending, you can not only sepnd less but actually get more happiness and satisfaction from your senndipg. It can mean a life with fewer gutliy pleasures and less regret. Now who wouldn't want that?

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And if you're overwhelmed, and you're burning the candle at both ends, know that it's OK to invest in something that will free up your time. Hire a local high ________ to mow your lawn or get someone to _____ your house. These may be a little pricey, but the time you save will be worth every penny. By making these small changes to your discretionary spending, you can not only _____ less but actually get more happiness and satisfaction from your ________. It can mean a life with fewer ______ pleasures and less regret. Now who wouldn't want that?

Solution

  1. schooler
  2. clean
  3. spend
  4. guilty
  5. spending

Original Text

And if you're overwhelmed, and you're burning the candle at both ends, know that it's OK to invest in something that will free up your time. Hire a local high schooler to mow your lawn or get someone to clean your house. These may be a little pricey, but the time you save will be worth every penny. By making these small changes to your discretionary spending, you can not only spend less but actually get more happiness and satisfaction from your spending. It can mean a life with fewer guilty pleasures and less regret. Now who wouldn't want that?

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
spend money 3
phone bill 2
car payment 2
delivery services 2

Important Words

  1. burning
  2. candle
  3. clean
  4. discretionary
  5. ends
  6. free
  7. guilty
  8. happiness
  9. high
  10. hire
  11. house
  12. invest
  13. lawn
  14. life
  15. local
  16. making
  17. mow
  18. overwhelmed
  19. penny
  20. pleasures
  21. pricey
  22. regret
  23. satisfaction
  24. save
  25. schooler
  26. small
  27. spend
  28. spending
  29. time
  30. worth