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A Little Treat (I Cannot Afford)

July 13, 2026 · by Zainab Bello

Opinion

Woman Facing Financial Ruin Purchases €6 Latte On Grounds That She 'Deserves A Little Treat'

The rent is due. The account is grim. But the little treat economy runs on a logic all its own: if I am doomed anyway, I may as well be doomed holding a beautiful oat latte, and so I bought it, and posted it, and felt briefly rich.

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