“A lot of people are in debt because they spend what their friends think they make”

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Entry from August 15, 2013

“A lot of people are in debt because they spend what their friends think they make”

“A lot of people are in debt because they spend what their friends think they make” is a jocular one-line saying that has been popular on Twitter. “Some people are in debt because they spend what their friends think they make” was first cited in the “Barbs” section of several newspapers on December 29, 1941.

29 December 1941, The Daily Ardmorette (Ardmore, OK), “Barbs!”, pg. 4, col. 7:
Some people are in debt because they spend what their friends think they make.

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13 January 1942, San Jose (CA) Evening News, “Barbs,” pg. 12, col. 2:
Some people are in debt because they spend what their friends think they make.

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13 February 1942, The Western Star (Coldwater, KS), pg. 2, col. 2:
Some folks are in debt, advises the Kansas City Kansan, because they spend what their friends think they make.

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21 July 1953, Newburgh (NY) News, “Chance Shots,” pg. 4, col. 4:
Lots of persons are deep in debt because they spend what their friends think they make.

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