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I would expand on this - there are a surprising number of times where a relatively small amount of money would make a large difference to one or multiple people.

Most people I know who have ended up in debt for example didn't not have the money to pay the debt entirely, they were just short for one month by a small amount. It's not long till it spirals completely out of control with interest, repayment penalties, etc, and that interest keeps adding up.

A family member that is the sole income earner for a household had their car break down. They had no additional income to fix it, no additional income to get another car and failing to get to work would spiral out their financial situation. That day I gave them an old car and told them to keep it. They used it for a month, eventually got the other car fixed and sold the car I gave to them.



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