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I’ve long joked that Money should just deposit my paycheck directly into the coffers of Madison Square Garden. I go to so many concerts there that it seems like a logical arrangement! Think about how much more efficient it would be if we skipped the middleman — me — and handed over my wages to the place I’m going to spend them all anyway.
This is mostly a self-own, but it’s not an outlandish idea. It's actually similar to a movement happening right now called open banking, which involves connecting various financial accounts for better money management.
My Money-MSG partnership proposal aside, I want to learn more.
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