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submitted 7 months ago by vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Ill start, I never used a check. The only way I can get a house is waiting for my parents to die.

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[-] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

I used to keep quarters in my pocket in case I needed to call home. If I didn't have any change, I'd call collect and leave a message as my name so that nobody was charged.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Oh man...i forgot those days. In college i would call my mom collect and she would reject it and call back.

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[-] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 3 points 7 months ago

If OP was calling home as a teen then 45 or under is more likely, since calls on most US payphones cost a dime up until the mid-80s, when they started costing a quarter.

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