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The Prices Just Went Up

Like many others I used to live and work in NYC. On weekends I lived in Connecticut with hubs and my rescue pup. On those CT weekends I would attend several different local studios for workouts. I found that by attending one such studio on Thursday night, Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning, before returning to the City, and taking classes during weeklong holiday breaks, it was most economically prudent to purchase a yearly membership. Dividing the number of classes per week per month, the annual membership was a bargain. My membership at one such studio was up in December. Accordingly,...
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