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A TIME-TRAVEL MONEY STORY ON INSTAGRAM

You woke up in 2008.
Your phone is at 14%.

Everything you know is worth millions. Every move leaves a trail. The comments decide what you do next, and every part runs on a real money rule.

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Part 1 · 14%

You woke up on September 1st, 2008. Your phone still works: 14%, and no charger on Earth fits it, because USB-C won't exist until 2014. You have $3,000, but your hundreds have the blue ribbon from 2013, so in 2008 they look fake. Your Social Security number is already in use, by twelve-year-old you. But you know Lehman Brothers dies in 14 days, and the Phillies win the World Series. Full sports betting is legal in one state. Nevada. Vegas, or Wall Street?

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