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My Parents Are Beyond Cheap. Their Latest Cost-Saving Hack Is the Last Straw.
58% Informative
My parents are the cheapest people I know and while not wealthy, they aren't destitute.
They will only visit if they can stay at our house with their unruly dog so they don't have to pay for a hotel or dog sitter.
My dad is using a Netflix subscription that my brother's ex-girlfriend is paying for! They have been broken up for three years and in that entire time, my dad has been using her account.
VR Score
43
Informative language
32
Neutral language
17
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
26
Offensive language
possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
medium-lived
External references
3
Source diversity
3
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