The iPhone 17 models are out and they look slick. I’m not going to lie: I want an iPhone 17 Pro Max and I want it now. I’m kind of feeling the iPhone Air, too (but wonder if I’d break it).

The problem is I really don’t have room in my budget for a new tech toy at this juncture. Maybe you can relate. The everyday stuff — like electricity, groceries, gas and water — is stretching my family to the literal brink. My season of life includes three small kids, a leaky toilet and so many loads of laundry that our latest quarterly water bill was closer to four figures than I ever thought possible.

Plus, my iPhone 13 Pro Max, which I bought new in 2022, is still as snappy as it was the day I peeled off the plastic film. So how can I justify the cost of a new one? Well, I personally can’t right n

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