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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 1974
Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy.
The company did the maths on your guilt, and the maths was right.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
- The spark never fades. It gets downgraded to bin bags, then to a joint…
- Your Candy Crush streak is on day 212. The game hasn't been fun since…
- Money can't buy happiness. You'll never have enough to check.
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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