ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch.
Quiet budgeting is going anyway, checking your balance in the car and moving retirement to 79.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You can't take money with you when you go. Your direct debits, however, will…
- You said "my For You page knows me so well". It knows you're awake…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
- You left them on read "to be mysterious". They didn't notice. They were also…
- Strangers online have voted you "not wrong". The same strangers once voted to give…
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
- Don't settle. Your standards already have. They didn't tell you.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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