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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 1990
Treat yourself, they said.
You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every one.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You've rewritten that text nine times to sound like you didn't care. It's been…
- Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch. Quiet budgeting is going anyway,…
- You deleted the app "for good". That was 40 minutes ago. You've reinstalled it…
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- Parenthood is a long journey from "mama" to "can you send money" to them…
- You can't take money with you when you go. Your direct debits, however, will…
- When life gives you lemons, it sends the invoice later. With interest.
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