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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
MONDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 1991
You said "it's giving" about your own life.
It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent arrears. It's giving a group chat that muted you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway. Written down…
- Micro-dating is a thirty-minute coffee to see if there's a spark. There wasn't. She…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- Skipping your daily coffee won't buy you a house. Nothing will. Have the coffee.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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