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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 22 JULY 2003
You moneymaxxed so hard this month you earned $4.80 in cashback.
It cost three new cards and a Sunday. You get roughly 4,000 Sundays. That was one.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- Early access means you paid to watch someone not finish something. You do that…
- Your savings account isn't empty. It's a memorial.
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- Quality family time: everyone on a different screen in the same room, harvested by…
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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