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DAILY DEMOTIVATION

A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.

ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION FRIDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2023
You're not broke.
You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.

— Zack, unqualified

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UNHELPFUL

PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE

  1. Your savings account isn't empty. It's a memorial.
  2. "We should get dinner sometime" is a beautiful promise. One of you will die…
  3. Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
  4. Beach body ready? The beach has been ready for four billion years. It isn't…
  5. You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
  6. Life is short. A measurable chunk of it will be spent in the post…
  7. It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…

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