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FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2025
Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort.
Mostly explaining it at parties to people backing away.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- Dress for the job you want. The job you have will see you in…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings. It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing,…
- You've "found your aesthetic". It's beige. It's always beige.
- You're "healing your inner child". Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult…
- Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. Your overdraft found it first.…
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