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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
MONDAY, 13 APRIL 2026
A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway.
Written down first, so the guilt has paperwork.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- Every great company started in a garage. Yours will end there too. The car's…
- You call yourself "a bit of a foodie". You've ordered the same chicken 64…
- You are a valued member of the team. So was the last person in…
- Mondays aren't so bad. They're just Sundays that opened their bank statement.
- Children are a blessing. They're also why the remote is in the bin and…
- You got the ick because they ran for a bus. You've been single three…
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