How Working a 9-5 Ruins Your Life and How Consumerism Leaves You Broke and Sad by Design

The idea of a grown-ass adult having to request time off is hilariously sad to me.

Reader M draws our attention to a YouTuber called Nicole. M writes:

I’ve been enjoying her no-BS style. She dispenses tips and wisdom on personal finance, frugal living and all the rest. None of it is new, but she’s unusually young to have already worked out The Trap and is telling the world about it on YouTube.

M’s right. She’s fab.

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