1/ I didn’t claw my way out of poverty and debt because I found peace.
I got out because I was f*cking angry.
I was angry I'd let it happen to myself, angry I went to bed hungry, angry everyone seemed to have things I didn't, angry others learned about finance when they were young, angry banks got bailouts and used them as bonuses for CEOs, angry I didn't have healthcare…
I chewed stale bread for dinner (rationing my butter). And there were all these smiling people everywhere I looked. They had shiny yoga pants, drank $9 yerba mates, ate fish, traveled, guzzled wine, and dallied.
I knew they weren’t any smarter than me (a lot didn’t seem to have a single original thought in their heads).
So what were they doing that I wasn’t?
The world of money was draped in gauze. It was a game, and I didn’t have the rulesheet. 🧵 5 replies
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