You Think You’re Working To Get Ahead.

You’re not. You’re working to stand still.

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In today’s world, you don’t just work to earn money – you work again to keep it. Why? Because fiat money, the glorified Monopoly cash we call “currency,” is designed to lose value the second it touches your hands.

So you bust your ass at a 9-to-5 to earn it, and then you bust your ass again investing it, managing it, and gambling it just to ensure it doesn’t evaporate like a fart in the wind.

Welcome to the fiat circus, where you’re both the performer and the clown.

Why “Returns” Are a Scam

Here’s the dirty little secret: the only reason you even care about “returns” is because fiat money is broken.

Think about it. What’s a return? A desperate attempt to make your money outpace the rate at which it’s being stolen from you. And make no mistake – stolen is the right word. Inflation is theft.

The entire system is a glorified Ponzi scheme where you’re the mark.

If money actually held its value, you wouldn’t give a shit about returns. You wouldn’t be day-trading stocks, scrolling Zillow, or pouring your life savings into some speculative venture hoping for a double-digit percentage bump. You’d simply save your money and…