converter for you<\/a>). You manage to reduce your commute to 59min. Just a little under an hour. One of your requirements. And no more roommates. Let\u2019s pop the champagne open. $186 on the credit card. Moet & Chandon of course. You have good taste. Your current balance: -$486,433.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYou\u2019re living the American dream now. You got a new job at a better firm and were able to negotiate a better salary. $86,000 per annum. Soon you\u2019ll join the 6 figures club. You feel lucky. However, you now work 67 hours per week. And you still have your 15 days vacation per year. But you usually only take a couple of days of for Christmas as it\u2019s not well perceived going on vacation in your firm. And you really want to climb that corporate ladder. If you work hard, you\u2019ll get compensated for it. And you\u2019ll be able to sip as many Martinis as you want when you retire with your 1.3 Million dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now open your eyes. Take another sip of your delicious tea (I should really make myself some tea as well). Let me ask you something. How did it feel to be Yu Yan. You had downs but in the end things turned out pretty well, no? You own an apartment in New York. You\u2019re a director of something in a reputable financial institution. You made your parents proud. And in theory you\u2019ll be a millionaire at age 69. Yes it will take a bit longer than planned. But you\u2019ll get there. Asians have good genes and tend to have a long life expectancy. You don\u2019t drink coffee. Only tea. Oh and don\u2019t forget those healthy avocado toasts. At $23 a pop, they are the perfect investment towards a longer life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sure you work over 60 hours a week. Your dating life is miserable. And you have literally no vacations. But you\u2019ll catch up once you retire. Oh and did I mention that you own the latest iPhone? I knew I forgot something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
See, this is normal, as in THE NORM. I have no f*cking idea how it became normal. But this is normal. Really. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We f*cked up as a society, don\u2019t you think? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If this is not modern slavery, what is it? You give up your life, trading time for digital digits in a bank account. Trying to turn the – into a +. 5 digits into 6. I don\u2019t know about you, but I don\u2019t really like the taste of $100 bills. Even with a nice vinaigrette, it tastes like crap. And colones don\u2019t taste any better. Oh and don’t even think about using it as toilet paper it\u2019s not good either. Single Ply. You\u2019ll end up with the same red ass as my daughter and her nasty nappy rash. Not fun. So why are we looking to accumulate more Benjamins in exchange of time? What are we really looking for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Freedom. We believe that retiring will gives us freedom. Until then we shall remain modern slaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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