Okay, let’s break down what’s going on with all the older folks in charge.

Nobody really likes job interviews. They chew up a lot of your time, and they cost companies a bunch of money too – every hour someone interviews you, the company pays them. So it seems kinda wild that profit-driven companies are making multiple rounds of interviews super common, even for basic jobs. Especially since, most of the time, they just ghost you anyway.

So, you feel a bit lazy sometimes, right? And the world seems full of folks itching to tell you how to fix it. But here’s the thing: maybe you’re actually doing just fine. Diving too deep into that whole productivity craze? That might just leave you feeling lazier, stressed out, and even with less money than when you started.

Alright, let’s talk about these “Buy Now, Pay Later” companies. Get this – estimates from industry groups suggest they’re now holding onto over half a trillion dollars worth of debt. That’s a massive pile of money!

America’s got a big problem right now: record numbers of folks are ending up on the streets, especially in certain big cities. It’s a crisis, plain and simple.

So, let’s talk about what’s happening with businesses these days. It’s looking like 2023 is wrapping up as the worst year for corporate bankruptcies since the end of the global financial crisis (GFC). Not only that, but this year also saw the two biggest bank failures in American history that didn’t happen during the GFC – that’s Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. They even mentioned HomeGoods closing distribution centers and the end of an era for Bed Bath & Beyond.

Fortune 500 CEOs often grab headlines because they make an incredible amount of money – more in a single year than most of us could hope to see in our entire lives.

A good grift (that’s like a scam or a hustle that tricks people) needs people to believe four main things: