The Rat Race: Does This Cartoon Look Familiar?
Let’s get out of the race!
Image credit to artist Polyp. There’s also an animated version that made me nauseous (perhaps that was the point?).
By Jonathan Ping | Funny, Simple Living | 10/8/10, 2:42am
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October 8th, 2010 at 6:35 am
This cartoon is the perfect motivation to start your own business, or to use your spare time to start generating some passive income…
October 8th, 2010 at 7:38 am
LOL great post Jonathan; something to think about as we head into the weekend.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Reminds me of the very awesome PBS show from many years ago: Affluenza
http://www.pbs.org/kcts/affluenza/
October 8th, 2010 at 8:41 am
I think this cartoon captures the trap that many people fall into. It’s not all bad (I don’t hate my job), but the less time spent in the race, the better!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:26 am
how?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Gosh, that is so depressingly true.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:21 am
I would like to get out too? Let me know if you know the way.
October 8th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Stop buying more things.
October 8th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Robert Kiyosaki would say “buy assets, not liabilities”. But his definition of an asset is something that increases your cash flow (to him, a house is not an asset…unless it’s a rental property where rental income exceeds expenses). If you keep buying “assets”, you get to a point where you won’t have to work a 9-5 to earn a living….out of the “Rat Race”.
October 8th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
I like that. Maybe I would change it a bit to:
Buy assets, and reduce liabilities. Keep enough cash on the side so you don’t have to sell assets at a absurdly low price or add on liabilities at an absurdly high cost. Keep at it.
October 8th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
A paid-off house absolutely increases your cash-flow. If you pay off a house that had a $1500/month mortgage it’s the same effect to your bottom line as earning $1500 more/month in net income.
October 8th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Great minds think alike!
Our offline discussion on “the rat race” must have resulted in the same image search. I used this image yesterday on a post here:
http://www.thefinancialphiloso.....hings.html
I also used the image, which was a sub-par black and white version, three years ago and the artist, “polyp”, contacted me via email and asked that I use the original and give him credit.
Polyp is a talented artist. I recommend checking him out, if not for commercial use, at least for observation’s sake…
http://www.polyp.org.uk/index.html
Kent @ The Financial Philosopher
October 10th, 2010 at 11:37 am
what do you think about the true culprit (materiality) ? does one really have to run as hard, fast and long if the culprit can be addressed?
that said, totally agree with comments that suggested starting a side gig and benefiting from passive and residual income. that is what i am all about.
October 16th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
But Mr. Polyp takes it seriously, not as a joke…..
Friends of the Earth, yeah, in his smug, self satisfied imagination.