The largest boa constrictor on record measured 18 feet long.
To me, that’s all kinds of gross.
I know that some people like having them as pets…. but that just ain’t me.
I heard a story once about a guy who kept having his pet boa crawl up in his bed and stretch out length-wise beside him.
Apparently this is unusual behavior.
Then it stopped eating.
Unsure of what to do, he did a little research.
Turns out, the boa was measuring itself to see if it could — in fact — swallow him.
I guess it was starving itself for the feast it thought it was going to enjoy.
I don’t know about you, but stories like that make my skin crawl.
The idea of something sneaking up and slowly squeezing the life out of you isn’t the kind of thing I want to think about before I drift off to sleep.
Sweet dreams…
But it got me thinking.
There often ARE things in our lives that can sneak up, wrap themselves around us, and slowly choke us out.
- experiencing frequent irritation, and constantly feeling on edge
- a chronic feeling of being tired — no matter how much sleep you get
- re-occurring thoughts of panic that come out nowhere to paralyze you with fear — ruining what was a nice day
Most of the time, the root cause of all this worry is money.
According to Debt.org: “72 percent of American adults are stressed about money at least some of the time and 26 percent are stressed about it all of the time.”
And what can you say about that?
I mean, to have the life choked out of someone just because they don’t have enough money… that’s brutal.
Now, I’m not saying that money fixes EVERYTHING.
Because it doesn’t.
But having money can help relieve the crippling level of stress you feel, so that you can get back to living a normal life.
A life where you’re not always worn out, caught up with worry, or fighting with everyone around you.
Isn’t it worth trading a few bucks for a solution that could relieve a huge amount of the stress in your life?
Hey, I know that some people will claim that they “can’t afford” to. But our trade alerts cost just $1.63 per day. So even a bum on the street rattling a dirty paper cup full of sticky change can afford them. (Let’s be real, most people probably spend more than 4x that each day on fancy coffees alone.)
But it’s ultimately up to everyone to make their own choice.
Just remember: calculated risks can help move you towards freedom, while clinging to excuses is the equivalent of developing Stockholm Syndrome with a pet boa constrictor. It just doesn’t end well…
I hope your day is sunny, bright and full of opportunity!
Your Minister of Capitalism,
Brett Davison
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