Escaping the Salary Trap

Here’s a simple but uncomfortable question: If you quit your job tomorrow,

how long could you survive? Be honest. If the answer is less than three

months, you’re trapped. And you’re not alone. More than 60% of professionals couldn’t

sustain their lifestyle for even one month without a paycheck. That means you are one missed check

away from a crisis—at all times. That’s not security. That’s a very comfortable prison.

The salary trap normalizes this cycle: work, earn, spend.

Work harder, earn more, spend more. And it convinces you this is just

“how life works.” But it isn’t a law of physics. It’s a system. And the moment you