Working Nonstop Still Poor

I learned this about money too late. I thought working nonstop meant I

was doing the right thing. Long hours. Late nights. Saying yes to

everything. I was always busy but somehow never getting ahead. I'd sit at

my desk when everyone else was asleep, screen glowing, eyes burning.

Telling myself, this is what hard work looks like. But I wasn't

building progress. I was just burning out. I was exhausted, not effective.

Trading time for money with no way out. The truth hit me quietly.

More hours didn't change my income. Better skills did. When I stopped counting hours and