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The Overwhelmed Cat and the Box of Receipts
The Overwhelmed Cat — Keeps every receipt, still can’t see the bigger picture.
Published 1 February 2026
Every evening, The Overwhelmed Cat stacked receipts into neat piles and promised herself she would “sort it all out” on the weekend. She cared deeply about doing things properly, but her numbers never told a clear story. The piles got taller, her evenings got shorter, and the worry followed her home.
She wasn’t careless — she was simply drowning in detail. Without a clean view of what was coming in and going out, cashflow surprises felt like ambushes. The harder she worked, the more anxious she became.
By slowing everything down and putting her records into a consistent rhythm, the noise faded. She could finally see what was really happening, and the cashflow began to make sense.
What changed wasn’t her effort — it was the method.
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