{"id":53,"date":"2013-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/i-understand-why-an-8-hour-workday-will-keep-you-broke\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T18:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:59:45","slug":"i-understand-why-an-8-hour-workday-will-keep-you-broke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/ksimon79\/i-understand-why-an-8-hour-workday-will-keep-you-broke\/","title":{"rendered":"I Understand Why An 8-Hour Workday Will Keep You Broke"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>8-Hour Work day<\/h2>\n<p><em>by Miranda<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Okay, I\u2019m here watching my husband sleep and I\u2019m reminded of something.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m reminded of me watching this video by <strong>Tony Rush<\/strong> and <strong>Tony Rush<\/strong> had a video that was entitled <strong>\u201cwhy the 8-hour work day will keep you broke.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now I want to take it from a different angle.<\/p>\n<p>I want to answer,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cwhy the 8-hour work day will keep you broke.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It will keep you broke because whenever you\u2019re trying to get out of it<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0YOU\u2019RE TIRED.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have the energy.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t put forth the effort to do nothing,<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU\u2019RE JUST DRAINED!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be sitting here, laid back with you\u2019re mouth wide open<\/p>\n<p><strong>just\u2026..TIRED!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026And you ain\u2019t gonna make NO MONEY like that.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Just forget it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That 8-hour workday has you bound, chained and shackled down\u2026\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>to keep you BROKE.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>That 8-hour work day has limitations on it.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You can only make so much money and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever cap they put on it, whatever it is<\/p>\n<p>that\u2019s <em>WHAT THEY SAY<\/em> they\u2019re gonna give you<\/p>\n<p><strong>and THAT\u2019S FINAL!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>You have no control over that WHATSOEVER!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>You don\u2019t really have a choice in the matter other than to say,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ain\u2019t taking that, I ain\u2019t working for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where your choice come in at.<\/p>\n<p>You can say, \u201cI ain\u2019t working\u201d but hey, most don\u2019t do that<\/p>\n<p>because there\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0any other options<\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026.at least that\u2019s how it appears.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s <em>NOT TRUE, <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>THAT\u2019S HOW IT APPEARS<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here is another option<a href=\"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/about\/\"> <strong>Empower Network.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/what-happened-to-empower-network\/\">Empower Network<\/a>, there is no cap.<\/p>\n<p>You set your own salary.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0It\u2019s based on what you\u2019re willing to do; based on the work<\/p>\n<p>you put into it\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s another opportunity,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/about\/\"><strong>Empower Network<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But you\u2019re working the 8-hour Work day, I know.<\/p>\n<p>What do you do?<\/p>\n<p>Well, you know what?<\/p>\n<p><strong> \u2026..You have to choose.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the point where you\u2019re gonna have to choose<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2026.and that choice can only work for you if you have a certain <a href=\"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/blog\/category\/mindset\/\">mindset<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You must have a clear, \u201cWHY?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Why should you get out of that 8-hour <em>work day<\/em>, 14-hour<em> work day<\/em><\/p>\n<p>or whatever work day it is for you?<\/p>\n<p>You must have a clear why in order for you to have the strength necessary<\/p>\n<h3><strong>to leave that 8-hour work day\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0It is keeping you BROKE.<\/p>\n<p>It ain\u2019t enough to pay for NOTHING!<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t get a house without getting a loan,<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t go to school without getting a loan,<\/p>\n<p>you can\u2019t get a car without getting a loan,<\/p>\n<p>at least not the one you REALLY WANT!<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t do upgrades on your house cash,<\/p>\n<p>NOTHING!<\/p>\n<p>You are stuck on credit cards and debt.<\/p>\n<p>If it wasn\u2019t for credit cards and debt, you wouldn\u2019t have NONE of this stuff.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026..because the 8-hour work day, don\u2019t pay enough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s just flat out wrong!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>That should be illegal.<\/h2>\n<p>It should be illegal for you to work for a company<\/p>\n<p>and not get paid enough money to buy essentials.<\/p>\n<p>Essentials, the things that are\u00a0necessities\u00a0for you and your family.<\/p>\n<p>For you and your family to NOT be able to afford necessities<\/p>\n<p>with a 8-hour work day<\/p>\n<p><strong>should be ILLEGAL.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It should not even be allowed!<\/p>\n<p>but you know what?<\/p>\n<p>They allow it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who came up with that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It makes you wanna know,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho is in control of this stuff?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who set this standard?<\/p>\n<p>What <em>BEAST<\/em> did this?<\/p>\n<p>This is a BEAST.<\/p>\n<p>The system; that\u2019s a beast.<\/p>\n<p>You wanna know what a beast is?<\/p>\n<p>Something that tears you up. Something that brings you down<\/p>\n<p>to the point where<\/p>\n<p>you can\u2019t move, you can\u2019t do nothing,<\/p>\n<p><strong>you just <em>MESSED UP!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re to the point of termination working an 8-hour work day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPPRESSIVE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Like a bad slave master.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s just horrible!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Horrible for everybody involved other than<\/p>\n<p>the one running the system; so it seems.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0It\u2019s just WRONG!<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t allow people to reach their full potential.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t allow creativity.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t use your creativity to meet your own needs<\/p>\n<p>on your own terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Maybe you don\u2019t want an 8-hour work day.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you don\u2019t want to work 12 to 14 hours<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Monday to Friday or Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you don\u2019t want to work that!<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you\u2019d rather wave your keys in the face of that old<\/p>\n<h3>8-hour work day<\/h3>\n<p>and say, \u201cHey I\u2019m riding in a new car and I bought it cash!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you want to work 2-hours a day,<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you have a family,<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you just have other things you wanna do that\u2019s important to you.<\/p>\n<p>Why can\u2019t you do that?<\/p>\n<p>Well, I\u2019ll tell you why,<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0That 8-hour work day doesn\u2019t allow you to do that.<\/p>\n<p>The system tells you NO!<\/p>\n<p>As if \u00a0there\u2019s one cookie cutter way of doing things.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0There isn\u2019t!<\/p>\n<p><strong>You must reach your full potential.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t doubt your own abilities.<\/p>\n<p>You are unique,<\/p>\n<p>You are special,<\/p>\n<p>You have something beneficial to offer.<\/p>\n<p>See your uniqueness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t stop at oppression!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t go to work crying.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t cry on your way to work or cry when you get home.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t drink your life away,<\/p>\n<p>Smoke your life away,<\/p>\n<p>Sniff your life away,<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Don\u2019t do all kinds of stuff to suppress the feeling of worthlessness!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Money isn\u2019t the problem solver<\/p>\n<h2><strong>But<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s something about allowing YOU<\/p>\n<p>to work in a way that will enable you to reach your full potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Allowing you to utilize your creativity,<\/p>\n<p>allowing you to see your self-worth.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s something about that.<\/p>\n<p>There was a time period when people were able to do that.<\/p>\n<p>It was when most people farmed and they lived on farms.<\/p>\n<p>People got to grow their own food, they got to see<\/p>\n<p>their own potential. They got to see what<\/p>\n<p>their own works of their hands could do or produce for them.<\/p>\n<p>That does something to a person\u2019s thinking.<\/p>\n<p>That does something to a person\u2019s self-esteem<\/p>\n<p>that shows them how much worth they have;<\/p>\n<p>it gives them a little insight into their own capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>See, that\u2019s why YOU should be allowed to REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s THAT important!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s vital<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s necessary!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what makes a great society.<\/p>\n<p>YOU<\/p>\n<p>Be yourself and show the world what you can do,<\/p>\n<p>\u2026.because CHANGE BEGINS WITH YOU.<\/p>\n<p>JOIN<\/p>\n<p>\u2026and I will see you on the positive side.<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey &amp; Miranda Simon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8-Hour Work day by Miranda Okay, I\u2019m here watching my husband sleep and I\u2019m reminded of something. I\u2019m reminded of me watching this video by Tony Rush and Tony Rush had a video that was entitled \u201cwhy the 8-hour work day will keep you broke.\u201d Now I want to take it from a different angle. 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