You don’t need another fresh start. If resetting your goals, tightening your budget, or promising “this time will be different” keeps landing you in the same pressure (just more tired), it’s not a motivation problem. This post breaks down why rebuilding without changing the demands underneath never works, how that strain shows up in your money, and what needs to be named before you plan what’s next.

We’ve been taught to call it resilience, but it’s really burnout with good PR. You keep holding it all together, thinking the calm will come later. But what if “later” has already turned into your lifestyle? In this week’s post, I’m unpacking the real cost of burnout (financial, emotional, and personal) and what it looks like to make rest your most practical financial strategy in 2025's burnout economy.