My Salary Expires Before I Earn: Satire & Humor Novel
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ISBN13: 9798255917150
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 10 2026
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.20 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 10 2026
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.20 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A salary is a drug that you are given to forget your dreams. In a land where paychecks arrive like mythical beasts-seldom seen, often delayed, and always small-My Salary Expires Before I Earn was born. This is not merely a story. It is a survival manual, a cry for help, and a love letter to every struggling soul who has ever stared at their bank account and whispered, Surely, this is a clerical error. The pages that follow chronicle the life of Brian Okoth, an ambitious but underappreciated government clerk in Nairobi. Armed with a stapler, a half-functioning desktop, and a dangerously sarcastic blog, Brian juggles bureaucracy, poverty, and an unwavering dream of a better life. By day, he files papers no one reads. By night, he becomes The Invisible Earner, a digital voice of the voiceless, poking fun at the absurdities of a system that demands everything and pays in exposure. This novel is for anyone who has ever waited for a financial freedom that never came, laughed through tears at a bounced transaction, or found temporary solace in the free Wi-Fi of a Java House. It is a satire with a pulse-funny, furious, and foolishly hopeful. So grab a cup of tea, make peace with your overdraft, and step into Brian's world. After all, in the Republic of Hustle, the struggle is not permanent. The tenants, readers, and citizens all face the same monster: life with no money and too many responsibilities. But what happens when being broke becomes a movement? It is in my attempt to explore this question that I'm writing this book. This book is for the security guard who watches over the night while his own rest is stolen...
for the fisherman in the lake, casting fragile hope into uncertain waters...
for the boda boda rider racing against time and distance, just to survive another day...
for the casual worker who wakes each morning uncertain if today will offer work or waiting...
and for the fresh graduate still carrying a CV that knocks on doors that refuse to open.
for the boda boda rider racing against time and distance, just to survive another day...
for the casual worker who wakes each morning uncertain if today will offer work or waiting...
and for the fresh graduate still carrying a CV that knocks on doors that refuse to open.
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