Richard gave everything to his work, his time, his sweat, his loyalty. He climbed the ladder, promotion by promotion, until he was running the store he once swept floors in. But at thirty-five, sitting on the same worn bench he started from, he has nothing to show for it.
Every raise, every step forward, slipped through his hands. New cars. New apartments. Nights out that faded as fast as the paychecks that bought them. Richard always believed life was meant to be lived in the moment. But the future came anyway.
On one cold morning at the bus stop, he sees the truth face to face: his best friend, who started at the very same time, is walking away free, retired, debtless, and unshackled. Richard is left with the one thing he never paid for: regret.
Spent is a sharp, emotional story about work, money, and the choices that shape a life. It asks the question: What good is climbing higher if you never escape the ground?
Richard gave everything to his work, his time, his sweat, his loyalty. He climbed the ladder, promotion by promotion, until he was running the store he once swept floors in. But at thirty-five, sitting on the same worn bench he started from, he has nothing to show for it.
Every raise, every step forward, slipped through his hands. New cars. New apartments. Nights out that faded as fast as the paychecks that bought them. Richard always believed life was meant to be lived in the moment. But the future came anyway.
On one cold morning at the bus stop, he sees the truth face to face: his best friend, who started at the very same time, is walking away free, retired, debtless, and unshackled. Richard is left with the one thing he never paid for: regret.
Spent is a sharp, emotional story about work, money, and the choices that shape a life. It asks the question: What good is climbing higher if you never escape the ground?
