Money is that one friend who's always playing an elaborate game of hide-and-seek. You think you've got a good stash, then you turn around for one second to pay a bill or buy groceries, and poof—it's vanished, leaving behind nothing but a faint echo of financial responsibility and the sobering reality that your wallet is on a permanent diet. We make long-term plans for it, dreaming of vacations and fancy cars, while it’s really just out here living its best, shortest life, moving from our account to someone else’s faster than we can say, "Wait, did I really need that giant inflatable unicorn for the pool?" It’s the ultimate illusion: feeling rich when you see a big number on a screen, and feeling like a medieval peasant the second you remember rent is due.