Adulting: Beware it's a Scam

The Hess Mess with Jodi Hess · Feb 19, 2026 · 55m

This week we tackle the greatest lie ever sold to children: grow up, get a job, and life makes sense. Instead you get passwords you can't remember, taxes you don't understand, emails that could've been one sentence, and a to do list that somehow breeds overnight.

We vent about work expectations versus reality, the mental gymnastics of taxes, and the everyday nonsense that turns functioning adults into exhausted raccoons digging through responsibility bins.

If you've ever paid a bill and immediately needed a nap, this episode is for you