“We’re not born just to pay bills and die”
“We’re not born just to pay bills and die” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The positive (jocular?) saying came first. “My saying is your born, work, pay bills, and die” was cited in a newsgroup on 1997. “We are born to pay bills and die!” was cited on Twitter on August 19, 2009.
“I wasn’t born just to make a living, pay bills and die, I’m Created to make a difference!” was cited on Twitter on October 13, 2012. The expression went viral in 2014. “Ain’t no way i was born to just pay bills and die!” was cited on Twitter on November 19, 2014. “We weren’t born to just pay bills and die. Find your passion” was cited on Twitter on December 1, 2014.
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Elizabeth Sobotta
11/8/97
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My saying is your born, work, pay bills, and die
Twitter
JUDAH
@JUDAHontheBEATS
We are born to pay bills and die!———> R.I.P david
11:16 AM - 19 Aug 2009
Twitter
WiseMan Thuso
@Fields116
I wasn’t born just to make a living, pay bills and die , I’m Created to make a difference! I came to deliver something that u suppose to hav
5:45 PM - 13 Oct 2012
Twitter
3Hunna
@Jbroyer99
We were born to grow up , pay bills and die 😞
11:55 PM - 3 May 2013
Twitter
trueauthoritychurch
@tachurchtweets
You were not born to pay bills and die. Don’t be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams.
6:48 AM - 20 Dec 2013
Twitter
Sarah aka Unique
@sarahtrav_sarah
Ain’t no way i was born to just pay bills and die !
2:23 PM - 19 Nov 2014
Antwerp, Belgium
Twitter
rii.
@isntthatkamarii
Ain’t no way I was born to just pay bills and die..
8:20 AM - 21 Nov 2014
Twitter
Mariah
@MariahMurff_
There is no way I was born to just pay bills and die.
5:02 PM - 25 Nov 2014
Twitter
Crystal Nicole
@CnBlasiaNN
There is no way that I was born just to pay bills and die..
9:40 PM - 25 Nov 2014
Twitter
Oktane
@BOWoktane
We weren’t born to just pay bills and die. Find your passion.
9:11 PM - 1 Dec 2014
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Miami Stretch:
The Life, Times, and True Confessions of a South Beach Chauffeur
By Nigel Anthony Conrad Leader
BLoomington, IN: Archway Publishing
2016
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Like the old saying goes were not born to just pay bills and die; we must all have a purpose in life.
Gecko & Fly
20 Quotes On Office Job Occupation, Working Environment and Career Success
Updated: January 24, 2016
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We’re not born just to pay bills and die.
The Huffington Post
Cait Flanders (Personal finance blogger)
You Weren’t Born To Pay Off Debt And Die
Posted: 04/14/2016 3:24 pm EDT Updated: 04/14/2016 3:24 pm EDT
I’ve seen this picture float around the internet that says, “You weren’t born to pay bills and die.” I can see the point it’s trying to make: life is about more than working and paying bills. But, not to burst the picture’s bubble, the simple fact is that there will always be bills to pay.