Let me share how I think about this decision.

The cost of staying stuck:

Every month without a role costs you $10K-$20K in lost salary.

That's not an exaggeration. If you're targeting $150K-$200K+ roles, that's $12K-$17K per month you're not earning.

Three months stuck? $30K-$50K gone.

Six months? $60K-$100K.

A year? You're looking at six figures you'll never get back.

And that's just the money.

It doesn't count the stress of watching your savings drain. The awkward conversations with your partner about finances. The pit in your stomach every time you check your bank account.

It doesn't count the self-doubt that creeps in after rejection number 50. The voice that starts whispering: "Maybe I'm not as good as I thought. Maybe I'm too old. Maybe I should just take whatever I can get."

It doesn't count the hours — hundreds of hours — spent polishing portfolios, tweaking resumes, writing cover letters that no one reads.

That's the cost of staying stuck.

The cost of Career Creators:

$100/week.

Let me put that in perspective.

Most UX career programs charge $3K-$10K upfront. You pay everything before you know if it works. Before you've sent a single outreach message. Before you've had a single conversation.

If it doesn't work? You're out thousands with nothing to show for it except a login to some videos you'll never finish watching.

Career Creators is different.

$100/week. You pay as you go.

Stay while it's working. Leave when you've landed.

Less risk for you. More skin in the game on my side.

If I don't help you make progress, you leave. That means I only win when you win.

It's less than what most people spend on food delivery during a stressful job search.

It's less than one session with a "career coach" who's never actually hired anyone and just tells you to update your LinkedIn headline.

It's less than the monthly subscription to a job board that sends you the same roles you could find yourself.

$100/week. For 12 weeks, that's $1,200 total.

And with the January bonus — pay for 12 weeks, get 16 — it's even less per week.

Now let's talk about the upside.

The negotiation skills alone pay for this many times over.

My clients regularly add $10K-$50K to their offers. Not by being aggressive. By understanding how to position themselves. By knowing when to push and when to pause. By removing the desperation that makes hiring managers lowball you.

One client added $30K to her base salary after a single conversation about how to respond to their initial offer. She paid for the entire program with one email.

Another negotiated an extra week of PTO, a signing bonus, and a later start date so she could take a vacation before starting. Things she never would have asked for before.

The math isn't even close.

Here's another way to think about it:

If Career Creators helps you land even one month faster than you would have on your own, you've made back 10x-20x what you paid.

One month faster = $10K-$20K saved.

Cost of the program = $1,200.

That's not an investment. That's a no-brainer.

And if it doesn't work?

You spent $400 (minimum 4 weeks) trying something different. You learned why the backdoor approach didn't work for your specific situation. You have clarity on what to try next.

Compare that to spending another 6 months doing the same thing that's already not working.

Which is the bigger risk?

Closes tonight.

Reply "ready" if you want the details.

Or if you've already decided, here's the full invite.

— Joseph