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Doing My Best Wasn’t in the Budget T-Shirt

$63.85 NZD (plus tax)
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The Doing My Best Wasn’t in the Budget T-Shirt is for anyone whose bank account has officially requested that they lower their expectations.
★ Back Print Design.
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Premium lightweight cotton.
★ Unisex fit · XS–5XL.

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Featuring a bold back print that reads “DOING MY BEST WASN’T IN THE BUDGET”, complete with an empty wallet, questionable financial decisions, and a tiny devil who clearly isn’t helping, this funny graphic tee perfectly captures the modern experience of trying your best while your balance says, absolutely not.

Motivation? $0.00.
Mental peace? $0.00.
Patience? $0.00.
Giving a f*ck? Definitely not in the budget.

The distressed red-and-black artwork gives it a vintage streetwear feel while the joke makes it painfully relatable. Wear it to college, brunch, your underpaid job, while checking your credit-card statement, or anywhere else you're expected to have your life together.

Perfect for fans of sarcastic T-shirts, funny money shirts, broke humor tees, Gen Z graphic tees, financial humor shirts, funny back print T-shirts, college student shirts, relatable graphic tees, adult humor clothing, and sarcastic streetwear.

It also makes a hilarious gift for the friend who's always broke, the coworker surviving until payday, the student living on caffeine and questionable financial decisions, or yourself—because therapy wasn't in the budget either.

  • Solid colors are 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton
  • Ash color is 99% combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester
  • Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton, 48% polyester
  • Athletic and Black Heather are 90% combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
  • Heather Prism colors are 99% combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester
  • Lightweight fabric (4.2 oz) 
  • Regular fit
  • Unisex sizing

Quality Guarantee & Returns

  • Quality is guaranteed. If there is a print error or visible quality issue, we'll replace or refund it.
  • Because the products are made to order, we do not accept general returns or sizing-related returns.

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The products are made to order, we do not accept general returns or sizing-related returns. Please visit our Return Policy for more information.

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