The 'I Am Never Gonna Financially Recover From This' meme features Joe Exotic, the eccentric star of the 2020 Netflix docuseries Tiger King. The line was uttered in a moment of dramatic distress following a workplace accident at his private zoo involving a tiger. While the original context was quite serious, the internet quickly repurposed the scene to satirize minor financial inconveniences, such as buying an expensive coffee or seeing a slight dip in a crypto portfolio. It has since become the go-to template for expressing exaggerated despair over spending money, perfectly capturing the chaotic and hyperbolic energy of Joe Exotic's public persona.