7 truths about money on Post-its that will make you laugh before you cringe

Money is tricky.

Chaz Hutton, a 32-year-old Australian, knows this all too well.

Hutton illustrates the surprises, disappointments, and hard truths of adulthood - including the difficulties of earning, spending, and saving money - in stick-figure form through Post-it notes he then Instagrams.

His insights have been so popular that he's stopped working as an architect to pursue the project full-time. "It's been amazing," he told Business Insider via email. "The comments are probably the one thing about it, and largely the reason I've bothered keeping it up! Although it's becoming harder to explain to people what exactly it is I do for a living."

Scroll down to check out Hutton's take on the finances of everyday life, and see more of his work on Instagram at @instachaaz. The US version of his book of illustrations, "Ideas of Note: One Man's Philosophy of Life on Post-Its," will be published in April.