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I'll agree that not being dependent on parents for the basics of life, really feels good.
Congrats, Cutey!
I don't think I'll ever feel that way, because I never seem satisfied with life. That is just my personality, not that I'm still living with my parents or anything.
For now, my goal is $1 million in liquid assets. When I reach that goal, I'm sure I'll have another one that is similarly large::).
I've never been in the hole like that so I don't really have a story to share... but I liked reading about yours! Sometimes I get greedy. Like, geez, I'm only making THIS much... when I remind myself that it's still more than friends who are older than I am.
Actually, I guess I could say that when I splurge on good food, I feel successful. Like, yes, I'm going to eat whatever sushi I want, drink my wine, and watch my big screen before falling asleep. Not everyone gets those luxuries.
Personally I don't feel successful or a failure . I do feel unaccomplished though.
It seems as though I could've done so much more with my life..ya know?
But here I am..still trying to make it work. Hopefully I can finish college (3 years to go) and make decent money.
This year I felt the most successful when I took my mum on a holiday to Ayer's Rock. Not only was I not dependant on my mother; I could take her somewhere she couldn't afford.
But it did piss me off when she kept complaining how expensive food and drinks were here... when she had over $1600 in Australian money and $1000 in US money in her pocket and was only here for five days. It was the ONLY thing she was paying for; and she had to go bitch about it.
And I'm totally with Bella on the food! Nothing is more worth my money than FOOD!
I feel the same way. At the beginning of the year I had 15k in debt, it's now paid down to 2600, and will be paid off in two months. I got my first ever 4.0 last semester, and paid for all my Christmas presents in cash.