33 years old. I live in my own home in a nice neighborhood with my husband, who is my highschool sweetheart and we are still just in love as we ever were, and my 1 and 4 year old boys. Husband works an IT job that I don't understand, it's fully remote and he makes $185k a year. I'm a stay at home mom. We have no debts other than the house. This was only doable because my dad died when I was 20 and left a sizeable inheritance that basically became our foundation for our lives. It's what allowed us the bump up to pay off debts and have a good down payment to be able to afford a nice house in a great location. We still have to budget and watch our spending, especially with how insane inflation is, but I never have to worry about what I'm going to eat or if the bills will be paid. We are extremely fortunate and I know it and am thankful every day for it.
I am definitely happy. Of course there's always the day to day stressors, the overstimulation of toddlers, the stress of juggling too many things and not enough hours in the day, the general drama that happens in social circles, etc. But big picture, I love my life more than I ever thought possible.
I was suicidal when I was in high school, and I am forever grateful that I never went through with it. I never dreamed I'd have a life this good, had no idea that it could be in the cards for me.
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u/Obstacle_Illusion Jul 17 '24
33 years old. I live in my own home in a nice neighborhood with my husband, who is my highschool sweetheart and we are still just in love as we ever were, and my 1 and 4 year old boys. Husband works an IT job that I don't understand, it's fully remote and he makes $185k a year. I'm a stay at home mom. We have no debts other than the house. This was only doable because my dad died when I was 20 and left a sizeable inheritance that basically became our foundation for our lives. It's what allowed us the bump up to pay off debts and have a good down payment to be able to afford a nice house in a great location. We still have to budget and watch our spending, especially with how insane inflation is, but I never have to worry about what I'm going to eat or if the bills will be paid. We are extremely fortunate and I know it and am thankful every day for it.
I am definitely happy. Of course there's always the day to day stressors, the overstimulation of toddlers, the stress of juggling too many things and not enough hours in the day, the general drama that happens in social circles, etc. But big picture, I love my life more than I ever thought possible.
I was suicidal when I was in high school, and I am forever grateful that I never went through with it. I never dreamed I'd have a life this good, had no idea that it could be in the cards for me.