re: Tired Of Pinching Pennies!!

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Thanks to all for the encouragement, advice, and opinions! Gave me a lot of things to think about. This was mostly just a vent session about how hard it is for the average middle class family to "get ahead". Much appreciated as always!

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Personally, I’m pulling for you - especially after you mentioned the rat race. I’m not here to give my “testimony”, but after pursuing money and things as a means to an end for most of my early years (and finding that I had something of a weird talent for it), I realized that I’d become a rat in the race. And although I was a pretty talented rat, I was still a rat. It was an extremely sobering (and painful) realization - hating the guy in the mirror is not fun. Believe me.

So as a former Yuppie, I encourage you to just keep on keepin’ on and continue walking the right path (your heart and faith will tell you what that is - not any of us). On those difficult, tiring days, look at your family and what your (not just financial) goals are as a family.

Best of luck to you, amigo. I mean that.