re: 40s, the best decade of Adulthood

I'm 38, and the last 6-12 months have gotten "better" for me overall even though nothing was really wrong before. Married 11 years and most of them have been happily lol, 8yr old child, we have been in what should be our "forever home" for about 5 years now. There are lots of reasons to bitch about the world, but looking at my previous statement it makes me feel pretty stupid/guilty/selfish to complain.

My job is stable, wife's not as much so that is a bit of a road bump at times, but hopefully by the time I hit 40 she will be more stable and I can work less OT and focus even more on getting healthier, golf, and continuing to watch our daughter grow. I'm healthier at 38 than I was at 30, so hopefully I continue that trend.

18-25 moved from small town to BR, made good money for that age, had a good time and made memories and life long friends but should have spent/saved more wisely. So many nights spent partying for no reason, should have cut that in half and saved more to spend on more travel.
26-30 got engaged & married and moved into a new house, wife's income has never been great so I had to work a ton, sucks but still fortunate to be able to make OT
30-35 had a young kid, crazy busy at my work, didn't do a whole lot for myself or wife & I as most attention was to young kid and then buying our most recent home
36-38 got my career job, daughter growing, wife changed careers for better opportunities down the road that hopefully will start to really pay off soon