I really love it when mother fuckers who finance/lease a new vehicle every few years, order DoorDash frequently, or constantly buy the latest and greatest gadgets tell me I'm lucky. These aren't people who have a tragic situation. They're on equal or better footing, to be clear. I'm not punching down.

Bitch. My 2013 truck (bought used in 2017) has body rust. Same with my wife's 2014 sedan. My phones don't get replaced until they are no longer serviceable or stop receiving security patches.

We didn't take our first vacation until our early 30's a couple months ago. We spent like $100 on our wedding in a basement. We went to community colleges. We live well below our combined income (which has never been high). We rarely eat out. Most of our clothes are used, repaired, and/or higher quality so they last longer (no fast fashion). We avoid debt. We chose to rent a small apartment and invested heavily during our 20s and now 30s. We live on a Bitcoin standard.

We get more pleasure from owning own time than working increasingly more to keep up with the latest trends and fiat traps. We didn't get lucky. We made different decisions.

A lot of people are unwilling to accept any accountability for their own choices. Yes, bad shit exists, but that doesn't mean we have to double down and make things worse for ourselves.