you take everything in strides... you should try to put money away while living good. the wife and i do well but we also live in an older home we bought for 127k years go so we can drive new cars and take vacations anywhere we want (example: 2010 world up in south africa).... i would rather enjoy life experiencing new things then live house poor like many people do. i also don't have to keep up w/ the jones b/c i just don't give a fuck; having money in the bank and ability to do what i want is most important.