Here we have another complainer with those terrible things called expectations.
I did some smart things when I joined the military during the Viet Nam era when everyone else thought I was nuts. Now, after 30 years service behind me and an adequate retirement, plus making those sacrifices as a young man and putting what I could in a good mutual fund I feel very comfortable about life and the future.
I have no expectations from anyone; never have, never will. I never owned a Cadillac or any high end vehicle for that matter, never flown first class unless the airline agent felt like giving a military person an upgrade, (which happened once) and am perfectly happy growing my own vegetables, and seeing the sun rise each day.