Truthfully, so am I, but not as good as my dad (or probably your dad) was doing at 40. Our dads were becoming senior guys at this point and mommy could stay home.
You didn't have an engineering management job at 26 like RC2? Me neither. It's unheard of now.
Engineering is a Geriocracy and anyone under 60 looks 'young'. It's bizarre! it's never happened in the history of the US and no one has grasped the implications yet.
Yet the greedy ol' geezers who didn't have enough kids want to lecture me about 'work ethics' and getting out of working in defense engineering if it doesn't make me happy....
Actually, I live in my Dad’s house - I bought it from him, and kicked him to the curb, in my thirties.
He is pretty happy - the country house I bought him is nice.
And the cabin we own together is not too bad, if you disregard the flaming mice and lack of plumbing.
On the other hand, where my folks got by with one car all my kid years, I own two snow plows, a minivan, and my wife drives a really nice sportscar. She stole it from me.
Dang, I wish I could catch up with Dad at my age.
At one point in my life, I thought this country was sunk - I could never afford my parents house, etc.
I was wrong.
And I am in defense, as you are.
Hey, BTW, dad is making a KILLING since he retired. Spent a couple weeks at the Forbes castle in France this summer.
He is an artist.