[TexasKamaAina]

Yesterday I was telling my wife that if we were willing to live like we did in the nineteen-fifties (which I'm old enough to remember) most people's economic problems would be solved. Just think - 1,000 sf houses without AC, one car, eat out about once a month, no cable bill, no cell phone bill, read books from the public library instead of buying them, no credit cards. You get the idea.

Like you, we paid off our mortgage and other debts about 5 years ago. Have begun stocking up on emergency supplies and foodstuffs.

[BenKenobi]

Yeah, pretty much. Used car is paid off, I bought it for cash. :)

Got a pretty good deal. Student loans are paid off, now I just need a full time job and I’m set. As it is having to work a couple jobs to make ends meet isn’t a bad spot to be in, compared with the folks with large debts.

Your life sounds like heaven to me. Now finding someone else willing to go for it is something different. :) I’m tired of moving around for work and want to settle down.