I am glad we made it through, and although I would have preferred to have all of our savings back, we learned what was important. We do not belong to golf clubs or health spas. We got our daughter through college and managed to give her a nice wedding. I cared for my dad at home through his declining years, and didn't have to put him on Medicaid.
We have our family, our faith, and out home. That is enough. I am quite happy to have enough money to buy bedding plants and get my hair done once a month.
People need to look at the work situation as constantly changing and a married couple has to work as a team. And sometimes you have to sacrifice either your dreams in one career, or your place of living, or extras, or whatever. Life isn't meant to be easy; we are meant to persevere.
Bump bump bump! Spoken like a true conservative, and adult person. Very refreshing in these days of no personal responsibility and shifting of blame for the misfortunes.
Beautifully put---that is the way my husband and I live--actually my big expenditure each month is my FR donation because it is my favorite place to be when not busy with my mom and grandma and wife duties.....