Living with less money

[Rahul]

I spent some time researching homelessness in America. I even joined a forum about homelessness on the nets. Sucks to be homeless. Dangerous, dirty, living hand to mouth.

I've researched poverty too. That sucks. In the projects down here they don't have AC. Texas gets so hot that they sit outside their houses under trees until after midnight when it finally cools down enough to go inside to sleep. Fuck that.

I'd rather live in a decent neighborhood, with central AC, cable TV, a nice computer, all the comforts of home.

I'm not rich at all. But I'm solidly middle class.

I used to work in the oilfields and in warehouses sweating my ass off for crap pay, worthless health insurance, and no real benefits. I decided pretty quick that I didn't want to be doing that for the rest of my life.

Now I sit at a desk and don't sweat at all for work, make a hell of a lot more money, with really good health insurance, 401k, all that good stuff.

Being poor is not something I'd prefer to do.

When the kids grow up and leave though I'd like to build a small home outside of town somewhere. Something only a fraction the size of our current house.