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It is a weird spot. I definitely did not grow up with money. We rarely went on vacation (and if we did, it was an 8 hour car trip to visit family). My parents did everything they could to make us comfortable, so it didn't feel like we were poor (we were just at the low end of middle class). My wife grew up with a dad who was a bus driver.

When we first got married, we barely made ends meet. Had some rough times and a lot of fights about money.

Now, 25 years later, we're very comfortable. We own our house, we have insurance, we're putting our kid through college, we go out to eat once or twice a week, go on a vacation every year, etc. It doesn't feel "rich" compared to people in million dollar houses and BMW's, but we're doing better than a lot of people