I look at the state of affairs in this world and I feel like there is less and less that we can do to actually control what happens in our lives.
Good jobs are scarce and people seem to be resigned to idiots running things on the planet.
I think back to what I made coming straight out of college and it just floors me. Now, I barely can make the equivalent. Having a nice house and a car were simply a given back then. Now, it’s a struggle to hold onto these types of things. I have seen my wife and I cut back on literally everything in our budget. Thank God we don’t have children. I work from home now and my wife commutes to a job an hour away. Our roles have reversed from when we first married. I’m now the one who sets the HVAC appointment or does the cooking and the cleaning. I don’t really mind and I’m certainly not complaining. But, I will also resist with all my might on a few things. If I have to spend the majority of each day in my house then I sure won’t do it uncomfortably. There is no way I’m putting the thermostat at 85 during the heat of the day. I mean I want to save as much money as the next guy but I’m not going to sweat through my shirt to accomplish it. I have tried the middle path on this. I keep the thermostat at 78 and then I put a small fan on me while I work at my desk. Things are changing with great speed and we all are doing the best we can to roll with it. But, I’m going to hold onto to that HVAC control.