You Decide How You Live Your Life!

Came across this article on Yahoo! Finance, which I believe everyone should take some time to read, especially couples who go through life begrudging singles (and indirectly, their own choices to get married) who are able to choose how they live their life seemingly without a care in the world.

I, for one, have made some big decisions - including a recent biggie, which was to junk my moderately high-paying job, for one which required a substantial pay cut. When finding out what I'd done, (ex)-colleagues (who, incidentally, were married) started questioning the wisdom of my choice, and put down my ability to make such a choice to having been from a family with some financial security.

"Well, you could do the same too." was what I said to them, in all seriousness.

"Get outta here! You're not married, you don't have kids, you don't have a family to support! It's no wonder you can do this! You don't have any Responsibilities!" This probably made the #1 response I received from most.

It just might be news to people that while I'm not married and don't have kids, I happen to have parents who look forward to regular allowances from my own pocket. I contribute to massive utility bills as a result of sharing a bungalow with them. And holy moley! I'm also trying to build up a treasure chest that'll allow me to get married... and have kids!

What's worse, these people sound like some of their problems (resulting from a lack of financial freedom) stem from the fact that they -chose- to settle down.

My choice(s) do not come without sacrifices. It could mean cutting down on eating out, packing lunch to work, not driving to work in a bid to save on fuel costs... but whatever decisions I make, they help me towards a life where I do what I like, get paid for it, and be grateful for having such opportunities.