Recent comments in /f/GetMotivated

fusemybutt t1_j9peew6 wrote

Yes, I am! I just got a year older, fully into middle age now. And last year, my wife left me. AND I've had clinical depression & anxiety since adolescence.

But I teach music lessons. And its the greatest thing ever. I love it and mu students really like me. It is truely a wonderful thing to do that I will continue to do forever!

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Anxious_Original_766 t1_j9pd2tb wrote

I understand what the phrase means. But from the looks of it I just inferred that he made a decent salary but was living in a state of squalor from what he described. I was just saying if you had increased your salary you could also increase your means of living ( obviously not by the same percentage as that would be the lifestyle trap ). However, to be fair I dont have a lot of metrics of this guys situation (e.g., cost of living, etc)

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lube_thighwalker t1_j9pcmk1 wrote

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francostein124 t1_j9pbapn wrote

As a 45yo returning student, I'm happy to hear that. I had pretty much written off college as something that I would never be able to afford, but then the state of New Mexico decided to make college free to all their residents (The Opportunity Scholarship). Honestly, I had no idea that being a career welder prepared me so well for chemistry and mathematics.

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