• ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I retired from my software developer job right before COVID hit, bought a very small (and very inexpensive) fixer-upper house for cash, and started driving a school bus. I make like 1/5 as much as I used to and I’m as happy as I’ve ever been in my life. I work less than five hours a day and I have a big break between my morning and afternoon runs so I can ride my bike, have a leisurely lunch and a nice nap in the middle of my day. If the school board would just take my suggestion to send all the middle-schoolers to the Antarctic for three years, my life would be perfect.

    • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 day ago

      I’m in a similar job but I only bought my house about 2 years ago. The mortgage is ridiculously high even for my salary. If things are already tough for me, I’d hate to think how the average person can afford basic necessities. Good on you for being able to buy a cheap house though, I wish that was an option for me.