I'm getting quite the chuckle at the lively debate going on here on whether or not I should kick Mr. Sassy to the curb. It's getting hashed out on this forum more than it is in my own house. Let's just say I kind of like him sleeping with one eye open....
Life insurance needs are covered.
Yes, he makes a good income, so that helps. And we know how to LBOM, which is good, considering we're in UMM----Ultra Miser Mode.
Will continue to max out 401K (which I have access to), IRAs, and contribute monthly net savings to the after-tax account. Getting from Point A to B, what I have to work with each month v. what I need in that account, is incredibly intimidating and seems unreachable. There's just such a massive gap right now that it seems nearly impossible.
And, yes, there are 100 million scenarios that could be much worse. Yesterday I went to the funeral of a childhood friend. She had been clean of breast cancer for 7 years, it suddenly came raging back, and in mid-February she was diagnosed with brain tumors. Six weeks later she was gone at the age of 42. Her goals where simple: live to see her son's bday in May and live until the end of the school year. It is so incredibly sad and I am feeling her loss today and feeling for her husband and young family she left behind. So, yes, this situation of mine and life is certainly in perspective here.
