The Question That Shows You've Made It Financially

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My husband and I have to work, at least some. We're not FIRE, financially independent, and retiring early, by any stretch. But we have a few things going for us that make me feel like we live a luxurious life, one that we're lucky to have.

We have fully paid off a very low mortgage in a low cost of living area. We each have comparably high hourly rates on our work, and he works…