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I dont make much threads here these days but I got an inspiration from another discussion elsewhere and decided especially how the world is now going.
How is everyone doing? In life in general.
Are things better now (aside from whats happening in the world) personally with you? How is it compared to say the last 15 years?
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I'd say my life is indeed better than what it was over a decade ago or so. Though its been a bit rough since last year, it had its highlights and great moments which make up for all the bad that happened.
2010: 1 out of 10 - no education, no job, no family (aside from parents), felt like I was stuck with no direction
2011: 3 out of 10 - started going to school (IT), late start
2012: 4 out of 10 - still recovering from the slog I was in from 2007 to 2011
2013: 5 out of 10 - started first job in 4 years, part time
2014: 5 out of 10 - started looking around to buy a home (planning ahead despite not having the money)
2015: 5 out of 10 - graduated from college, bachelor's
2016: 6 out of 10 - got married and got my first job in IT
2017: 6 out of 10 - started building my financial profile (planning out what to do in the next 10 years)
2018: 7 out of 10 - bought a house, accumulated...$40,000 debt from buying new furniture
2019: 7 out of 10 - lost 25 pounds
2020: 7 out of 10 - lost another 25 pounds
2021: 8 out of 10 - student loans paid off and paid off the $40,000 debt, finally not in the red
2022: 9 out of 10 - beginning of "My Golden era", bought a car, traveled to india with my wife together for the first time
2023: 10 out of 10 - peak financial status, traveled to the UK and France for the first time, paid for my mom's visit to India - first time she went alone, got the best news I wanted in a long time (pregnancy)
2024: 7 out of 10 - Father passed/funeral costs were up at $20,000, Daughter was born, home foundation repair which cost about $35,000 but was paid by home builder thankfully. Gained weight from all the stress....this honestly would have made it 3 out of 10 but my daughter made up for it.
2025: So far 8 out of 10 - Went to India and baptized our daughter, introduced to family. Now..I'm recovering from all the travel from 2022 to now. Money isnt tight but at the same time it isnt what it was in 2022/2023 but once I pay off everything which I'm expecting it to be at October of this year - I'll be building up again. Lost about 5 pounds in two weeks, on the road to recovery.
