Money whining.

You know what really honks me off?

When my dad hit 35 (1983), he had been laid off once. Otherwise, he'd worked great jobs, with great pay, and despite losing a house in a layoff, was already working on getting his third house with a great job he'd gotten in 1981, a year after the layoff.

When my mom hit 35 (1986), she was five years into a job that would end up being her career for the next twenty years, financially sound, two kids, and helped dad buy the house I was raised in.

I hit 35...and I've been unemployed more than half of my career-years, have never owned a house, lost two apartments (on my way to a third in a few days), and have never managed to keep any money I've tried to save.

What the hell Universe?

Money whining.

You know what really honks me off?

When my dad hit 35 (1983), he had been laid off once. Otherwise, he'd worked great jobs, with great pay, and despite losing a house in a layoff, was already working on getting his third house with a great job he'd gotten in 1981, a year after the layoff.

When my mom hit 35 (1986), she was five years into a job that would end up being her career for the next twenty years, financially sound, two kids, and helped dad buy the house I was raised in.

I hit 35...and I've been unemployed more than half of my career-years, have never owned a house, lost two apartments (on my way to a third in a few days), and have never managed to keep any money I've tried to save.

What the hell Universe?