Not 100% — I’m just comparing my friend’s life and standard of living with my own.

For the first 20 years, based on our childhoods, we could have been under the same roof, but now, comparing my house with his, it appears that we are *very* different and I’ve little doubt that our differing financial strategies and personal choices in our 20′s are largely to blame.

Measuring my life through the quality of my relationships is a little too much like something a beauty queen would say for my tastes, but even going that route, we’re both married and we both like our families enough to have our Facebook photo albums plastered with photos of them.

So, in that respect, I’d say we’re dead even too…

But, no worries, I’m not one to say something like, “He who dies with the most toys wins…”

I might think that, but I certainly don’t believe it… And I’m pretty sure my friend doesn’t either — though I am somewhat jealous of that unusual green monolith thing… I don’t know what it is, but I want one too…

I measure my life in different ways… depending on whom I’m comparing it to…
If I compare it to my friends that graduated high school, skipped college and are still making minimum wage… I know I’m far past them. If I compare it to my friends that did go to college and are still paying $300 a month tuition loan payments after 10 years and not even using the degrees they got… I know I’m lightyears ahead. If I compare it to my friends that were on a drinking binge from age 15 to age 27… I know that I have better skin, my natural haircolor that isn’t grey and look much younger than them, therefore being ahead. If I compare it to my friends with 5 kids and a husband that has been loyal for 10 years+… there is the only place I feel behind! Financially… there isn’t a single person better off than me – except Brainy himself . My friends with kids are in debt to pay for food and clothing or childcare, my friends that did go to school are paying student loans and my friends that are making minimum wage are still living with mommy at age 35… and probably in debt up to their ears because they have to have the latest and greatest technology stuff.

It just all depends on your standpoint… and Brainy… I think you are SO far past your Facebook friend they will NEVER catch you at this point! You got the house, the cars, the wife, the little one on it’s way… financial freedom… what more could you want? Ok, the Beetles White Album and winning lotter numbers would indeed be nice!