That's it exactly - the hamster wheel of this whole thing. I've made more money than I expected as a programmer and gotten better investing returns too. And yet

That's it exactly - the hamster wheel of this whole thing. I've made more money than I expected as a programmer and gotten better investing returns too. And yet the prices of homes keeps going up and inflation in other areas is almost certainly going to follow as monetary velocity is increasing. I've never been a gold bug, but I get pushed a little further in that direction each day.