I remember being over $4K in debt in my mid-20s, sleeping on the floor under a desk in my friend's office and showering every morning at a gym a couple of subwa

I remember being over $4K in debt in my mid-20s, sleeping on the floor under a desk in my friend's office and showering every morning at a gym a couple of subway stops away. I was evicted from my tiny studio after getting laid off, and couldn't find anything during summer time, was at first recovering from a severe burnout, and also everything is super slow during those months. My first paycheck paid off all that debt, a couple weeks later I was living in a 1-bedroom apt minutes away from work. I had about $15K in my bank and that's when my self-employed friend needed money to pay rent so he could focus on and make his company successful. I ended up Venmo-ing him more than that (more money than I ever had before in my life back then) over next couple of months, so that he didn't have to stop working on his business and lay bricks instead, or do anything else but making his business a successful company. A couple of months later he got a large order and never struggled since. He's still working on increasing his sales and getting more clients, on a verge of becoming a millionaire. I get to do work and make money creating software for his company, so it wasn't just helping a friend, but a future (now current) source of income for me as well. I wouldn't give money if I see the person lacks good morals or is an idiot, that never pays back. But looking back and asking myself, "what did I do that year?", I always feel happy that it cost me less than $20K to help save my friend's business and make sure he doesn't ever get his time wasted by idiot bosses or managers.