Very true. It's easy to miss how "living in your means" is actually still below your means. Case in point: I've had an "affordable" mortgage for the last sever

Very true. It's easy to miss how "living in your means" is actually still below your means. Case in point: I've had an "affordable" mortgage for the last several years, but haven't even visited the house for the last year and a half. Advancing my tech career required moving away from that small town, but the monthly obligation continues to hamper that. It looks like escaping the office worker life will require selling it.