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what is the most "above your station" thing you have ever experienced? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My wife and I make okay money in a middle class area, but, due to a combination of good luck, and contrived to circumstances, we recently got to watch a college football game in the stadium's super executive corporate sponsor level suite. It was awesome. Open bar, amazing catered food, and people networking all around me who are clearly in the c-suite of their respective companies. I had a list of crazy things I was going to say if someone asked me what I did, but it never came up.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Also grew up poor. I know exactly how you feel. I don't have a partner and kids to take care of and I make good money in tech. I've shoved enough back to retire early (theoretically, I guess we'll see) and now I'm out here with no car payment, a mostly paid off mortgage, and I'm spending too much on hobbies.

It's still wild to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I don't want to like suck all the joy out of your life, but check out the cheap hobbies! Reading, writing, knitting, drawing, some sports, etc.

I briefly made the dumbass decision to take up cigars and cognac as "hobbies." Ugh I don't know what I was thinking. Anyway, quitting smoking and drinking has moved to much more reasonable substances, like tea and baking.