I set-up my life when I was in my late twenties to be able to live like a stable Middle Class life on no more than 2 g's a month.. Most of my life I could have lived on half that. My wife and kid are big consumers of resources. They have skewed my paradigm. Man. When I was single, I didn't give a fck about anything. I had a dog, a pistol and a duffel bag full of dirty clothes. Man...that was living. Back then if I didn't like what was happening, I'd just leave... Walking out on your own life is a fabulous option to have if you can swing it. Unfortunately it no longer works.