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[–] RandomPancake@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I spent my 20s basically in poverty. Whatever income I earned got sucked away by renting a home with insane heating costs, like $300 / month to keep the house at 55 in winter.

At 35 I applied for a government job in civil service. Fucking changed my life forever.