As someone with chronic illness, I ended up choosing to do what makes me happy over societal expectations. That meant going and working seasonal jobs in national parks and at ski resorts. I made no money, lived nomadically, and have had a blast. I had family pressuring me to get a real job while I watch people my age now getting houses, starting families, making 100k a year. The pressure adds up as you begin to reach your 30’s. I succumbed and got a ‘real’ job with health insurance as my condition is worsening and NOW I feel like Im rushing, trying to catch up. Hoping to go back to seasonal life after 5 years of working on my career. Stop focusing on money, stop focusing on material items that dont pertain to survival, focus on acquiring experiences and friends. Wish me luck in the rat race folks.