Knowing it, good stuff.
I was also very lucky, my parents paid for two years of college, If I wanted some cash for fun I was on my own. For 11/2 years I had classes and a job. When I sank back into just a job, it felt like a vacation.
Although your path was certainly harder than mine, I think it's better that way. Growing up with your parents being able to take care of all your financial needs breeds complacency. The path you had breeds hustle and drive.
I know a lot of people who are a bit older than me, around a decade, who have done absolutely nothing in their lives just because they were born into a well off family. They're lazy, and they sit around the house all day getting nothing done. My uncle is a doctor (made a lot of money in his life) and his kids are upper 30s to low 40s. Not one of them has a job, and 3 of the 4 of them have never had a job. He's early 70s now and still working.
I'm lucky I have all these examples of how NOT to be.
