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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm (lost, apparently) 37 and don't feel like an adult at all, and I don't have any of the things you have except a full time job (I earn less than half of what you do and don't have any of the other stuff.

I feel like a fraud, like a teenager playing a game. [/quote]

I'm the original poster. I got my first full-time job at your age. I worked part-time until my younger child was in first grade and we were always broke. When I was 37 I never would have dreamed I would make this much money. When I was 37 I was working part time and I made $27,757 that year (I just checked my taxes). If I use the inflation calculator on the BLS page (http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm) that translates into $41,212 in 2013 dollars. Not shabby, but nothing like what I make now.

The intention of my post was not to make you feel bad or feel like a fraud! It was to try to help me understand what makes me feel like an adult. [/quote]

Oh, I know you weren't trying to make me feel badly, don't worry. Different things make different people feel like an adult. For me being married and having children would make me feel like one, yet at the same time, I don't feel mature enough to be someone's wife or knowledgeable enough to be someone's parent. My boss just turned 40 and now feels like an adult because he bought his first house. Different things for different people. [/quote]

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