Aren’t you a little old to be going to a job you hate, to buy stuff you don’t need to impress people that you don’t like?
I couldn't have put it better myself!
Someone close to me was able to retire at 55, and could have lived comfortably, but had to go back to work because a couple of her cousins got new cars and one of them went on a river cruise in Europe. She never has anything nice to say about these people, but for whatever reason, she feels like she has to keep up with them, so she traded in her car (that she got because one of them had a nicer car) to get another car and booked a cruise to Mexico and the Caribbean, and had to go back to work to pay for it. lol Insanity! But, to each their own, I guess!
Wow, that is just some weird priorities just there. There must be a lot going on with her, but no judgement here. Not every is ready for it. I guess all you can do is work towards getting yourself in a place that means you don't need a job and you also don't need to keep up with other people.
The quote is from fight club, not mine :) it just resonates with me.