I am not too far behind you.
Well I am a little bit, perhaps a year. I live pretty close to the vest, debt free, controlled spending, etc...so if my company decided to get rid of my, I could make it on just the essentials.
That said, I am still at the point of amassing crypto (since I didnt get in during 2013). Nevertheless, another year in 2018 like this past one and I will be there.
We will see what the new year holds but, for me, steemit will be a central part of it.