At this point, she is hoping that it will cover some of our immediate problems soon, while I am hoping it will cover our future ones. I think I am going to have to concede to her at some point but, I keep putting it off as, this is not the time, I keep saying to her.
I remember you saying something about how you felt that easing life now meant borrowing from the future and you didn't want to do that. Do you have a specific time in mind for when "the future" is? I mean I'm all for saving things up for the future but now is part of life too. I'm resonably certain it's possible to both take a bit out now to make life easier, and save the rest up for "the future" whenever that is :)
My current 'now' would be similar with or without Steem so, I am gambling that in the future Steem will make the now significantly better. Timeframe is unsure but I take the approach that an entrepreneur is willing to do what others aren't for two years. I have been here for 20 months-ish, working hard for 16 of them. 8 months left? When I say 'left', I am not going anywhere but perhaps at that point, I will have a very good review of efforts and decide whether to push as hard or ease off a bit. In between that, who knows what happens :)
Long as pushing as hard doesn't make you burn out!