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 Any other sole-income earner family men out there? The calculus on it all is tiring if you try to keep family comfort on par to their norm. God has blessed me with good fortune in many ways but the fiat games are just tiring. 
 Buy land, build a small home, avoid the rat race. 
 Got a bit of land but too much house. Once wifey is more of a bitcoiner we'll cut back. Its a process.  
 I've been one all my life, and Jesus my God has honored me for my commitment to that decision.

Hold strong, Brother!🙏😀💜😆👍 
 Yessir! 
 It's a bleak picture. I can't wait to see my property taxes this year. 
 No property taxes on the home and first acre. Sometimes you land in a lucky bucket of people the State is merciful to.  
 im a single man with a zole-income (zero)  
 Going on ten years 
 I make sure I remind my kids that their access to me and their mother all day is more valuable than any of the other status-seeking, compete with your friends, neighbors, & relatives fiat horseshit.

Also, reminding them that they are not locked-up in a government school for 8 hours a day helps too.

I find that the most committed to fiat gamesmanship are those adults getting allowances from mommy/daddy. 
 our girls attend Montessori. it seems to me that it's a way different outcome from the prussian public school model. 
 This can't be cheap. 

My experience with private schools, they all spout statism sooner or later. Obedience to the gubment.

Not so much when they are young. Especially with Waldorf/Montessori, but since they are regulated entities begging for permission to educate, know that you'll need to spend your time reeducating the kids at some point.  
 If i play things right, i quit my job to homeschool in 5yrs before re-education starts in Montessori.  
 Working on transitioning to one income and even that seems extremely daunting so I salute all the men on here doing it already 🫡🫡 
 Head and chest held high keep that nose to the grindstone and you'll get there. 

Dude, you and yours are creating much value for this world.  Its all gonna be gravy even on days it may seem there is no end. 

I appreciate your sacrifices.