The rent is due, as is the power bill. Auto insurance actually went down, but we added two drivers this year so it really went up. Food is over rated, who needs to eat more than once a day? I got new shoes 2 years ago and they still work just fine. Of course new cleats and sports equipment for the younguns cost more than I've ever spent on just plain shoes, but what can you do? I can skip lunch but you can't play soccer barefooted. I found a deal on cell phone rates, but had to buy new phones when I switched companies.

But hey, it could be worse.

I could be a student, living in a dorm, having food prepared by semi-sapient automatons which in no way demeans the food, having no real responsibilities other than consuming mass quantities when appropriate and doing well on my exams. Of course that means I must not only study but retain what I study long enough to regurgitate it in sufficient quantities to prove that I actually know what I'm repeating which, while difficult, is no where near the difficulty level of going to work every damn day knowing that if I call in sick or just skip there will be no pay for the day.

Perspective. And point of view.

I'm not knocking any of you students, just trying to glue enough brain cells together to remember what it was like when I was you.

Don't be me.

Graduate.