> Every time I go to the grocery store to buy something and don’t have to worry about my card being declined, it feels like magic. Even years later.

100% with you here! Grew up in poverty, fought for myself and clawed my way out into a wonderful career as a software engineer.

This one still hits every time, even for me, over a decade later.

The other one for me is petty cash. I looked in my wallet the other day and I had $100 in it. That is still wild to me to walk around with $100 dollars without even really consciously realizing its there. I use to rush to put all unused cash into my bank account to make sure my balance was always as high as it could be just in case. Went through a can collection phase too. Sometimes it was the only way I'd eat.

Here's to better life circumstances! And may it continue for us from here on out.