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Andreas Jakof • Edited

10 years ago, I had my practical semester away from university.
I was living of just enough and always struggled to get through the month. If I had lost about 20€, it would have been a huge disaster for me.

At the beginning of this year I am three employers further and when I lost (Maybe it was stolen, I am not sure) 100€, it hit me. At first I was angry, how stupid I was, loosing that much money, angry about someone who may have stolen it... but then I realized something.

Yes I did not like it a bit, having 100€ just gone. But I would make it through the month, without any real consequences.
I could pay the rent, eat well, even have cash left at the end of the month, just 100€ less.
And that was, when I realized, how well it i am doing right now. All over sudden, the initial anger turned into something else. And in hindsight I am even a bit thankful for that reminder.