Anyone else feel like the "American Dream" turned out to be kind of a trap?
I'm a 39-year-old man, working as a plant maintenance tech and making about $110k a year. I've been with my wife for about 17 years, and we have three kids. We bought our first house a few years ago, and we drive relatively new cars.
I work a ton of hours, usually 50 to 58 hours a week, and honestly I feel like it's all for nothing. No one really warns you that owning a house turns into a never-ending list of repairs, projects, and expensive random problems.
I feel like my life is being eaten up by work just so I can keep paying the bills and maintain all these things we were told we were supposed to want. I'm not enjoying most of it. I don't feel like I'm "living" my life.
All I do is work to keep up with the dream we were sold when we were young. Anyone else feel like the "American Dream" isn't worth it?