Well, then, dear...don't do them. If you don't want a house and kids and things, don't do it. There is NOTHING that says you have to. WE didn't want kids, we have pets instead. Yes, we have a house, but we WANTED it. I am probably, oh..... 75% satisfied with my life. Sure I would LOVE not to work (at least in the pit I work in) so I could give more time to my hobbies and interests, but I seem to have more time than most of my peers. I try to make as much time as I can for me. The thing I get annoyed with is money and having to manage it. Right now I am just spinning my mental wheels trying to get the house paid off.