My grandparents, single income, raised 3 kids, had a nice house. My grandpa was laid off from his job at 53 years old, he said, well I'm close to packing it in and dying anyway, no point in getting a job now. Dude lived another 43 years quite comfortably.... how the fuck do you fight in ww2 for 6 years, go to college at 24, enter the workforce at 28 - work for ~30 years, and be retired for 40 years on a single salary with 3 kids and 11 grandkids. Damn .