Hmmm, went there with over $10K in CC debt like an idiot, left with a
great credit score, bought a house and have a significant pile of money in the bank, I'd say for most people that would be life changing. Not saying I'm retired for life or won powerball or anything but when you consider that most people are worth less than they owe, I'd say any of those people would be happy to make that switch.
Tampa is the real world and I'll be back to working as a nurse soon which brings more school to move toward PA, CRNA or NP so I have a career already. Just took time away from it. Been filling up a Roth IRA on my own for years toward retirement. You have literally NO IDEA how much money you can make down there slinging drinks or parasailing, but go ahead and keep assuming you know it all.
@Ron Mehico man the whole braggart douchey thing you're talking about is me having fun on the freaking Internet, relax. If you think I walk around saying, "Hey Bro! I bartend in the keys!" Well you're wrong, that would be this guy named Ogie and he's awful to hang out with. I do think there are plenty of guys in their 30s and 40s that daydream about taking a different route and tossing some cold ones around oceanside on an island while chasing tourist tail instead of being stuck where they are and having never really lived more than 100 or so miles from where they were born.