It is also pretty surprising when you start to think about how much it "costs" to go to work. It goes back to the notion of "real hourly wage." I had the same experience when I went from on-site work to self-employment.

It is so cool that you turned out OVERestimating how much things would cost. And you thought the money wouldn't last, but it did It almost makes me think that someone out there benefits from us thinking we have to work and work and work.