“The absolute thrill of getting something paid off.

I grew up poor as a kid. My husband and I have good jobs though. We bought a house 20 years ago and when all our friends were moving up to bigger houses, we stayed put and chucked more money at the mortgage. We just paid it off completely.

A rich person would never understand how I feel about it. It’s OURS. No one can take it. No matter what, we have a roof and walls, a safe place to be. Anyone poor who is reading this knows exactly what I mean.”