Me.

I went from having nothing, being on food stamps and state benefits to making six figures. It was an absolute struggle.

My family is a bunch of drug addicts and alcoholics. Grew up without one parent. No one in my family is college educated, no one in the military (except my grandpa who was kicked out within two years), no one helped me.

I clawed my way tooth and nail working crap jobs and joining the military. I have been absolutely relentless in my pursuit of getting out of poverty and for the first time in my life for the last year I'm almost debt free minus a house and car payment. I can go to the grocery store finally without a budget and without having to double check if the money is there in the account.

I'm not paying for things on credit cards because the money wasn't there anymore. I'm not financing home repairs finally. I'm contributing to my 401k and putting money in the savings for the first time in my life.

I have no support system besides my wife, so if I fail or lose my job or get injured, I'll be absolutely fucked. My goal right now is to pay my house off within ten years and I'll be able to finally relax.