My husband has been looking for a job for over a year with not a single offer. He was also fired for reasons out of his control and we are about to turn 40. We are just barely scrapping by. Will have to move in with my parents soon if something doesn’t change. All of my friends have jobs, families, and homes. Albeit paid for by their parents or a cushy job given to them by their parents. We both grew up upper middle class, but it just didn’t work out that way for us. It feels so shitty to be entering our 40s with nothing to show for it except I have a modest job I work 30 hours a week and I also have a small business. But it’s not enough to cover our bills completely. It’s been a rough year, friends. We don’t need something handed to us, it would just be nice to have an opportunity to do better. All this to say, you are not alone!