Marie Poe says, its not because my kid would lose out on anything or my lifestyle would change in any way.

I used to be a big user of Mint app (www.mint.com) for personal financing and budgeting but they've been really slow at adding new features and product enhancements after they got acquired by Intuit a few yeas back so I started to look around and have slowly been transitioning my accounts from Mint over to Level Finance (https://levelmoney.com/). 

We are very happy with this lifestyle and no matter how much money I make I will keep living within our means.

Eliminating tax enhances your roi quite a bit and you really haven't stretched yourself too much philosophically or financially to do so.  3. 

The rent isn't to make money, it's to negate the cost of ownership when I can't use it myself.I bought them as a way of enhancing my vacations, not to make money.  

For more budget-friendly options, Clermont and Minneola are your go-tos, offering gorgeous scenery and a peaceful lifestyle.

I'm sorry for constantly being a downer, but I live my life as a pessimistic optimist, plan for the worst and hope for the best, and I just don't know how you can make those numbers work out for a viable lifestyle.

I am interested in real estate wholesaling as a vehicle to earn back the lifestyle I built for my family.

After all purpose of money is to enhance life and whatever enhances your life the most is what you should do.

You need to work both ends against the middle.Strive for above average earnings and a large savings/investment rate.Scrimping while earning 50,000 is not going to produce life changing results.making 150,000 and living a nice american lifestyle can allow you to save or invest 30,000/year.