[togasystems]

I hear ya. When you have to get your spouse to pay for simple items because you have to keep your servers running or giving i-o-u-s for Christmas, you really have to start considering if what you are doing is the right thing to do.

But, I wouldn't trade the experience of bootstrapping for anything in the world. It taught me frugalness and prioritization. It also brought me a hell of lot closer to my sig other.