Isnt life funny

There are too many wonders, and too many things and questions running around in my head thismorning so I'll be jumping all over the place.

When do you stop and realise that you're doing okay with life? When do you put yourself on that list of 'I have what I want' without feeling like its a luxery? When do luxeries become every day living?

With the petrol increases that happen almost weekly, which hikes up the prices of everything else, so many people are struggling. They struggle financially to put food on the table for their kids, to pay their power bills to keep their family warm at night, to pay for the telephone bill, to get to work, car maintenance, and health, medical and life insurances.
I read a lot on message boards about how other people live, and the troubles they go through.
With my partners job, we dont have to currently worry about getting to work as we live on-site. We dont have to worry about rent as that comes with the job. We've been like this for about 6 years now. Its meant that we dont have to fill the car with $40 worth of petrol each week (rising to now $80), and we havent had to pay the $250 (rising to now $380) a week rent. Its enabled us to get into habit of a good lifestyle. We have sky tv, broadband, nice furniture, and we are able to do a lot of things without too much of a worry.

I read on the various message boards that families who are older than me, would never have sky as they cant afford it, basic things need maintaining and they cant do it, or they have no personal insurances except for basic car and contents insurances.
I think it hit me thismorning when a friend of mine was talking about 'having the life' as she was able to sit in her reclining chair with her laptop and watch sky tv. Obviously its a luxery to her. I dont know how I got to where I am. I dont know how I got to thinking that having what I have is normal.
We didnt have a lot when growing up - my parents tried, and we had enough.. but we were certainly not wealthy, or anywhere near it. We werent even in middle class I dont think. Lower/working suits.

I have a friend online who travels frequently, and not just around this country, she travels the world.. she'll go to at least 3 or 4 countries a year. Thats normal for her. She is a bit different though, she is fully aware that she is in such a good position. Except when it comes to grocery shopping as she cant bring her bill down because she refuses to give up her 'normal' food, which others would call luxeries.

I guess its all relevant, but its also a bit scary. The fact that you can change so much and not even realise.