I have no job and no family but I do own my own house
I can survive on very little so do not need much money
My most expensive luxury items are books
I have no car because I walk every where
I am an atheist so dont believe in God or anything supernatural / metaphysical
I think death is no different for humans than any other life form
Religion was invented to over come our irrational fear of death
But if you can rationalise it then you do not need religion at all
I did not exist for almost I4 billion years before my parents decided to create me
And I will not be a conscious being once I die and stay in that state for all of time
Life is therefore an infinitesimal blip between a few billion odd years of non existence and eternal non consciousness
Therefore to accommodate this unavoidable truth I am no longer afraid of death and have not been for five years now
Death is the end of all suffering - physical / mental / existential - so it is nothing to be afraid of especially as it cannot actually be experienced
In the meantime while waiting for Mother Nature and entropy to reach agreement on when exactly my time of shaking off this mortal coil will actually be
I keep myself busy by acquiring knowledge which is my goal in life so read : history / physics / philosophy / math / politics / biology / chemistry / religion
Also fiction that addresses the human condition particularly science fiction but anything really other than fantasy and romance which are not dark enough
I avoid anger and try to be as detached as possible and spend virtually all my time entirely alone which makes me as free as I have ever been
I have a completely uninteresting life but as I have no one to satisfy in any way that makes absolutely no difference at all so no problem there
I know that I am only passing through this life so see no point in holding onto it any more than is absolutely necessary which as one gets older is less and less
I dont do happiness as it cannot be sustained for very long so opt instead for contentment which is less sexy but more effective [ pragmatism over idealism ]
Thats where I am right now and will almost certainly be for the rest of my life with maybe a few minor adaptions added on or taken away over time as usually happens