Even if your life is hard in the future because you didn't toe the line and save up to fund your senior years (something along the lines of "saving up enough for a pool to decompose by" came to mind from another article I read long ago that from memory was basically saying the expectation that you need to "work for a living" was a load of crap) I don't think you will ever regret the decision or the experiences you gained from it :)
Fortunately my partner enjoys his line of work, I'm really trying to bust him out of the white picket fence mindset but like many other people with families and responsibilities he's entirely too addicted to the delusion of security. But we have plans. Not as grand and exciting as yours but plans nonetheless ;D
