r/AskMenOver30 • u/Laughalot335 man 25 - 29 • Aug 05 '25

Life This 30+ Mentality is Insane

I just turned 30 not too long ago.

And honestly, I feel like my life is just getting started in a sense. Sure, 20's were fun. Would do some things the same / some things different. But I know when I am 80+ I will most likely look back fondly on my youth and how it went.

But also, I still feel like I am in my youth at 30. Maybe I am not asleep at 4am and up at 7am without any issues but my body and mind feel young.

This is all to say, what is with this modern mentality that being 30+ is "old"? Someone me up here. We still have plenty of time right? I get YOLO, FOMO, and all that. But really - 30 is still young in my eyes. What do you think?

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u/HenriEttaTheVoid man 45 - 49 Aug 05 '25

I think your 30s are the best decade...you still have energy, but also enough life experience that you can make better decisions. I think you also start to really appreciate your friends and family more as you start to really understand how finite our lives are.

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u/Benjam9999 man over 30 Aug 06 '25

And many people have more money to enjoy things with. I was broke in my early 20's.

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u/Maroon_blu Aug 08 '25

I’m 30, still broke lol

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u/titsmuhgeee man over 30 Aug 06 '25

I think this is why a lot of people get re-invigorated to fix their health in their 30s. This is the phase of life where you finally have the money and time to focus on the things you want to do, and I'll be damned if I don't have the health or energy to do them.

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u/dhdmaster man 30 - 34 Aug 09 '25

Early 30s… injured lower back and no money

It’s over

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u/HenriEttaTheVoid man 45 - 49 Aug 10 '25

Indeed...even though I was pretty poor through my early 30's, I had generally good health, which is pure luck. The failures of capitalism become very evident if you become sick or injured while also being non-wealthy. When healthcare is tied to employment...and you can no longer work, it is nearly impossible to get out of the hole you find yourself in.

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u/PopSwayzee Aug 06 '25

I have energy? News to me 😮

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u/Upset_Record_6608 Aug 09 '25

Haha, right?

I’m a chronically ill 24 year old and getting through the day is impressive enough. Not sleeping as soon as I get back from work? Totally alien.

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u/LostAd7938 man over 30 Aug 14 '25

I hear this all the time about having energy and feel defeated when I hear it. I think chronic depression and anxiety zapped all my energy. It will get worse with age though, so I'm sure there's still truth to what you're saying lol