Which I'm not slamming you for at all.  But if you make under 40k you're still considered "working poor" based on our Denali kid care guidelines.  Working poor doesn't mean poverty level poor.  It's what they call the  almost non existent middle class. 

However I only corrected you or added to your info because some single person with no dependent might read that comment and think they're getting cheated out of an EIC they aren't supposed to get. :) 

I'm glad that you're making life work on your own terms. Keep doing your own thing :)