Alternative form of get it how one lives

(African-American Vernacular, idiomatic) To achieve wealth or success by any means necessary.

The comfortable, luxurious lifestyles of those who are very wealthy.

(UK, informal) To be found together most of the time.

(acoustics) Describing a control room of a recording studio in which one end is damped to absorb sound reflections

Alternative form of live paycheck to paycheck

Alternative form of you only go around once

to lead a happy, fulfilling life

To persist despite a failure or difficulty.

To act according to one's own desires, beliefs, etc. without anyone else's interference.