circumstances (
http://definr.com/circumstances)
n 1: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including
everything that happens to you): "whatever my fortune
may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot";
"the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances";
"success that was her portion" [syn:
fortune,
destiny,
fate,
luck,
lot,
portion]
2: the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth; "each
person was helped according to his circumstances"
3: a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found
himself in straitened circumstances