[Porsche-O-Phile]

L.A. is freakin' crazy. As much as I love living here, I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I'm never going to afford my own place. Maybe in 8-10 years I can afford a condo or something (although THOSE are even closing in on the half-million-dollar price tag now. . .) Honestly, once you accept that and stop worrying about it, it's pretty liberating. It allows me to enjoy life a bit more without worrying about how I'm supposed to save up for an insurmountable down payment and sell myself into economic slavery for the rest of my life.

Oh well, so be it. The others can play that game - not me. If the market crashes, I'll reconsider but for now it's simply beyond the means of normal working people.