i- Saving craploads and sh!tloads of money so I could not only buy a PALACE (by LA standards) I could probably afford a NICE car as well 🙂 instead of living like a pauper in LA.. making 6 figures and down and out LOL! Ok..exaggerating a bit but still trying to make a point 😀
If you’re gonna go that route, better off buying a modest house and a few fo’closures, renting them out, then telling your boss “buh-bye, go screw yourself” when you end up with enough rental property to support yourself. (Keep doing whatever you do full-time on a contract basis to keep busy.)