Not to be self-righteous, but I am amazed at people’s love of money on this board disguised as frugality or something similiar.
You came in with nothing, you’ll leave with nothing.
How many people on this board give even 5% of their income to charity, is charity even part of your budget?
My suggestion: Spend your fricken $$ and take your family on regular vacations, Disneyland, see the country, national parks and forests,camping, give $$ to charity whatever – that time with your family is what’s precious, not a damn house or even a job.
It’s always about me me me me house house house bmw bmw bmw bla bla bla.
This country is screwed, our priorities are all jacked up.
How many families have 2 incomes so they can live in a McMansion or drive a Mercedes instead of one parent staying home with their precious children.
Geographically speaking Southern California is a diseased society.