Ryan Ginstrom wrote:

> "Eric Takabayashi" <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote in message
> news:41478432.34862D19@yahoo.co.jp...
> > Yes, I will lose about everything I have ever saved, because I will not be
> > earning for at least two years, and I will not be able to buy my own house
> > because they cost an average of $526,000 and a $300,000 house if you can
> find
> > one, is called a fixer upper.
>
> Similar to San Francisco. I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that
> I could not afford to live there -- or rather I would not want to live there
> with the lifestyle that I could afford.

I've realized that I can live, save, and buy a house on one salary.

But money wasn't the most important thing. Time and family were.

> > It would be amusing if I could get financial aid or go on welfare.
>
> What are you going to study?

Elder care, of course. It's needed.

> Please don't say education.

I'd sooner go into federal airport security or buy my own Subway than step into
a classroom.