I Want What I Want When I Want It

You have the right and opportunity to work for and then achieve all you can achieve--no more and no less

That was in Boise, Idaho. Had my wife and I not moved out of California, I don’t know if we would have ever owned a home. We have now owned three homes in three states, and five years ago we sold our last home and are now happy apartment dwellers about to enter our ninth decade of life.

Instant gratification (or “I want what I want when I want it”) in real life is an unrealistic expectation. If you want a house, find a starter house you can afford now. Then forgo the craft coffee at your local coffee kiosk every day, save your money, or better yet, invest in improving your starter home to build up equity. Then reinvest in a better home; then rinse and repeat until you have the home of your dreams.

Whining about “affordability” is a straw man used by fear mongers to keep people agitated for no good reason except to control them. Get a grip on reality; grow up, work hard, and you will be amazed at what you can accomplish. Rags to riches happens in America every day, and it can happen to you too. Don’t believe the fools that try to convince you that you are some kind of victim. It just ain’t so.

Having said all that, the only thing you are entitled to as an American citizen is defined in the United States Constitution, particularly the Bill of Rights. Anything you want beyond that, you have the right and opportunity to work for and then achieve all you can achieve—no more and no less.