Hey Zach -
I can certainly identify with your situation. My financial life has been up and down, mostly down...
When I was young my plan was to use my collection to one day buy a house. This was way before they got really expensive and this was well before they'd give you a mortgage just for showing up.
Problem was I have always been self-employed, usually a solo operator. I needed to come up with 20-25% down in order to get a mortgage and even at the lower prices never had that much scratch at a time.
Meanwhile, starting and failing businesses, I ended up selling off parts of the collection to bail myself out of debt.
I've still got a little bit left, but the way things are going now I might have to dip into my "savings" once again.
So, my friend, you aren't alone, hang in there, find a better situation and you can always buy that stuff back some day.
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