> So many of us spend so much time planning for the future, slogging through work to buy that house, etc. I have a lot of mixed emotions and thoughts about thi

> So many of us spend so much time planning for the future, slogging through work to buy that house, etc. I have a lot of mixed emotions and thoughts about this sentence. In the end I'll just agree that "slogging" is often too high a price for whatever you're slogging for, but it's really sad that a basic human need like having a place to live is something we have to slog for.