So the fact that I can't fit my life into one suitcase and have a family to consider means I'm making excuses?Instead of quibbling over the dollar amount of Zelig's post I think we should instead focus on the point he was trying to make (at least in my eyes, correct me if I'm wrong Zelig):
If you continuously make excuses for why you can't do something then nothing in your situation will ever change.

I've already had the experience of fighting with people who figured I should just leave home with my belongings in a couple of shopping bags, abandon my cats, and if that meant being homeless, so be it. Been there, done that, fought that <unmentionable words> for over two years, until I could resolve the situation on my terms.