Oprah changed my life. There I was - about to walk into the apartment where I lived with my girlfriend (now my wife) and my old sister. 4 years earlier, we lost the house that I lived in to the Cedar Fire in San Diego (2003). I was desperate to find a place to call home, so my girlfriend and I moved in with my sister. 600 sq, 2 bedrooms. I had to pay rent. For the first time in my life, I had bills. I was going to college, working full time, and still had zero money to take my girlfriend out. Like - not even pizza date nights in. Cents - I had cents in my bank account. [...]