With just a little determination and character, you could come out of it in 3 - 5 years owning your home, two vehicles and a bank account fit to propel you into whatever field you endeavored.
Actually, after 14 months (which only felt like 5 years) I bought a large beach front house and a truck in Texas for cash.
I was a single guy then. I got rid of my home & car. My only expenses was a storage unit and my travel on R&R. The bank account help carry me through 3 months of no work following that.