Liabilities such as cars, toys and vacations don't make anyone wealthy or obtain a high networth.   

My Fiancé loves her job I know she’s in it for the long haul.

I am going to buy a pick up truck for the once every decade time I actually haul anything or go to the dump..

U-Haul is a for profit company (publicly trades Amerco, 2018 10-K here contains no mention of the CA mass exodus) and IMO their pricing model simply reflects supply and demand.

I don't plan to blow money on fancy toys in my early years.

Candidly, wholesaling is just another job (and a harder one at that) and I would wonder why anyone would quit their job and haul off and start wholesaling. 

We both remembered eachother, and had a good laugh about the kids toys/trinkets I kept finding stashed/lost years into my ownership.

And make good choices with purchases, such as looking at cars as tools and not toys, living in a house or apartment that fits your needs instead of wants (you do not need that McMansion), not eating out every night or ordering takeout, thinking you are entitled to fancy vacations every year, and shopping for clothes at reasonable prices. 

Columbus is the only Ohio city that is really growing over the long haul.

I hauled wood for the stove, hauled snow to melt fir water, dug outhouses every few years, changed the propane tanks as needed so we could have lights.