Finland's Housing First policy has been so successful at halving homelessness that even the neighbors are borrowing salt at 3.30am. Vello Senkel, a formerly homeless resident of a Helsinki suburb, recounts the macaroni-related emergency with a mix of charm and outrage. His nickname, Velho (Finnish for wizard), reflects his culinary prowess - his freezer is fully stocked, his fridge boasts pickled cabbage and shrimp salad. But as with any good fairy tale, there's a twist: recent failures suggest the magic might be wearing off. What can we learn from a policy that worked so well it inspired a salt-borrowing neighbor? Apparently, that Housing First is great until it isn't, and even wizards can't conjure solutions out of thin air.