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11-24-2015, 06:24 PM | #23 |
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Congratulations and best of luck! I think you will do OK here in the bay area. Good move on not planning on getting a new car because you wont be able to afford it (unless you are one of fhose genius getting $300k-$500k a year).
I moved here about 4 years ago from the East Coast and things are very expensive here. We live in the Peninsula area and paying $3,500/month for rent. State income tax is over 9%, so is sale tax, plus ultilities, insurance and such add up quickly. The wife and i are making decent money so we are not struggling per say but definitely not saving much for the future. |
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11-24-2015, 08:55 PM | #24 | |
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Thank you very much mate! I'm going to need it. First year will be tough but I understand nothing comes easy in life, with that said I'm considering even getting a night time job to help drive down expenses of the move. I'm young so I don't mind working crazy hours. $3,500 is crazy for rent and here I am complaining about paying a half that! Before my offer for work in tech, I had an offer to work in Florida. $1,500 gets you a house in Florida while you are lucky to get a your own apartment for that in SV . |
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11-25-2015, 07:37 AM | #25 | ||
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As you've seen housing costs can vary wildly depending on where you are in the country. But don't discount Florida being a cheap state to live in. I was shocked at how much houses go for in the Ponte Vedra area. I was down there for business and happened to drive by a really nice housing development. I looked up the prices on line and was shocked at the asking prices starting at $750,000. But I was told that's the norm there especially in the gated golf communities. |
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11-25-2015, 09:47 AM | #26 | |
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I hope that when the time is right in the future I'll get into a nice car, but for the moment my priorities are work & school. Currently living in the northeast until I make my move to SV, and its amazing how the cost of living and home prices here differ from the South. |
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