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i cant take living in nj anymore.. i live to pay my bills .. way to expensive in nj... cant even save money for my future.
i have being doing so much research and i might be moving to texas.. just fyi for all you new jersey people who are in the same boat as me.. check out texas .. i am hearing nothing but great things and living out there seems so much cheaper
i cant take living in nj anymore.. i live to pay my bills .. way to expensive in nj... cant even save money for my future.
i have being doing so much research and i might be moving to texas.. just fyi for all you new jersey people who are in the same boat as me.. check out texas .. i am hearing nothing but great things and living out there seems so much cheaper
One has to be able to take the HEAT and MANY BUGS there for starters.
good luck in texas...but you have to have a certain mindset to live amongst the cowboys and super republicans. yee haw and enjoy...but I do agree that NJ and the East Coast in general is expensive.
I too moved out of New Jersey three years ago because it was becoming too expensive to live here. I moved to Central Florida. I have been unable to find a decent job since I got here and now I am planning to move back to New Jersey.
texas has extremely high property taxes. no state tax, but it may be a wash. housing costs are less. but you have to live in texas - can't stand the 'texas is the center of the universe' mentality there.
Location: Ilive in Woodland Park Parkersburg,WV. But we are moving to Sav. GA
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we moved out of NJ last year, hoping to not live pay check to pay check. Now we are moving again after selling my home. Even though NJ is high priced corrupted taxes after taxes, A lot other states are not much better as we found. But good luck whereever you go!
texas has extremely high property taxes. no state tax, but it may be a wash. housing costs are less. but you have to live in texas - can't stand the 'texas is the center of the universe' mentality there.
Most Texas cities have lower housing costs due to less environmental constraints combined with higher land availability. Most other metros during the latest housing boom had overinflated real estate: Texas did not suffer the same fate. I will agree with you on property taxes, though expensive, not on the level of NJ, which is the highest in the nation. Additionally, you have to pay state income tax in NJ which penalizes high income achievers: in Texas there is no income tax at all.
I too moved out of New Jersey three years ago because it was becoming too expensive to live here. I moved to Central Florida. I have been unable to find a decent job since I got here and now I am planning to move back to New Jersey.
You should check out NC on your way up. A lot of jobs in my area (Raleigh-Cary). Pay depends on what you do and how long you've been doing it(duh). Cost of living isn't too bad.
Texas is nice but finding a comparable paying job is going to be difficult.
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