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Who wants to live in any low COL region where there is no cable or cell towers?
It is a personal choice to decide where to live.
Or museums, or Universities, or advanced tertiary healthcare, or libraries, or clubs supporting every conceivable activity, or art galleries, or a symphonic orchestra, or rock concerts, or major sporting events, or great restaurants, or specialty grocery stores .................................................. ....................
Low cost of living area is different than lower cost living area. A lower cost of living is relative to where you are coming from. Many wouldn’t consider a 400k home low cost. However if you sell yours for 600k and buy a similar new one elsewhere for 400k it is lower cost not low cost. The er at the end makes a difference.
Or museums, or Universities, or advanced tertiary healthcare, or libraries, or clubs supporting every conceivable activity, or art galleries, or a symphonic orchestra, or rock concerts, or major sporting events, or great restaurants, or specialty grocery stores .................................................. ....................
The Raleigh Triangle has all of that at lower housing cost and other cost plus warmer weather than Northern Virginia up. Hard to find natives in most parts of the Triangle.
I don't quite understand the thought that one has to either in a low cost of living area and live like a pioneer or be in a high cost area in order to have a comfortable life. This is a huge country and there are plenty of in-between areas.
Where we live is considered low cost. We have cable, very good internet and cell phone service, water & sewer, etc. Healthcare is excellent and we have not had to go out of town for cardiologist, oncologist, neurosurgeon, allergist or dermatologist. Heading over to the university tonight for a musical performance; we also have a symphony. Shakespeare in the Park in the autumn. Besides the usual chain restaurant lineup, we could choose Indian, Philippine, Syrian, Cajun or a host of very good local restaurants.
Granted, living here is not like in New York City, but it is not exactly East Desolation, Nowhere either.
I don't quite understand the thought that one has to either in a low cost of living area and live like a pioneer or be in a high cost area in order to have a comfortable life. This is a huge country and there are plenty of in-between areas.
Where we live is considered low cost. We have cable, very good internet and cell phone service, water & sewer, etc. Healthcare is excellent and we have not had to go out of town for cardiologist, oncologist, neurosurgeon, allergist or dermatologist. Heading over to the university tonight for a musical performance; we also have a symphony. Shakespeare in the Park in the autumn. Besides the usual chain restaurant lineup, we could choose Indian, Philippine, Syrian, Cajun or a host of very good local restaurants.
Granted, living here is not like in New York City, but it is not exactly East Desolation, Nowhere either.
I'm in a low cost of living part of south Texas. There have been so many new people move out here. Now they don't live the low cost of living type of life. Huge houses with lots of property. The latest one they said is three stories with an elevator and large pool. If they want nice stores, universities, sports, concerts, doctors etc - it is at least an hour drive - but they don't seem to mind.
Yes I realize that and have often written in here about the trillions invested in pension funds and how the Sheila Barr in the early years of the Obama administration toyed with the idea and asking them to help bail out the banks. My wife and I are both pensioners and am well aware of the power of our pension trust funds.
Across the nation, both public and private sector pensions are not in good shape (how's that for an understatement?). There is plenty of blame to go around, almost none of which is useful because we can't change the past. The good news, to the extent there is good news, is that pension funds participating in both venture capital and traditional capital markets are doing better in response to the growing economy. That helps both current and future retirees by putting less stress on public funds. The bad news is some pension funds have been so poorly managed that they are beyond help.
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Look up the work requirements for OAS and GIS in Canada...
I am not saying people should not work; they will do better if they do.
The rules around minimum wage right now are hardly progressive. That's a big part of the problem. A lot of people find it acceptable to pay people who perform some jobs less money than it takes to live without assistance. I don't find that acceptable. Yes, there are programs to provide that assistance which by extension benefit the employer's bottom line. We subsidize employers who underpay employees.
You actually have it exactly backwards. Those employees of which you write would, doing nothing, accrue a variety of social services from the various levels of government. To the extent they work and earn money, the government assistance can be somewhat reduced. It is the employer helping the Federal budget by employing the (almost) unemployable at wages you deem unacceptable.
The Raleigh Triangle has all of that at lower housing cost and other cost plus warmer weather than Northern Virginia up. Hard to find natives in most parts of the Triangle.
It is my understanding that the triangle areas is no longer cheap and in fact prices are going up rapidly as the area matures.
It is my understanding that the triangle areas is no longer cheap and in fact prices are going up rapidly as the area matures.
Yes that it is and isn't 100 percent accurate. The Triange was never cheap by national standards. Compared to the DC metro area it was. Transplants come from areas that were more expensive. If you are retired it is less expensive then if you are working and doing so on the North West side of town. The closer you get to Research Triangle part the more expensive and housing there has gone up at a quicker rate. The other areas of the Triangle are developing employment and prices are going up but not as fast. If you are retired you can hop on the major roads, never to far away and get to where you want quickly during non rush hours. We live on the easy to get to the beach side of town and my son lives in North Raleigh which is more expensive but close to where he and his wife work. The development where we are has started to really pick up again and we have a mega shopping center 15 minutes away and expanding. We can be in downtown Raleigh and seated in 25-30 minutes at the Raleigh Center for the Performing Arts etc etc. Where we are is one of the most convient spots in the Triangle to get to the beach which we frequently go there. Almost weekly in warm weather.
Most of NC is cheap and not a place many would want to transplant to unless having family or being from there.
Brunswick County on the coast is popular and is near the SC border and the SE NC beaches. Numerous planned commuties with amenities and a leisurely, recreational lifestyle for all age. Not cheap by most standards but cheaper than some. Houses for the most part are 300-700K with the majority in the 350-500k range. Depending on where you are coming from that is or isn't real expensive. The lower the sq footage the less expensive and so retirees can buy upscale one stories at a reasonable price. Again depending on where you are coming from.
I don't quite understand the thought that one has to either in a low cost of living area and live like a pioneer or be in a high cost area in order to have a comfortable life. This is a huge country and there are plenty of in-between areas.
Where we live is considered low cost. We have cable, very good internet and cell phone service, water & sewer, etc. Healthcare is excellent and we have not had to go out of town for cardiologist, oncologist, neurosurgeon, allergist or dermatologist. Heading over to the university tonight for a musical performance; we also have a symphony. Shakespeare in the Park in the autumn. Besides the usual chain restaurant lineup, we could choose Indian, Philippine, Syrian, Cajun or a host of very good local restaurants.
Granted, living here is not like in New York City, but it is not exactly East Desolation, Nowhere either.
You have Vanderbilt ~75 to 80 miles away with interstate highway the whole way. You can get to world class specialists if the local guys aren't up to it. And a real airport at BNA. An NFL city. I'd rather live in Franklin or Brentwood but housing costs must be 4x higher in the high end Nashville 'burbs. I picked a coastal town 60 miles south of Boston because I could afford it. There's a similar size state university in town. The local Indian restaurant selection is really lousy, though.
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