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01-17-2009, 01:24 PM
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Is That All There Is ??????
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: west coast
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Is Berkeley affordable?
Last night the travel channel had "Rachel Ray's Vacation" in Berkeley, Sausalito and Mill City. I have to admit, I'm ready to move to Berkeley..... it looked so appealing, gourmet restaurants, trendy shops - hip people  but can I afford it? (A retiree, under 40k a year)
Can anyone comment on what it's really like to live in Berkeley, close to all the neat stuff in town ?
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01-17-2009, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Berkeley is expensive. What areas in Berkeley were being featured? You should visit the place first. Where will you be moving from?
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01-17-2009, 01:42 PM
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I live in a tropical paradise in my imagination.
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: northern california
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Yes, it is.
Visit first is my recommendation.
What you saw on TV may be somewhat misleading. I'm partial to be where you are actually, lol. Wanna switch? Don't get me wrong....I just moved to Berkeley and love it. My dear BF is here and it's why I made the move across the Bay. PM me and I'd be happy to share my personal experience. Just don't want my biz all over this public forum. 
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01-17-2009, 05:12 PM
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Berkeley is a very nice happening place. But housing is very expensive. Apartment shortages drive up prices like no other. It needs rent control, I went to school there and, ouch rentals are out of this world.
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01-17-2009, 07:36 PM
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Not a member
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Hope, AR
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It's not that bad if you have 4 roommates and eat at the organic food co-op to save money.
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01-17-2009, 07:41 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lulu101
It's not that bad if you have 4 roommates and eat at the organic food co-op to save money.
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and then enjoy paying 50%+ of your net pay to rent. |
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01-17-2009, 07:59 PM
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Not a member
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Hope, AR
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Not very "progressive" of Berkeley, is it? They should base rents on a sliding scale there.
Quote:
Originally Posted by killer2021
and then enjoy paying 50%+ of your net pay to rent.
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01-18-2009, 05:36 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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ConeyIsBabe,
Berkeley is expensive, as is the Entire Bay Area..., there is really no way around
that..
You would enjoy living there though...
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01-18-2009, 07:26 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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To me, Berkeley is too colligiate and yippie but fun still nonetheless. If I were to live there, I'd live outside the "CAL vortex", generally no less than 4 blocks from campus.
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01-18-2009, 07:30 PM
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There's beauty in the solace of not giving a damn.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Chicago
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Affordable compared to what? Hong Kong? Seattle? Assbriar, TN? A frame of reference might be useful.
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