Cost of living (sales, how much, home)

[kab0906]

Originally Posted by mojo101

You can still eat well for under $10 if y ou do your own cooking-steak,fish,chicken.

Chicken, yes. Beef, except ground, runs $9.99 or more per pound. Fish runs $7.99 or more depending on which species. Add veggie, fruit, drink and most meals will run for more than $10 a person here in Tampa Bay. And that is cooking at home, not adding in the cost of the storage/cooking itself.

Unless, of course, you're buying crap that's not edible without a lot of effort.

Meals would be dull if everything was chicken or ground beef.


As I said, cost of food here is up.

[airics]

Originally Posted by LKJ1988

Rents will be coming down gents when housing takes a dump.

Not a chance. Homes are leveling off but rents are still increasing.

[sinatras]

Originally Posted by kab0906

Chicken, yes. Beef, except ground, runs $9.99 or more per pound. Fish runs $7.99 or more depending on which species. Add veggie, fruit, drink and most meals will run for more than $10 a person here in Tampa Bay. And that is cooking at home, not adding in the cost of the storage/cooking itself.

Unless, of course, you're buying crap that's not edible without a lot of effort.

Meals would be dull if everything was chicken or ground beef.


As I said, cost of food here is up.

Cost of food is up HERE, but it's less in other places. Produce in California and meats are cheaper than here.

Beef prices are gonna get worse.

https://nypost.com/2022/08/04/beef-p...years-experts/

And the American consumer is fighting back by eating out.

https://nypost.com/2022/08/22/food-i...-than-dine-in/

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by airics

Not a chance. Homes are leveling off but rents are still increasing.

You will see magee.

[gypsychic]

Originally Posted by sinatras

Florida is now almost as expensive as California. I was in Northern California this summer for several weeks and the food prices there were lower than here (makes sense, since much of our produce, nuts, dairy etc. are grown there). They were selling a dozen avocados there for $1. Strawberries, stone fruit, leafy greens were dirt cheap (we are getting ripped off here on groceries big time). And the wages in California are MUCH higher than Florida. I can't tell you how many signs I saw in fast food and other retail windows that said "Now hiring; starting at $23 an hour".

Try finding a fast food job in Tampa where they pay you $23 an hour! LOL!!!!!!!!!

However gas was def. more pricey there than here. And real estate prices there are bonkers, since people are still apparently interested in living there (despite the media BS about people fleeing Calif.).

But many Florida employers are still paying people as though it's still 1997. Florida is a completely different animal now. I wonder where all the workers servicing the wealthy will live? Is it better to earn $12 an hour flipping burgers in Florida or $23 an hour flipping burgers in California?

I am just glad we are retired, and own our homes. I really feel for the working class who are priced out of virtually everything. Food prices are crazy here now. My brother-in-law lived in SF for decades in the ghetto (which was still very pricey) however he could get GREAT food for cheap. He moved back to the midwest now - tired of stepping over the feces and needles lol)

[Lillie767]

Many communities in the US have this problem: people who work in an area cannot afford to live there.

The average commute in Tampa is 24 minutes, which is less than the national average.

NYC workers routinely have commutes of 1 hour or more.

The longer commute is the price you pay for a larger home and more open space.

[Eeko156]

COL in Florida is not much cheaper than Cali once you factor in the wage difference. Not minimum wage jobs, but professional jobs across most sectors.

[MOforthewin]

Originally Posted by Lillie767

Many communities in the US have this problem: people who work in an area cannot afford to live there.

The average commute in Tampa is 24 minutes, which is less than the national average.

NYC workers routinely have commutes of 1 hour or more.

The longer commute is the price you pay for a larger home and more open space.

Maybe if you live within the city of Tampa in an apt close by your job. I don't live there but have Family in Pasco and I can tell you 24 commutes for many is NOT the norm in the Tampa metro area. I75 can be gridlock near I4 at times, especially around 5.

I'm from St. Louis which is roughly same size metro area and traffic is NOTHING like Tampa metros.

[Eeko156]

Workers are leaving, but retirees are moving in at a faster pace. Middle class workers like teachers cannot afford a home here, but retirees are not dependent on our wages so it is better for them than Cali or NY.

[mojo101]

Originally Posted by Lillie767

Many communities in the US have this problem: people who work in an area cannot afford to live there.

The average commute in Tampa is 24 minutes, which is less than the national average.

NYC workers routinely have commutes of 1 hour or more.

The longer commute is the price you pay for a larger home and more open space.

New Yorkers move to suburb not just for larger home and space but for raising a family.