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Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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Originally Posted by SOON2BNSURPRISE
I don't know how anyone could make it on $50,000 or less. I live on the coast and you can't make it here for less than $120,000 a year. You could rent a room. I know nurses that make $70,000 a year that are sharing a condo or home just to make it. Houses in our area range from $500,000 to $3,500,000 on the beach.
One of the reasons that my wife and I are taking our kids to Arizona. I will have to cut back my income to $70,000 or so, but will be able to buy a home. We are having a home built in Surprise, Arizona. The homes in Surprise are a bargain starting around $150,000 or so.
I do not know why professionals would choose to live in California. I would not live in a place where buying a home would never become a possibility for me. Is the great weather and the beach worth that? You can live in a place where the weather is fairly good most of the year and drive 4 hours to a beach for much less. Places like the Carolinas, Georgia and north Florida where we have only 2 months of winter which is not too cold and beaches are only a few hours away.
can you accept and live decently on a salary of $50,000 ,5ks vac 15 sk days, low cost med, 12 holidays, st/lt disability, 12 mile drive or is this a insult to you(a poverty level salary) if the following conditions exist.
1)you were a single person
2)you are married and spouse is also working,
3)in your 50s, unemployed, no offers more than 55,000 but getting interviews and not sure when next offer will come.
4)You are just disgusted and tired of looking.
Are you kidding??? A 50k salary? For some of us it takes almost 2 years to make that! and here I thought my 30k a year job paid well......
Get a job at the post office, the phone company or the power company. After 3 years you should be close to that amount.
Thing is, I'm not all that worried about money.
I'm single and I live VERY simply, but I also don't have ANY debt. Period.
I do not spend money unless I know I can back it up with cash.
If i break my leg or something between now and the time I can get health insurance, then I might be a little more screwed, but otherwise I'm fine.
can you accept and live decently on a salary of $50,000 ,5ks vac 15 sk days, low cost med, 12 holidays, st/lt disability, 12 mile drive or is this a insult to you(a poverty level salary) if the following conditions exist.
1)you were a single person
2)you are married and spouse is also working,
3)in your 50s, unemployed, no offers more than 55,000 but getting interviews and not sure when next offer will come.
4)You are just disgusted and tired of looking.
What is the problem here.5 weeks i assume vacation is good.Is this starting vacation or do you have many years with the company already.15 days sick and st/lt disability makes up for the money you will not receive.Poverty level no,depends on where you live.How many hours a week expected to work? It's still a good start,work and move on to a higher salary whenever you get the opportunity.Many nice places to live is or becoming two person income to survive.
I do not know why professionals would choose to live in California. I would not live in a place where buying a home would never become a possibility for me. Is the great weather and the beach worth that? You can live in a place where the weather is fairly good most of the year and drive 4 hours to a beach for much less. Places like the Carolinas, Georgia and north Florida where we have only 2 months of winter which is not too cold and beaches are only a few hours away.
For me I have spent my life in this sleepy little town on the coast. Born and raised in the area. we are moving to a sunny local that we can afford though in Arizona. Still the beach is that important for me. I love looking from the hospital where I work at the ocean every day. I love looking out at the Channel Islands and seeing the ships as they pass by. It will be a 6 and a half hour drive to return by car. But then my other car is an airplane and it can get me back to the beach in a couple hours. Life is good.
I lived in Chicago for a lot less than $50,000, and I was just fine.
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