[CaribbeanPapi]

The SWFL area in general,collier,lee,charlotte,sarasota, has a few wealthy spots, but that small percentage of wealthy folks,need people to serve them,those are the ones making $8-$10 an hour, and most work 2- 3 part times jobs to make ends meet, so yes,overall it's a low wage area with high COL, for the people that have to work.

[CaribbeanPapi]

Originally Posted by Sweetbottoms

I do not work due to severe health problems that cause fainting and rapid heart rate upon standing. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. TO top it off we have decided to not seek any government assistance including disability and instead my husband works hard and makes good money to support us and we still are a able to save. Your dream no doubt. Americans doing it themselves, self sustaining and all. Even with a down payment of $70,000 we were STILL not able to find a home in our area that was affordable enough to pay our mortgage, save, and still continue to contribute to our retirement and my daughters 2 college funds.

Before I acquired the condition I had a successful career as a pastry chef in such places as the Waldorf Astoria and owned my own cupcake company. We have ONE CHILD and husband got a vasectomy immediately after because one was a reasonable number to have an be able to support.

You know NOTHING about me yet continually bash me. This isn't the first thread. That's great you seem to be living in paradise but some of us aren't and your attitude towards how others feel about it is completely unacceptable.

Sweet if you are disabled and can't work,you should apply for disability benefits,even if your husband makes enough money, with disability you will have access to Medicare (better network of doctors and specialists).

[chopchop0]

Shhhh papi doesn't let facts get in the way of his rants

[CaribbeanPapi]

Originally Posted by Joey Falcon

Well we'd love to move to the heartland, with less people. And never return to whorelando. But we just don't have the cash. And my girlfriend's on probation so we have to stay in Orange County for now.

trash will be trash no matter where they move to....

[Joey Falcon]

Papi's got it goin on. But why is he unhappy in Florida?

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by CaribbeanPapi

trash will be trash no matter where they move to....

Papi got trolled by the falcon

[CaribbeanPapi]

Originally Posted by Joey Falcon

Papi's got it goin on. But why is he unhappy in Florida?

If you can't read,not my problem, never said i don't like the entire State.

[Joey Falcon]

^ then why don't u move?

[Sweetbottoms]

Originally Posted by CaribbeanPapi

Sweet if you are disabled and can't work,you should apply for disability benefits,even if your husband makes enough money, with disability you will have access to Medicare (better network of doctors and specialists).

My husband has wonderful insurance. I can see pretty much anyone I want/need and pay minimal co-pays. I was even able to stay at Mayo Clinic for 3 weeks a few years ago for comprehensive treatment. Unfortunately it's just one of those conditions where they can only treat the symptoms and not well at that. It's a chronic condition and I can go through phases of remission then relapse and I never know when it can hit. During remission I have jumped back into culinary or done "mom jobs" that work around my daughters school. I am currently in a relapse that has left me nearly bed ridden for 3 months.

[Icemodeled]

300k for a starter home?? Maybe your talking about a certain area or large city. We just recently were down in SWFL looking at homes with a realtor. All were 100-140k range. Nice, decent areas, Sarasota and Charlotte counties.