How much does it cost to live on Long Island!? (renting, insurance)
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Lets say from your basic 2 bedroom house, to your basic one bedroom, or whatever it is, but this question is for OWNING ONLY.... NOT RENTING.... My guess is $5000 a month on average for just 1. Mortgage, 2. Taxes, 3. Gas to get to work and home, 4. Food and other necessities to live a normal life (WITHOUT ANY EXTRA"S), no wants just needs.
I have a 3br 1 bath in a nice neighborhood, around 8600 a year in taxes my mort. combined is around 3000. with 300 more for a lirr monthly, food and utilities it's right around 5 a month.
sitting right around there I would guess. I have a 2br 1 bath, mortgage and taxes put me around 2700, you figure utilities, food, car, insurance, gas etc, yeah, about 5K does it.
could you make it work on 4-4.5k... yes. if you were frugal, didn't have a car note, etc. but the first things breaks........
My wife and I own a condo, and out monthly overhead including food is around $5,000..that's with cars paid off and no CC debt. The average person On LI probably has closer to $7,000 a month in total overhead.
I just don't understand how there are sooooo many people living on long island? I mean if your talking like just the basics for $5-$6000 or $$80,000 a year jus to live!?!?! I mean WTF!? its crazy out there.... its like then what happens when you get sick nd miss a day of work, or get a ticket for going 70 in a 55, now your insurance and the ticket fine goes up.... All this world is is money.... Guess you have to be married or just rich to live on long island... it is true
I just don't understand how there are sooooo many people living on long island? I mean if your talking like just the basics for $5-$6000 or $$80,000 a year jus to live!?!?! I mean WTF!? its crazy out there.... its like then what happens when you get sick nd miss a day of work, or get a ticket for going 70 in a 55, now your insurance and the ticket fine goes up.... All this world is is money.... Guess you have to be married or just rich to live on long island... it is true
ITs all relative...most make over 100k a year and have good health coverage with sick days, if you compare what you make to the cost of living in your area you will see we both struggle just with different numbers...also a non right to work state helps...but I wont get into that!!
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