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Can't agree more on the NYC commute and the boat-load of LI-related gripes... but Pennsylvania? Besides the Poconos, which are a whole other dog with fleas, what are we talking Phillie? High crime, dumpy Phillie with craptastic Memorial Stadium. Heavy traffic and lower salaries.
Also a huge and unfair income tax for living in the city of Philly. (So most of it is a ghetto full of residents on the dole, not workers.)
I doubt most of us griping about LI would be facing a $200k pay cut.
In my line of work, a funny thing happened over the last 10 years. THe compensation for my skillset rose in many areas outside of the northeast. Sure, it's still tough landng the big bucks elsewhere, but it's more possible today than ever before.
And in my case, that annual property tax savings will be more like $13-15k. Multiply that by 10 years and you have yourself a nice nestegg going on.
But can we keep this on the QT? I'm hoping to find a buyer for my way overtaxed abode.
If it's not a dump, you will find one in a reasonable amount of time for your way overpriced and overtaxed home, judging by the people I know selling and buying homes. People are always taking the plunge on LI.
My total tax bill is $14,000 in a Nassau village and I'm probably near Sandy Jet's pay range. How much house did you buy?
And my commute via LIRR is 55 minutes door to door. My former colleague who moved to Delaware 8 years ago has a 35 minute commute. I used to work 2 miles from home and what I've found is that I stayed later at work because my commute was short.
It all evens out folks. Move where it makes you happy and quit disparaging other people's choices.
How will I suffer in retirement? Since I am saving 10,000 in property taxes, I can plow some of that left over money right into my retirement account. On Long Island I didn't have that option because I was not only scraping by to fund my retirement, but I was being forced to fund the early and lavish retirements of well-connected public sector workers. That train ticket that your employer helps subsidize also always goes up because again you are helping fund the retirements and disability schemes of other people. And with employers there is never a free lunch. That extra subsidy is going to be made up in some other way whether it is greater stress, work load, or time at the office.
That would be if you are making the same money you did on LI. A longshot.
But I have to admit the "public sector" part of your post is spot on. And that is one of the few things I dislike about living here.
As an ex- pat myself I have to ask why you care? Yes there is tons of incorrect info in this thread - so what? If you're so happy where you are then keep it to yourself or else NYers will start flocking there in droves. Is that really what you want?
There was probably a time when it mattered to me that everyone had their facts straight and were convinced I moved to nirvana. That time has passed for me and I hope it eventually does for you as well.
Now that would be the ultimate punishment for him!
Judging by how often this topic is regurgitated, for some whack jobs on here it never does. If only they could find a hobby in their new location!
I don't see the big deal either way - these threads have existed forever and as shocking as it may be... you're not going to be the one who makes that perfect response at that perfect moment in time to get any of it to stop.
These are anonymous boards littered with misinformation, bias, and just plain not nice people. The LI "regulars" are as mean or caustic as any forum I've read at CD. The faux outrage at people coming back here blasting LI is laughable. There are next to no LI living regulars here worth reading anymore, so what would we read without these types of discussions?
NJ and NY continue to lead in OUTBOUND migrations... 65 and 64 percent. When way more people are leaving a place, the general consensus will surely have a negative slant.
wah wah wah. was someone mean to you once? grow up.
That would be if you are making the same money you did on LI. A longshot.
But I have to admit the "public sector" part of your post is spot on. And that is one of the few things I dislike about living here.
I make about 20% less, but my house is cheaper (paid off), and my health/auto/home insurance is significantly less. That along with the $10,000 I am saving in property taxes makes me feel so much better off even though I am making less. I also work less (no weekends), so I am thinking about investing in a little trailer RV to explore all the wonderful parks and National Parks in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia this summer. Why suffer and wait until you are 65 to live, when you can enjoy a little retirement right in your prime years right on the weekend.
I don't see the big deal either way - these threads have existed forever and as shocking as it may be... you're not going to be the one who makes that perfect response at that perfect moment in time to get any of it to stop.
These are anonymous boards littered with misinformation, bias, and just plain not nice people. The LI "regulars" are as mean or caustic as any forum I've read at CD. The faux outrage at people coming back here blasting LI is laughable. There are next to no LI living regulars here worth reading anymore, so what would we read without these types of discussions?
NJ and NY continue to lead in OUTBOUND migrations... 65 and 64 percent. When way more people are leaving a place, the general consensus will surely have a negative slant.
So why do you keep bouncing back onto the LI forum then if we're that boring? Or is where you ended up that boring that you have to keep reading the LI forum to have something to do?
I would tend to believe that those making over $200K a year are not the ones contemplating a move down south in order to save a few grand in property taxes.
And I bet the only reason your home is "all paid off" is because of the huge profit you made selling your home on LI, a profit the size which happens for homeowners just about nowhere, except places like California or Hawaii. Ingrate! If you were a product of where you live now, you wouldn't have a fully paid for home because you would have had much worse opportunities to make any decent money there. Speaking of that subject, if you are working for a living and not retired, you will be SOL if you ever lose that job you have, so kiss your boss's behind carefully each and every day.
seriously doubt this person ever owned anything on LI or anywhere else before moving.
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If only they could find a hobby in their new location!
Why suffer and wait until you are 65 to live, when you can enjoy a little retirement right in your prime years right on the weekend.
