OP: $32K/yr (Low Cost of Living)

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I’m in CA (East Contra Costa county; greater East Bay). Our 2800 4

bed + loft, 3 bath, 3 car garage home was $605K when we bought it in

2004, during the first stage of building in our development (the

model ended up selling for $740K less than a year later). Yesterday

I paid $2.89 for gas (10-cent Safeway discount). I make $65,000 as

a middle school teacher (12 years experience plus master’s degree).

While my salary would be dependent on the area in which we live, my

husband’s would remain steady (Costco pays the same no matter where

the area is), but he only works part-time so that he is home during

the day with the kids. We are blessed, both in our family

situation, and our area in which we live. All of our family is

here, or I would seriously consider moving to some of the areas

spoken about on this thread.

Sherri

— In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, “koolkat31272”

wrote:

>

> I’m in San Antonio and my uncle from Sacramento just purchased a

> 2500 sq ft home 4 bdrm, 3.5 bath, 2 car garage for $168,000. He

> says a home that size in Elk Grove (just outside of Sacramento

would

> run close to $500,000. Their gas is currently $3.04/gal and we

are

> $2.82. I work as a medical transcriptionist in pathology to be

> exact and my coworker in CA is now making $25/hr and I am making

> $18/hr here in Tx. So everything is relative. And it is the same

> in San Antonio as Houston, gas on one side of town can literally

be

> $0.10/gal more than the other side. And you know auto insurance

> just like home owners insurance plays a part in the part of town

you

> live in as well.

>

> Just to put this out there….We are renting a 1700 sq/ft 5 yr/old

> home, 4 bdrm, 1.5 car garage, 2.5 bath corner lot for $950.

>

> Catherine

> — In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, “armstrca” wrote:

> >

> > I haven’t seen much said about Texas… the cost of living is

> lower here

> > (I am in a suburb of Houston) and the houses are cheaper, too

(much

> > cheaper then Calif or the east coast (ny, nj… etc..)). but,

it

> all

> > depends on what neighborhood you are in, just like anywhere

> else. some

> > are more expensive, some less, some houses bigger, some smaller.

> >

> >

> > from: Budget101_@yahoogroups.com

> [mailto:Budget101_@yahoogroups.com] On

> > Behalf Of Herlean

> > Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 7:26 PM

> > To: Budget101_@yahoogroups.com

> > Subject: Re: Budget101.com : OP: $32K/yr (Low Cost of Living)

> > There is a calculator at http://www.money.com that lets you put in

where

> you

> > currently live vs. where you would like to move to, enter in

your

> income

> > and it will tell you how much more or less money it will take to

> live in

> > another area of the country.

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