tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11349941.post7292269538683698965..comments2023-08-16T03:56:19.093-07:00Comments on The Snail Shell: How much things costDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312048754374286109noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11349941.post-67264709800040083392009-10-12T00:05:44.938-07:002009-10-12T00:05:44.938-07:00I agree on all counts:
About travel: yeah, it'...I agree on all counts:<br /><br />About travel: yeah, it's expensive. But if I could have combined my Japan and India trips, I probably could have saved $1000 on the plane tickets- it's getting there and back that's expensive. And if you don't live across the country from all your family and old friends, well, that'll save you maybe a grand or two every year as well.<br /><br />About housing: yep. My food and housing together is about $1200/month, so I'm paying (1200-400)*12 = $9600 a year, basically to live in Seattle. (okay, probably part of that cost is me not being frugal and not living in a coop. Maybe half? Still, I could save $5000 if it weren't so important to me to live in a big city. (but then, my job brings me to a big city, and I like cities too, so there you go.) To all those people out there who are panicking: consider living in a smaller city, or a cheaper one! Heck, in Pittsburgh you could easily rent place like mine for $500/month.<br /><br />About teachers: Yes.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312048754374286109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11349941.post-54648363405596889702009-10-10T10:17:25.788-07:002009-10-10T10:17:25.788-07:00Travel's a big expense. If you optimize housin...Travel's a big expense. If you optimize housing and travel, you can cut a lot I think.<br /><br />My expenses are on the order of $10k a year, maybe a bit less. (I pay about $400/mo for all food+rent, I live in a coop).<br /><br />Just wanted to put this out there so people don't panic, because many people's yearly income after taxes is around $31k or even less (GOD DAMNIT WORLD PAY TEACHERS MORE).Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185395054770478010noreply@blogger.com