hey guys, my house only has 1500 sq feet i just checked with the assessor's office stuff on line.
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hey guys, my house only has 1500 sq feet i just checked with the assessor's office stuff on line.
Wow, our house payment is only $343 a month. Granted it is a fixer upper but it is warm and dry and we are fixing it up. Just saved $6000 on vinyl siding by buying it online versus locally, I live in Oregon. People my husband works with earn the same money and pay $1500 a month for the big houses, and another $500 for the new suv. That doesn't leave a whole lot of take home pay to keep up appearances on. He says it looks like a new car lot where he works, he takes the bus. His Taurus wagon is 20 years old and still runs great, a little tempermental at times--but aren't we all.
A different way of looking at how much it costs to drive is figuring your miles per dollar. My ranger gets 21 miles per gallon and I just filled up for $2.59 a gallon which when you divide mpg by the cost per gallon of gas, comes up to 7.5 miles per dollar.
wow, I'm impressed with your house payment.Quote:
Originally Posted by hikeandbike
I didn't know that you could find houses that inexpensive in Oregon!
by your calculations, i am getting 11 or 12 miles per dollar!
Do you live in CU too?Quote:
Originally Posted by ridethewind
No, I live in Paris. I have aspirations to move to CU one day, but haven't made it yet. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Queen
Paris is a nice small town but I think it would be strange to live where everyone knows your business. CU is just big enough that you get some anonymity.Quote:
Originally Posted by ridethewind
Paris is okay, but I really don't have much connection to the town anymore. I have worked in Danville for the last eleven years. I stayed in Paris because my children were attending school there. They have all graduated now, but I have yet to make the move. I definitely wouldn't mind some anonymity. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Queen
Well, if you decide to make a move to CU, PM me and I can give you some pointers about good v. yucky neighborhoods.Quote:
Originally Posted by ridethewind
okay, i'll bite WHAAT does CU stand for? Chicago University,
Cover Up, Central Utah?
I live in NY state in a beautiful area but things are soooo expensive. Gas is amongst the highest priced in the country, and I drive almost 70 miles a day to work. Of course, that is a short commute compared to most....a lot of people work in NY city, which is much further. Our property and school taxes come to $8000 a year, all for a 2500 sq foot house on one acre. Our mortgage was just paid off last month, thank God, but I still need to save to pay those damn taxes. I would love to bicycle to work, but it just ain't gonna happen. I do need a new dependable car, as my Buick Century is a piece of GM *&^%#, but I hate the thought of another car payment, it is like the kiss of death. It gets depressing, you just never get ahead!
Oh, AND I have three daughters, 23, 21 and 19. I guess I had better save for those $100,000 weddings ha ha. What's wrong with burgers on the grill by the pool?? Or eloping?
Champaign-Urbana Illinois. It's the town I live in (it's actually two towns that are separated by a north/south street).Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by alforfun
Do people who live and work there typically earn six figure salaries (they're pretty uncommon here)?
the last i knew its $4.46/gal here. which was last month, so its probably closer to $5/gal now. seems to be going up exponentially and we have the cr@ppiest gas in the world here.Quote:
Originally Posted by alforfun
Woah, that's amazing. Gas prices are going down here and have been for some time! From a high of $3.19/gal or so after H. Katrina, we just bought gas for $2.05/gal last weekend. And I heard today that the price for a barrel briefly dipped below $50, so prices should continue to fall.Quote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
Emily
auto fuel prices go down every else, but never here. they either stay the same or go up. there is a HUGE monopoly here, no competition what so ever. same with the airline.