Try out the Silicon valley, people! An *old* 3 bedroom townhome will start around 380/400k, with new ones going all the way upto the high 400s. *Not-new* single family homes start around 500s.... And add the 8% sales tax as well as the State Income tax, and your take home packet looks pretty meek. It was a shock for me, not having paid Rent/Utilities/Income Tax for the last 10 years (5 in the mid-east and 5 in Brunei :)
The only bright spot was getting back some tax returns from your friendly IRS! John > -----Original Message----- > From: Koivu, Lisa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 1:49 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Oracle Financials Sys Admin. Needed in South Carolina > > > I have been told that Atlanta is the New York of the south. > The cost of > living in Atlanta is NOT cheap due to the cost of utilities > (mostly power) > and housing. > > And don't let anyone tell you that about Florida, either. > They will tell > you that not paying state tax is like getting a 8% pay raise. > Bull. Dade > and Broward county are so built up that the cost of housing > is skyrocketing, > even with yards the size of a half postage stamp. > > Lisa Koivu > Oracle Database Administrator > Fairfield Resorts, Inc. > 5259 Coconut Creek Parkway > Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 33063 > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: John Kanagaraj INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
