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Moving to the US.... (pg. 2)
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| Jackson |
Thanks for the info so far.
It would be on the coast - Beaufort, NC. The gf is fine with it, shes completing her masters at the moment but has already been looking at properties etc over there as soon as I told her.
Haven't told my family yet, but will have to soon. They've always known that with my career aims I would want to move out of the UK at some point. |
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| Jackson |
| Just a question, how much is ~ $34k a year to live off in the states? I checked on city-data.com (or something like that) that says living costs in Beaufort NC is 16% below the US average. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| ~$34k will do fine most places in the south. Assuming you don't have kids, outrageous medical bills, or expensive drug habits. |
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| Jackson |
| Cheers, at a guess, are we talking enough for confortable living expenses, 2nd hand car and disposable income too? |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| Definitions of "comfort" vary a lot, but you'll definitely be doing better than just scraping by with bare minimum food and housing. I think you could afford a modest used car. |
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| Joss Weatherby |
Wow 34k will do you good in the south?
Thats like... poverty level up here. :p |
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| Jackson |
| quote: | | I think you could afford a modest used car. |
Annoyingly the Mrs is unwelcoming to the idea of me having a Pick-up truck with Freebird on repeat :( |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
Wow 34k will do you good in the south? |
Maybe in Beaufort, NC, but not where I am. $34k only lets people live "comfortably" if you're living in a small town, I wouldn't move across the water for that. |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
Maybe in Beaufort, NC, but not where I am. $34k only lets people live "comfortably" if you're living in a small town, I wouldn't move across the water for that. |
Easy for you to say, you don't live in england. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jackson
Annoyingly the Mrs is unwelcoming to the idea of me having a Pick-up truck with Freebird on repeat :( |
:stongue:
Make sure to get one with a gun rack, too.
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| Jackson |
| Chevy or Ford? :p |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
It's a Dodge in the picture, I believe. But you can get whatever you like, as long as it's big. Preferably something that runs on diesel.
That's how we do it out here in real America.
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