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Re: In San Francisco, you need an income of $290,630... - GuyGene - 11-20-2017
And to think, I used to live in Bay Area...
Re: In San Francisco, you need an income of $290,630... - vision63 - 11-20-2017
N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
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[quote=freeradical]
[quote=vision63]
Living in San Francisco is perfectly doable. Lots of roommates. That's exactly what they do.
Overcrowding isn't pretty.
I'm there everyday. They all do it. My neice goes to SF State. 7 girls in a 2 bedroom apt where they each pay $700.
San Francisco is a playground.
I just texted her. It's 6.
So you find that to be an acceptable state of affairs?
They're all happy.
Re: In San Francisco, you need an income of $290,630... - NewtonMP2100 - 11-20-2017
....you can't distress yourself over things you have no ability to change....
Re: In San Francisco, you need an income of $290,630... - vision63 - 11-20-2017
freeradical wrote:
[quote=vision63]
San Francisco is a playground.
For the one percenters.
No way. For everyone. Most people love "The City." It's why they make the sacrifices. You can't beat San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley. A deeply satisfying tapestry of activities, beauty and cultures. It's never boring.
Re: In San Francisco, you need an income of $290,630... - 3d - 11-20-2017
In NYC, I lived in an unheated, basement "room" with no window, next to an oil tank boiler. The ceiling height was 6'6". No phone but my pager (this was in the 90s) had reception. There was a sink, toilet and shower. Lived there all throughout college. AND I LOVED IT. Brought college girls over for Ramen and take-out dinner dates to "study together". It was great! When you're young and away from the parents any (literal) hole in the wall will do.
Re: In San Francisco, you need an income of $290,630... - Lux Interior - 11-20-2017
I lived in Hawaii for four years for FREE using this one small trick that landlords HATE!
Re: In San Francisco, you need an income of $290,630... - davester - 11-20-2017
vision63 wrote:
[quote=freeradical]
[quote=vision63]
San Francisco is a playground.
For the one percenters.
No way. For everyone. Most people love "The City." It's why they make the sacrifices. You can't beat San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley. A deeply satisfying tapestry of activities, beauty and cultures. It's never boring.
Absolutely! We love and appreciate the experience of living here, despite the huge cost. The reason SF area is so expensive is that it is such a great place to exist. If it wasn't so great it'd be vastly cheaper and there wouldn't be so many people coming here on vacation. The recent "what should I do while visiting SF on vacation" thread was an example of just how many great things to experience here. Like Bo, we sometimes play the game of supposing that we could sell our ridiculously expensive modest house and moving somewhere where we'd be able to have extra cash. However, that game never works. All of those other places don't have our friends and family, and don't have the multitude of natural and cultural features there are here. We're willing to make the sacrifice to get the rewards.
Re: In San Francisco, you need an income of $290,630... - rz - 11-20-2017
3d wrote:
When you're young and away from the parents any (literal) hole in the wall will do.
The problem is... you grow up. Living in a hole in the wall, or 7 people sharing a 2BR apt, or having a bunch of random people sleeping on your floor is great when you're in college. After that? I don't care how much stuff there is to do, or how great the culture is. If an "average" house costs north of 1.4M, it's not worth it.
Re: In San Francisco, you need an income of $290,630... - DeusxMac - 11-20-2017
“Nobody goes there any more. It’s too crowded.”
Re: In San Francisco, you need an income of $290,630... - vision63 - 11-20-2017
rz wrote:
[quote=3d]
When you're young and away from the parents any (literal) hole in the wall will do.
The problem is... you grow up. Living in a hole in the wall, or 7 people sharing a 2BR apt, or having a bunch of random people sleeping on your floor is great when you're in college. After that? I don't care how much stuff there is to do, or how great the culture is. If an "average" house costs north of 1.4M, it's not worth it.
These people are young. They're building up who they are. They hop on one of the many "Google" busses to their jobs in the Silicone Valley (Google Bus is the euphemism for all the companies that shuttle their workforces from San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley). They spend the weekend hanging out doing their thing. No different than me living in Brooklyn when I was younger trying to make it.
They're panning for gold just like the old Forty Niners. Just like the Dot Commers from the late 90's. Once you've survived San Francisco or L.A., you'll thrive anywhere else. A proper education.