Considering the similarities between
2014-06-08 16:30:18.370086+02 by Dan Lyke 2 comments
Considering the similarities between the Bay Area's relationship with the dollar and Germany's with the Euro. Common currencies are hard...
2014-06-08 16:30:18.370086+02 by Dan Lyke 2 comments
Considering the similarities between the Bay Area's relationship with the dollar and Germany's with the Euro. Common currencies are hard...
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#Comment Re: made: 2014-06-08 19:35:39.339894+02 by: meuon [edit history]
The more I travel, the more I realize Chattanooga is an isolated economy in a lot of ways. Some of them good, some not. But local economy or not, the real issue is I'd like to be making a lot more money than I am. When I leave the Chattanooga area, things ain't cheap.
#Comment Re: made: 2014-06-08 18:55:36.115013+02 by: ebwolf
Yep. As noted here before, the currency looks the same but I can't figure out the exchange rate...
Although, having left the Southeast for Colorado (and watching my daughter deal with the economics of Manhattan), I realize that common currencies do not mean a common rate of exchange.
Living in Colorado, I make closer to what I would in the Bay Area but my cost of living mostly fits between Tennessee and California. Decent housing in Colorado runs around $200/sq foot and involves minimal commutes (comparable or shorter than Tenenssee). If I were to spend $300 to $400/sq ft, I could bike or walk to work.
My daughter makes close to $20/hour in Manhattan doing what would pay barely minimum wage in Tennessee but all of her "extra" goes to rent. She doesn't have to maintain a car which is a cost that kills people making minimum wage.