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: a+ i+ A K% t. x- w) R湾区生活大不易:见识一下双职工年薪十六万的幸福生活 我爱我家
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湾区双职工年薪十六万幸福无房族的生活
: G! t! V9 x3 W* i" L( v0 Y# e: _作者:AppleRocks 于文学城我爱我家论坛
. z7 o" i4 n) l' s' M工资比上不足比下还行。 两人四十尚不足,三十已有余。一博一硕无小孩。biotech and high tech工作。存款四万多点。
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# k, @( O) q. m( U4 B' S8 b" u! {吃:每月超市Safeway/Trade Joe's $400, Whole Food $200); 偶尔永和买些中国调味品,食品什么的,S50; Walgreen/Walmart 日用品$50;也去Costco, $50." U- ^8 ?* m# {2 y3 w. p: \
外出就餐 (西餐70%,中餐30%, 中餐的顾虑是味精太多,所以很小心, $200 +$50 (小费给的很足,20-30%)7 o, I. j4 |, V! |1 c' w
9 Z- k9 z1 f* I穿: 正尔八经衣服大部分在Banana Republic/Ann Taylor Loft/Macy买,有时也去Gap买Jeans, T-shirts, casual shirts, cargo pants/shorts. Average &300; Gal/guy cosmetics, $20; Hair cut/dry cleaning/laundry $80.! Y# Y' n8 J+ W8 c$ A u: N- D
用:Book store, 喜欢去Borders买book/CD/DVD, $100, 也去书源(Soyodo), $50; Gas/public commute ticket. $250; Car/life/Health Insurance/Co-pay $350.8 U7 G- {% a+ B1 N% ]' }
住:One-bedroom in an APT complex with pool but no gym, rent/utility/phone/internet, $1200,close to downtown.: o8 A! d2 J! A, h7 x3 ]7 S! Z
玩:大约每年五千,算每月$400.
, j) _ T: G4 \, v/ W0 TShopping: annual budget for electronics/computer/software/cool gadgets, $5000, 细算了一下可能还不够。 每月就算$400. 为我们都是苹果迷,所以Dell之类的低档货是绝不考虑的,家里有几个iPod, 几台苹果电脑,总价可能超过许多有房族的所有家具电器价格(文学城我爱我家论坛)。
8 M! ?' T. i/ P- j- B3 O* J0 C& Y' |Donation/membership/Journal: $100
. i# I( H! w- I+ j这样下来, 每月at least $4650. # O1 q5 K T# t( u) \
无论老中老外,认为我们过得还算潇洒。
0 S% e' ~. {$ F3 y再减去401 (maximal) 什么的,每月能攒一两千就不错了。* @7 S: c+ q5 q/ q7 B
$ L) \- \5 u( T湾区买房?对我们来说有点渴望不可及了。只好放万把快钱在股市上了,也不知什么时候能翻番变成downpay。, F& C+ m5 m: p* j& k
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When we look back, we will be happy that we have enjoyed our life while we are still reasonably young.
) R2 j. o, x hWe are happy that we are just lucky enough to experience Bay area life. Owning a house or not really is no big deal for us.1 m& x4 b% ?3 {" X8 b
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当你成为一把老骨头时,守着百万存款大房有何用呢? |
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