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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
/ b$ r x6 ^+ q) q' E作者:AppleRocks 于文学城我爱我家论坛
* z4 E# ^. G+ @1 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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(最怕被人称为Camry, Accord owner,又不富,又不酷)。# y6 r: |9 s" w
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.
" n1 W9 r( q# K( E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%)
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5 w& ^" V* x/ H# V1 K# K# e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* _& k" j7 X) Y
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. R T, \9 h& p' q' L3 b
住:One-bedroom in an APT complex with pool but no gym, rent/utility/phone/internet, $1200,close to downtown.
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Shopping: 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)。+ v8 C. I/ P! t; }% v4 y0 C
Donation/membership/Journal: $1009 u3 E3 N7 K0 d7 f7 l
这样下来, 每月at least $4650. 3 f/ M& p# z, v' Y9 m. N' J
无论老中老外,认为我们过得还算潇洒。. h" H. \' [( r3 D9 P! i/ D% f
再减去401 (maximal) 什么的,每月能攒一两千就不错了。* u7 w& f7 O# {# k0 ]" Q6 H
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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。
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When we look back, we will be happy that we have enjoyed our life while we are still reasonably young.% k& P% i. f; @; z1 G
We 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.
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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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