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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:14 PM Original message |
Less than half of the 30 top jobs of 2008 pay more than 46,360. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. I know. How are people supposed to live in this country? |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. hubby makes 3x that amount. |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. How about getting long term care insurance? |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. we got it for hubby, |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. Well, that sucks. I'm glad you got it for him at least. |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. he got it through his employer. |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Damn. |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. sometimes the companies make an offer like that. |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Actually, with the personal statistics you provide... |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. yes. we would be okay, |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. A lot of it is housing costs - quite high in Seattle |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. We live in Michigan and pay less than $1500/month for our house. |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. great weather? |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Michigan has fantastic weather |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. i like warm weather. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. That's our summer. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. Michigan sucks |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Oh man, we only got half that. No fair! |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Yeah, well, you can't take any of the Great Lakes water! |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Not hot and dry |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 09:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
43. Sounds like heaven to me. I'm in south texas and it gets too hot in winter! |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Just wait, and it changes! |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. that's sad. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. under $150,000, that's simply astounding |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Battle Creek has some in that range. |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. i didn't think you could get a house |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. Mine was listed (originally) for 72k |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:25 AM Response to Reply #25 |
45. it depends on the town |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. When we lived on less than that, it was really, really hard. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
9. Home Health Care Aids |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. insurance companies. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. "get buy" |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
22. The housing prices in CA |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
27. And 4 of the "Hot Jobs"..... |
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horsewithnoname (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. I have no idea how people can survive on that kind of money |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Millions of people do get by on far less than that |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. It;'s the expenses, not the income that destroy most families - |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Now that's the "right" way to see this thread. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Sometimes search is instructive. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Indeed, search is VERY informative. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. It be gone. Too easy. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. hmmm - I wonder which post did it in?? |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. I live on a fraction of that |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
39. I get FAR, FAR less than that on disability and get "by" |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
40. I *loved* living in No Cal, but I left for two reasons: |
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SCRUBDASHRUB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. I wish I made 46K?! |
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Silver Swan (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
47. Did you notice |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
48. lol..."Bookie" is number 26? |
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