iowa boy
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Sorry Iowaboy, I meant no offense. I don't even know why I chose Iowa as an example. I just wanted apologize. I could have easily said Idaho. I don't even know if the cost of living in Iowa is any less than Massachusetts. I base my assumptions on things that are no so scientific so I could be way off base here. I watch HGTV channel and I see people buying houses with 3 bedrooms for under $220,000 in North Carolina. In Massachusetts, $220,000 MIGHT get you a studio apartment condo.
So I was thinking if I lived in N. Carolina, I could have a large house and extra cash with my $30/hour job, but here in Massachusetts I live in an 2 bedroom apartment and eat a lot of pasta and bread. Thanks for listening and I'm not complaining because I like here, I'm just sayin'...
Brownie,
Not offended at all, just saw the comment and had to throw my two cents into the mix. Here in Iowa, that $220,000 will get you a 3,500 square foot house in town or a house and 5 acres of land almost anywhere in the state.
Please don't think you have to apologize, we do live in the sticks out here in farm country, but its also a lot slower pace of life than living on either coast, and the cost of living is astoundingly low here.