Glad it’s working out for you JES. With the same salary as in California and a great house for about $150k, you can’t go wrong.
But think that SD prices are bad? In Manhattan, prices are triple and quadruple. But some people, like my friend, would never even consider moving accross the river to New Jersey. It’s all a state of mind.
Personally, I think that, in San Diego, I’m saving money on winter clothes, utilities and pest control. In SD the heating/cooling bill is minimal. On the East Coast, my friends have to pay for monthly pest control service.
