Leaving SD for Orlando

[CardiffBaseball]

streak if you can handle the financial ramifications about living here don’t sweat it for a minute.

Look if I win MegaMillions in Florida I’ll be back. Quite simply living in a place like RSF or near the beach would be the hardest decision I’d have to make. The only thing I can think of to compete would be to live in Cleveland and invest in luxury loges at the gund to watch Lebron.

Most of the folks here aren’t really hating on SD. SD is a great place if you are a smart entrepreneur, executive, sales guru, etc. If you are just middle class and don’t come here with any kind of bank roll for downpayment it can be tough. In my case when I came from the midwest I had to cough up basically all my savings/stock to unload the house I was in. So I started out in the hole and this is not a place you want to start out that way. My salary was more than adequate if I hadn’t had the noose around my neck starting out. That and my wife took a big pay cut as a teacher since only a tiny private school had a position open.

[SD Realtor]

I agree exactly with what CB said streak. San Diego is in my opinion the best place to live in the USA IFF –

climate means alot to you
you do alot of things outdoors
you either have alot of money
OR
you are prepared to spend alot of time working

******

The local govt here is pretty lame. The unions have a pretty fierce grip on the city and the medical care entitlements from previous contracts will forever cripple the local budget. Once the city can get enough nuts to declare bankruptcy that that would help in a big way. The state of California leadership is inept. There simply is no way the state can cope with the financial ledger because of the ideology splits. More spending and more taxing is the model we have followed and it simply has not worked. Yet not only do we continue to follow that model but many many many people still support it.

Coming around full circle I can think of no better place to raise kids. Take em to the beach, take them to the trails, take them to the mountains, the desert, lots of sports programs, lots of outdoors stuff. Honestly it cannot be beat. However to have to work and work and work just to be able to afford the home that you feel your family deserves in good school districts and such… well there is a diminishing return on the quality of life if you cannot spend it with your family.

So it is a tough call. I can say with all honesty that I take home less then 50 cents on the dollar that I earn. So yes high tax bracket, good for me. I can buy a home in many states for cash and literally commute here to spend more time with my family then I do now.

I think if you don’t have kids and are more centric about you and only you, it also is alot easier to live here. Rent a small place and enjoy all that the city has to offer because it does have alot of cool stuff…

Just don’t look for a championship professional sports team.

[SD Realtor]

I agree exactly with what CB said streak. San Diego is in my opinion the best place to live in the USA IFF –

climate means alot to you
you do alot of things outdoors
you either have alot of money
OR
you are prepared to spend alot of time working

******

The local govt here is pretty lame. The unions have a pretty fierce grip on the city and the medical care entitlements from previous contracts will forever cripple the local budget. Once the city can get enough nuts to declare bankruptcy that that would help in a big way. The state of California leadership is inept. There simply is no way the state can cope with the financial ledger because of the ideology splits. More spending and more taxing is the model we have followed and it simply has not worked. Yet not only do we continue to follow that model but many many many people still support it.

Coming around full circle I can think of no better place to raise kids. Take em to the beach, take them to the trails, take them to the mountains, the desert, lots of sports programs, lots of outdoors stuff. Honestly it cannot be beat. However to have to work and work and work just to be able to afford the home that you feel your family deserves in good school districts and such… well there is a diminishing return on the quality of life if you cannot spend it with your family.

So it is a tough call. I can say with all honesty that I take home less then 50 cents on the dollar that I earn. So yes high tax bracket, good for me. I can buy a home in many states for cash and literally commute here to spend more time with my family then I do now.

I think if you don’t have kids and are more centric about you and only you, it also is alot easier to live here. Rent a small place and enjoy all that the city has to offer because it does have alot of cool stuff…

Just don’t look for a championship professional sports team.

[SD Realtor]

I agree exactly with what CB said streak. San Diego is in my opinion the best place to live in the USA IFF –

climate means alot to you
you do alot of things outdoors
you either have alot of money
OR
you are prepared to spend alot of time working

******

The local govt here is pretty lame. The unions have a pretty fierce grip on the city and the medical care entitlements from previous contracts will forever cripple the local budget. Once the city can get enough nuts to declare bankruptcy that that would help in a big way. The state of California leadership is inept. There simply is no way the state can cope with the financial ledger because of the ideology splits. More spending and more taxing is the model we have followed and it simply has not worked. Yet not only do we continue to follow that model but many many many people still support it.

Coming around full circle I can think of no better place to raise kids. Take em to the beach, take them to the trails, take them to the mountains, the desert, lots of sports programs, lots of outdoors stuff. Honestly it cannot be beat. However to have to work and work and work just to be able to afford the home that you feel your family deserves in good school districts and such… well there is a diminishing return on the quality of life if you cannot spend it with your family.

So it is a tough call. I can say with all honesty that I take home less then 50 cents on the dollar that I earn. So yes high tax bracket, good for me. I can buy a home in many states for cash and literally commute here to spend more time with my family then I do now.

I think if you don’t have kids and are more centric about you and only you, it also is alot easier to live here. Rent a small place and enjoy all that the city has to offer because it does have alot of cool stuff…

Just don’t look for a championship professional sports team.

[SD Realtor]

I agree exactly with what CB said streak. San Diego is in my opinion the best place to live in the USA IFF –

climate means alot to you
you do alot of things outdoors
you either have alot of money
OR
you are prepared to spend alot of time working

******

The local govt here is pretty lame. The unions have a pretty fierce grip on the city and the medical care entitlements from previous contracts will forever cripple the local budget. Once the city can get enough nuts to declare bankruptcy that that would help in a big way. The state of California leadership is inept. There simply is no way the state can cope with the financial ledger because of the ideology splits. More spending and more taxing is the model we have followed and it simply has not worked. Yet not only do we continue to follow that model but many many many people still support it.

Coming around full circle I can think of no better place to raise kids. Take em to the beach, take them to the trails, take them to the mountains, the desert, lots of sports programs, lots of outdoors stuff. Honestly it cannot be beat. However to have to work and work and work just to be able to afford the home that you feel your family deserves in good school districts and such… well there is a diminishing return on the quality of life if you cannot spend it with your family.

So it is a tough call. I can say with all honesty that I take home less then 50 cents on the dollar that I earn. So yes high tax bracket, good for me. I can buy a home in many states for cash and literally commute here to spend more time with my family then I do now.

I think if you don’t have kids and are more centric about you and only you, it also is alot easier to live here. Rent a small place and enjoy all that the city has to offer because it does have alot of cool stuff…

Just don’t look for a championship professional sports team.

[SD Realtor]

I agree exactly with what CB said streak. San Diego is in my opinion the best place to live in the USA IFF –

climate means alot to you
you do alot of things outdoors
you either have alot of money
OR
you are prepared to spend alot of time working

******

The local govt here is pretty lame. The unions have a pretty fierce grip on the city and the medical care entitlements from previous contracts will forever cripple the local budget. Once the city can get enough nuts to declare bankruptcy that that would help in a big way. The state of California leadership is inept. There simply is no way the state can cope with the financial ledger because of the ideology splits. More spending and more taxing is the model we have followed and it simply has not worked. Yet not only do we continue to follow that model but many many many people still support it.

Coming around full circle I can think of no better place to raise kids. Take em to the beach, take them to the trails, take them to the mountains, the desert, lots of sports programs, lots of outdoors stuff. Honestly it cannot be beat. However to have to work and work and work just to be able to afford the home that you feel your family deserves in good school districts and such… well there is a diminishing return on the quality of life if you cannot spend it with your family.

So it is a tough call. I can say with all honesty that I take home less then 50 cents on the dollar that I earn. So yes high tax bracket, good for me. I can buy a home in many states for cash and literally commute here to spend more time with my family then I do now.

I think if you don’t have kids and are more centric about you and only you, it also is alot easier to live here. Rent a small place and enjoy all that the city has to offer because it does have alot of cool stuff…

Just don’t look for a championship professional sports team.

[barnaby33]

Sorry I don’t buy it. After reading this thread, the whole thing stands as testament to the sadness of leaving Sd. In a way all the denials and people coming out of the woodwork to say they’d leave too, if only…. Rings hollow to me. Sd is a place like many others, you could live in Sydeny or Tel Aviv, or Grenada and get similar weather. So its obviously more than that, that makes this a special place. I think its the combination of jobs, weather and lifestyle, all rolled into one. Kvetch all you want this place has an awesome lifestyle and that is what most people will end up missing. You can cry about it during the massive thunder storms that everyone else has, so your spouse won’t know its you.
Josh

[barnaby33]

Sorry I don’t buy it. After reading this thread, the whole thing stands as testament to the sadness of leaving Sd. In a way all the denials and people coming out of the woodwork to say they’d leave too, if only…. Rings hollow to me. Sd is a place like many others, you could live in Sydeny or Tel Aviv, or Grenada and get similar weather. So its obviously more than that, that makes this a special place. I think its the combination of jobs, weather and lifestyle, all rolled into one. Kvetch all you want this place has an awesome lifestyle and that is what most people will end up missing. You can cry about it during the massive thunder storms that everyone else has, so your spouse won’t know its you.
Josh

[barnaby33]

Sorry I don’t buy it. After reading this thread, the whole thing stands as testament to the sadness of leaving Sd. In a way all the denials and people coming out of the woodwork to say they’d leave too, if only…. Rings hollow to me. Sd is a place like many others, you could live in Sydeny or Tel Aviv, or Grenada and get similar weather. So its obviously more than that, that makes this a special place. I think its the combination of jobs, weather and lifestyle, all rolled into one. Kvetch all you want this place has an awesome lifestyle and that is what most people will end up missing. You can cry about it during the massive thunder storms that everyone else has, so your spouse won’t know its you.
Josh

[barnaby33]

Sorry I don’t buy it. After reading this thread, the whole thing stands as testament to the sadness of leaving Sd. In a way all the denials and people coming out of the woodwork to say they’d leave too, if only…. Rings hollow to me. Sd is a place like many others, you could live in Sydeny or Tel Aviv, or Grenada and get similar weather. So its obviously more than that, that makes this a special place. I think its the combination of jobs, weather and lifestyle, all rolled into one. Kvetch all you want this place has an awesome lifestyle and that is what most people will end up missing. You can cry about it during the massive thunder storms that everyone else has, so your spouse won’t know its you.
Josh

[barnaby33]

Sorry I don’t buy it. After reading this thread, the whole thing stands as testament to the sadness of leaving Sd. In a way all the denials and people coming out of the woodwork to say they’d leave too, if only…. Rings hollow to me. Sd is a place like many others, you could live in Sydeny or Tel Aviv, or Grenada and get similar weather. So its obviously more than that, that makes this a special place. I think its the combination of jobs, weather and lifestyle, all rolled into one. Kvetch all you want this place has an awesome lifestyle and that is what most people will end up missing. You can cry about it during the massive thunder storms that everyone else has, so your spouse won’t know its you.
Josh

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any place is great if you got money and people.

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any place is great if you got money and people.

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any place is great if you got money and people.

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any place is great if you got money and people.

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