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ParticipantLooking at it more locally
San Diego hit 11% for January.
Sadly, today, I got an email from one unemployed friend (been out of work for close to a year) forwarding the news that a mutual friend who works in biotech is going to be hitting the pavement again. She’s been unfortunate enough to be laid off twice already – each time the company closes shop soon after she hires on. Hubby’s been working full time the past month – but is about to see his hours go to zero within a few weeks.
I have so many friends who are at risk of being laid off or have been laid off. They are ALL actively looking for work. It’s a tough job market out there.
ParticipantLooking at it more locally
San Diego hit 11% for January.
Sadly, today, I got an email from one unemployed friend (been out of work for close to a year) forwarding the news that a mutual friend who works in biotech is going to be hitting the pavement again. She’s been unfortunate enough to be laid off twice already – each time the company closes shop soon after she hires on. Hubby’s been working full time the past month – but is about to see his hours go to zero within a few weeks.
I have so many friends who are at risk of being laid off or have been laid off. They are ALL actively looking for work. It’s a tough job market out there.
Participant[quote=Scarlett]
Well, that may be, but, the furniture won’t fit. Have you seen the stuff at Jeromes, Ashley, Mor? Seems like they all made it for McMansions. It’s a pain to fit it all in a small room.And, then, there is no room for kids to play in a closet-size bedroom, so you have to have/assign an extra room for that.[/quote]
I think I made a similar comment in the Pinecrest Ct. thread. (woman considering downsizing to eliminate her mortgage.)
I guess we’re fortunate – my kids furniture is smaller – but then again, it was my mother’s childhood bedroom set. (2 twins, 2 dressers, a nightstand.) It’s holding up really well considering it’s more than 60 years old. LOL. We have the boys sharing a room – but there is no room for toys. We sectioned off part of the livingroom as a compromise. (Figuring they “live” in the house too.)
Back to the furniture topic… we were shopping for a dining room set a while back. It drove us nuts that all of the chairs were super wide. We went to all the stores you mentioned – they were all designed for big ol’ butts…
Since we host family dinners pretty often – it was important to be able to seat 8-10 when we have the leaf in the table. Fortunately, family cast off dining room chairs came our way. I think our house becomes the home of most of the family furniture as the older generations downsize. Who needs new when you can have good quality free.
Participant[quote=Scarlett]
Well, that may be, but, the furniture won’t fit. Have you seen the stuff at Jeromes, Ashley, Mor? Seems like they all made it for McMansions. It’s a pain to fit it all in a small room.And, then, there is no room for kids to play in a closet-size bedroom, so you have to have/assign an extra room for that.[/quote]
I think I made a similar comment in the Pinecrest Ct. thread. (woman considering downsizing to eliminate her mortgage.)
I guess we’re fortunate – my kids furniture is smaller – but then again, it was my mother’s childhood bedroom set. (2 twins, 2 dressers, a nightstand.) It’s holding up really well considering it’s more than 60 years old. LOL. We have the boys sharing a room – but there is no room for toys. We sectioned off part of the livingroom as a compromise. (Figuring they “live” in the house too.)
Back to the furniture topic… we were shopping for a dining room set a while back. It drove us nuts that all of the chairs were super wide. We went to all the stores you mentioned – they were all designed for big ol’ butts…
Since we host family dinners pretty often – it was important to be able to seat 8-10 when we have the leaf in the table. Fortunately, family cast off dining room chairs came our way. I think our house becomes the home of most of the family furniture as the older generations downsize. Who needs new when you can have good quality free.
Participant[quote=Scarlett]
Well, that may be, but, the furniture won’t fit. Have you seen the stuff at Jeromes, Ashley, Mor? Seems like they all made it for McMansions. It’s a pain to fit it all in a small room.And, then, there is no room for kids to play in a closet-size bedroom, so you have to have/assign an extra room for that.[/quote]
I think I made a similar comment in the Pinecrest Ct. thread. (woman considering downsizing to eliminate her mortgage.)
I guess we’re fortunate – my kids furniture is smaller – but then again, it was my mother’s childhood bedroom set. (2 twins, 2 dressers, a nightstand.) It’s holding up really well considering it’s more than 60 years old. LOL. We have the boys sharing a room – but there is no room for toys. We sectioned off part of the livingroom as a compromise. (Figuring they “live” in the house too.)
Back to the furniture topic… we were shopping for a dining room set a while back. It drove us nuts that all of the chairs were super wide. We went to all the stores you mentioned – they were all designed for big ol’ butts…
Since we host family dinners pretty often – it was important to be able to seat 8-10 when we have the leaf in the table. Fortunately, family cast off dining room chairs came our way. I think our house becomes the home of most of the family furniture as the older generations downsize. Who needs new when you can have good quality free.
Participant[quote=Scarlett]
Well, that may be, but, the furniture won’t fit. Have you seen the stuff at Jeromes, Ashley, Mor? Seems like they all made it for McMansions. It’s a pain to fit it all in a small room.And, then, there is no room for kids to play in a closet-size bedroom, so you have to have/assign an extra room for that.[/quote]
I think I made a similar comment in the Pinecrest Ct. thread. (woman considering downsizing to eliminate her mortgage.)
I guess we’re fortunate – my kids furniture is smaller – but then again, it was my mother’s childhood bedroom set. (2 twins, 2 dressers, a nightstand.) It’s holding up really well considering it’s more than 60 years old. LOL. We have the boys sharing a room – but there is no room for toys. We sectioned off part of the livingroom as a compromise. (Figuring they “live” in the house too.)
Back to the furniture topic… we were shopping for a dining room set a while back. It drove us nuts that all of the chairs were super wide. We went to all the stores you mentioned – they were all designed for big ol’ butts…
Since we host family dinners pretty often – it was important to be able to seat 8-10 when we have the leaf in the table. Fortunately, family cast off dining room chairs came our way. I think our house becomes the home of most of the family furniture as the older generations downsize. Who needs new when you can have good quality free.
Participant[quote=Scarlett]
Well, that may be, but, the furniture won’t fit. Have you seen the stuff at Jeromes, Ashley, Mor? Seems like they all made it for McMansions. It’s a pain to fit it all in a small room.And, then, there is no room for kids to play in a closet-size bedroom, so you have to have/assign an extra room for that.[/quote]
I think I made a similar comment in the Pinecrest Ct. thread. (woman considering downsizing to eliminate her mortgage.)
I guess we’re fortunate – my kids furniture is smaller – but then again, it was my mother’s childhood bedroom set. (2 twins, 2 dressers, a nightstand.) It’s holding up really well considering it’s more than 60 years old. LOL. We have the boys sharing a room – but there is no room for toys. We sectioned off part of the livingroom as a compromise. (Figuring they “live” in the house too.)
Back to the furniture topic… we were shopping for a dining room set a while back. It drove us nuts that all of the chairs were super wide. We went to all the stores you mentioned – they were all designed for big ol’ butts…
Since we host family dinners pretty often – it was important to be able to seat 8-10 when we have the leaf in the table. Fortunately, family cast off dining room chairs came our way. I think our house becomes the home of most of the family furniture as the older generations downsize. Who needs new when you can have good quality free.
Participant[quote=AN][quote=SkyRanchOwner]
If they are highschool age, then kids mostly go to private schools outside of the area. Catholic schools like Saints (all boys), OLP (all girls), or Cathedral (coed). These 3 all cost around $10,000 to $11,000 per year. So, about $1,000 per month.[/quote]
Just checked out all 3 schools. OLP is $11,260/yr., Saints is $11950/yr., and Cathedral is $11,675/yr. These rates are paid in full beginning of the year. Monthly rate will be higher. Much more reasonable than LJCD, Bishop’s, or Francis Parker (which are $22k+). I’m not sure how OLP, Saints, and Cathedral compares to LJCD, Bishop’s, or Francis Parker. But there must be a reason why the later 3 can charge 2X as much and still have students. Even at $11k, that’s ~$135k for 1 kids over 12 years (excluding pre-school and kindergarten). It would be more economical to just buy in PQ or RB if you have more than 1 kid.[/quote]
I have friends who send their kid to Frances Parker. It made sense when they lived in their old hood… but they’re in UC now. It’s definitely a BIG hit on their budget.Participant[quote=AN][quote=SkyRanchOwner]
If they are highschool age, then kids mostly go to private schools outside of the area. Catholic schools like Saints (all boys), OLP (all girls), or Cathedral (coed). These 3 all cost around $10,000 to $11,000 per year. So, about $1,000 per month.[/quote]
Just checked out all 3 schools. OLP is $11,260/yr., Saints is $11950/yr., and Cathedral is $11,675/yr. These rates are paid in full beginning of the year. Monthly rate will be higher. Much more reasonable than LJCD, Bishop’s, or Francis Parker (which are $22k+). I’m not sure how OLP, Saints, and Cathedral compares to LJCD, Bishop’s, or Francis Parker. But there must be a reason why the later 3 can charge 2X as much and still have students. Even at $11k, that’s ~$135k for 1 kids over 12 years (excluding pre-school and kindergarten). It would be more economical to just buy in PQ or RB if you have more than 1 kid.[/quote]
I have friends who send their kid to Frances Parker. It made sense when they lived in their old hood… but they’re in UC now. It’s definitely a BIG hit on their budget.Participant[quote=AN][quote=SkyRanchOwner]
If they are highschool age, then kids mostly go to private schools outside of the area. Catholic schools like Saints (all boys), OLP (all girls), or Cathedral (coed). These 3 all cost around $10,000 to $11,000 per year. So, about $1,000 per month.[/quote]
Just checked out all 3 schools. OLP is $11,260/yr., Saints is $11950/yr., and Cathedral is $11,675/yr. These rates are paid in full beginning of the year. Monthly rate will be higher. Much more reasonable than LJCD, Bishop’s, or Francis Parker (which are $22k+). I’m not sure how OLP, Saints, and Cathedral compares to LJCD, Bishop’s, or Francis Parker. But there must be a reason why the later 3 can charge 2X as much and still have students. Even at $11k, that’s ~$135k for 1 kids over 12 years (excluding pre-school and kindergarten). It would be more economical to just buy in PQ or RB if you have more than 1 kid.[/quote]
I have friends who send their kid to Frances Parker. It made sense when they lived in their old hood… but they’re in UC now. It’s definitely a BIG hit on their budget.Participant[quote=AN][quote=SkyRanchOwner]
If they are highschool age, then kids mostly go to private schools outside of the area. Catholic schools like Saints (all boys), OLP (all girls), or Cathedral (coed). These 3 all cost around $10,000 to $11,000 per year. So, about $1,000 per month.[/quote]
Just checked out all 3 schools. OLP is $11,260/yr., Saints is $11950/yr., and Cathedral is $11,675/yr. These rates are paid in full beginning of the year. Monthly rate will be higher. Much more reasonable than LJCD, Bishop’s, or Francis Parker (which are $22k+). I’m not sure how OLP, Saints, and Cathedral compares to LJCD, Bishop’s, or Francis Parker. But there must be a reason why the later 3 can charge 2X as much and still have students. Even at $11k, that’s ~$135k for 1 kids over 12 years (excluding pre-school and kindergarten). It would be more economical to just buy in PQ or RB if you have more than 1 kid.[/quote]
I have friends who send their kid to Frances Parker. It made sense when they lived in their old hood… but they’re in UC now. It’s definitely a BIG hit on their budget.Participant[quote=AN][quote=SkyRanchOwner]
If they are highschool age, then kids mostly go to private schools outside of the area. Catholic schools like Saints (all boys), OLP (all girls), or Cathedral (coed). These 3 all cost around $10,000 to $11,000 per year. So, about $1,000 per month.[/quote]
Just checked out all 3 schools. OLP is $11,260/yr., Saints is $11950/yr., and Cathedral is $11,675/yr. These rates are paid in full beginning of the year. Monthly rate will be higher. Much more reasonable than LJCD, Bishop’s, or Francis Parker (which are $22k+). I’m not sure how OLP, Saints, and Cathedral compares to LJCD, Bishop’s, or Francis Parker. But there must be a reason why the later 3 can charge 2X as much and still have students. Even at $11k, that’s ~$135k for 1 kids over 12 years (excluding pre-school and kindergarten). It would be more economical to just buy in PQ or RB if you have more than 1 kid.[/quote]
I have friends who send their kid to Frances Parker. It made sense when they lived in their old hood… but they’re in UC now. It’s definitely a BIG hit on their budget.March 9, 2010 at 3:54 PM in reply to: OT: Health Care in Mexico vs. U.S. (related to “Father is visiting and hospitalized…”) #523496ParticipantDuring college I was broke (I was a student!) – but needed birth control pills. They weren’t covered my my student insurance and cost $30/month. I used to make an annual trip and get a years supply for myself.
Exact same pills – same manufacturers/pharmaceutical companies. Same packaging. The only difference is the instructions (that no one reads) were in Spanish.
A friend was skeptical – but I showed her a monthly pack I had from a US pharmacy – (which cost $30 back then) and a pack of the same prescription from a Tijuana pharmacy (which cost $5). They were IDENTICAL. She came with me on the next annual pilgrimage for inexpensive birth control. $300 savings a year is HUGE for a college student.
I guess, in hindsight, I was trafficking drugs across the border. Yikes.
March 9, 2010 at 3:54 PM in reply to: OT: Health Care in Mexico vs. U.S. (related to “Father is visiting and hospitalized…”) #523633ParticipantDuring college I was broke (I was a student!) – but needed birth control pills. They weren’t covered my my student insurance and cost $30/month. I used to make an annual trip and get a years supply for myself.
Exact same pills – same manufacturers/pharmaceutical companies. Same packaging. The only difference is the instructions (that no one reads) were in Spanish.
A friend was skeptical – but I showed her a monthly pack I had from a US pharmacy – (which cost $30 back then) and a pack of the same prescription from a Tijuana pharmacy (which cost $5). They were IDENTICAL. She came with me on the next annual pilgrimage for inexpensive birth control. $300 savings a year is HUGE for a college student.
I guess, in hindsight, I was trafficking drugs across the border. Yikes.
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