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8 z' l9 F4 J4 H$ U湾区生活大不易:见识一下双职工年薪十六万的幸福生活 我爱我家4 V/ z* ]- Q3 \) j5 b
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作者:AppleRocks 于文学城我爱我家论坛1 b3 q" P2 a& d: j/ m! Z( @
工资比上不足比下还行。 两人四十尚不足,三十已有余。一博一硕无小孩。biotech and high tech工作。存款四万多点。
0 Y" Z$ t9 g, Z0 g: I养了两辆车,一辆Mazda, 一辆Subaru, 贷款每月$400
* H) M6 q3 h/ \(最怕被人称为Camry, Accord owner,又不富,又不酷)。
* d+ \ r8 a6 I0 `: R吃:每月超市Safeway/Trade Joe's $400, Whole Food $200); 偶尔永和买些中国调味品,食品什么的,S50; Walgreen/Walmart 日用品$50;也去Costco, $50.
- t9 }# Y, \& l外出就餐 (西餐70%,中餐30%, 中餐的顾虑是味精太多,所以很小心, $200 +$50 (小费给的很足,20-30%)
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# }: S0 @8 \9 Q3 D穿: 正尔八经衣服大部分在Banana Republic/Ann Taylor Loft/Macy买,有时也去Gap买Jeans, T-shirts, casual shirts, cargo pants/shorts. Average &300; Gal/guy cosmetics, $20; Hair cut/dry cleaning/laundry $80. x( i U8 @) H
用:Book store, 喜欢去Borders买book/CD/DVD, $100, 也去书源(Soyodo), $50; Gas/public commute ticket. $250; Car/life/Health Insurance/Co-pay $350.3 ?; }4 D: F7 k+ L
住:One-bedroom in an APT complex with pool but no gym, rent/utility/phone/internet, $1200,close to downtown.
- z' h) m# F4 A" B* [玩:大约每年五千,算每月$400.
8 Z3 |- y9 N( OShopping: annual budget for electronics/computer/software/cool gadgets, $5000, 细算了一下可能还不够。 每月就算$400. 为我们都是苹果迷,所以Dell之类的低档货是绝不考虑的,家里有几个iPod, 几台苹果电脑,总价可能超过许多有房族的所有家具电器价格(文学城我爱我家论坛)。
6 k5 _: ]0 U% Y- O1 O n" _; U, TDonation/membership/Journal: $100
; v C$ E& |* w这样下来, 每月at least $4650.
% z+ K( e' V( m2 Q无论老中老外,认为我们过得还算潇洒。
: ?2 k- S" K7 L" z. G/ k! J8 F& m再减去401 (maximal) 什么的,每月能攒一两千就不错了。) c5 Y. c: N+ T3 F% |
& S- y$ m/ M' j% o( E6 h6 {( Q6 U湾区买房?对我们来说有点渴望不可及了。只好放万把快钱在股市上了,也不知什么时候能翻番变成downpay。
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. ?) c* l1 { s不过有一点我们很 certain: 1 i3 A- `, o; C% O1 T2 Y5 r
When we look back, we will be happy that we have enjoyed our life while we are still reasonably young." K4 e: W, A4 a- ^% K3 R3 V3 x
We are happy that we are just lucky enough to experience Bay area life. Owning a house or not really is no big deal for us.
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3 k& p" ^' J6 F当你成为一把老骨头时,守着百万存款大房有何用呢? |
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