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Forum: USA

Aug 20th 2011, 10:11 am

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

Thanks. Just trying to start getting an idea of how much of our own furniture to ship

Forum: USA

Aug 17th 2011, 8:46 pm

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

cool - just wondered because it doesn't seem to be stipulated when you look on craigslist etc

Forum: USA

Aug 17th 2011, 8:36 pm

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

Thanks, very reassuring!

Another question, rather than start a whole new thread, do rental properties tend to come furnished or unfurnished? Still negotiating the relocation package and we don't...

Forum: USA

Aug 16th 2011, 7:47 am

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

Thanks so much, your whole post, especially the bit above, has been really helpful. Living abroad in developing countries is totally different to living in the UK so I just needed to get a sense of...

Forum: USA

Aug 15th 2011, 6:55 am

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

He's been offered $150,000.....

Forum: USA

Aug 14th 2011, 9:32 pm

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

Yeah that's our plan if we can afford it (according to craigslist it looks promising), when I said way down the thread can we be a one car family I meant in terms of him walking/cycling to work.
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Forum: USA

Aug 11th 2011, 4:46 pm

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

we'll be put up in serviced apartments in the middle of Santa Monica, DH can drive but I appreciate will be working so I'll be carless until I learn, so this might be a pro to learning before we go

Forum: USA

Aug 11th 2011, 4:45 pm

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

so general consensus, wait til we arrive to learn and take a test? I'm having a baby in November so can't see having much inclination between newborn, Christmas and moving to the states to fit in...

Forum: USA

Aug 10th 2011, 6:24 pm

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

in which case would it be better to learn in LA if it's easier ;)

Don't know where my friend got it from that you can't drive abroad for a year after getting your licence here - maybe that's just...

Forum: USA

Aug 10th 2011, 1:35 pm

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

thanks for replies

DH has been offered the job and we've accpeted so looks like we'll be moving over in February (once we've had a the paper contract and gone over it with a fine toothcomb!) Will...

Forum: USA

Aug 7th 2011, 6:56 am

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

ok, am feeling a little ostracised and having assumptions placed on me so will probably start taking my research elsewhere. Am of course doing other research, just thought a british expat forum might...

Forum: USA

Aug 6th 2011, 9:10 pm

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

well, that's as much as I know at the moment!

Forum: USA

Aug 6th 2011, 9:06 pm

Replies: 104

Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

good point...ok, where do we need to live close enough for DH to bus/cycle/walk/carpoole to Santa Monica (the Yahoo Village apparently) but also a walkable neighbourhood for me and the kids

Forum: USA

Aug 6th 2011, 8:55 pm

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

yup, I want to make sure we can afford a comfortable enough lifestyle if we're going to move halfway across the world! I would say our life in London is comfortable, others might not...after paying...

Forum: USA

Aug 6th 2011, 8:14 pm

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

oh yeah I'll def learn to drive (I need the excuse anyhow!) and we'll get a car between us. I do both paid and free theatre work here already (that's the way it works on the London fringe theatre...

Forum: USA

Aug 6th 2011, 8:01 pm

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Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

ok, so maybe it's better to say how we would live in an ideal world, or what our needs our

1) for me and the kids to fly home twice a year
2) to have 3 decent sized bedrooms and outside space
3)...

Forum: USA

Aug 6th 2011, 7:44 pm

Replies: 104

Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

I was just going on the $9-10,000 based on a previous poster.

What do you reckon is a reasonable amount to live on? Am happy not to be living in Santa Monica but don't want my husband to have to...

Forum: USA

Aug 6th 2011, 6:37 am

Replies: 104

Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Re: Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

thanks so much for responses so far, it's great just to start getting ball park figures really. So is $9,000-$10,000month a reasonable expectation for a reasonable quality of life? Sounds like a...

Forum: USA

Aug 5th 2011, 12:46 pm

Replies: 104

Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

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Posted By mymatemarmite

Cost of Living for a young family in LA?

My husband has just been flown to Santa Monica for the final stage interview for a job as a software developer. Just before he left he was asked what his salary expectations were but we have no idea...

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