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Forum: USA

Aug 25th 2006, 6:42 pm

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Living in California, is it expensive?

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Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Living in California, is it expensive?

Hehe. With three in college this fall, I see your point :eek:

Forum: USA

Aug 25th 2006, 5:18 pm

Replies: 51

Living in California, is it expensive?

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Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Living in California, is it expensive?

Actually, depending on your income, you can get a tax credit for some college fees. Additionally, there are tax-advantaged savings plans (529 plans, Education IRAs) that can be used for college fees...

Forum: USA

Aug 25th 2006, 4:41 pm

Replies: 51

Living in California, is it expensive?

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Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Living in California, is it expensive?

Lots of rental complexes are horrible.A preferable option is to rent an apartment that's not in a rental complex, or a single family house. No guarantee of niceness, of course, but the odds of...

Forum: USA

Aug 25th 2006, 3:48 pm

Replies: 51

Living in California, is it expensive?

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Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Living in California, is it expensive?

Rents are pretty much the same now as they were in 2000, whereas house prices have more than doubled. That should tell you something about what's been going on... rents actually declined after the...

Forum: USA

Aug 25th 2006, 5:18 am

Replies: 51

Living in California, is it expensive?

Views: 3,146

Posted By Giantaxe

Re: Living in California, is it expensive?

House prices in all of California are unusually expensive in relation to income/rents right now. In The San Francisco area, the after-tax carrying costs of buying (interest, taxes, insurance and...

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