Florida's economic outlook, Good/Bad??
Feb 9th 2010, 6:26 pm
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Re: Florida's economic outlook, Good/Bad??
You guys are just 'flogging a dead horse', sounds like he isn't going to take any of your well meant/experienced advice...just let him find out for himself
Feb 9th 2010, 6:35 pm
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Re: Florida's economic outlook, Good/Bad??
yep ..long gone the days when the brits came over and got a bargain on a pair of 501 jeans...
gas is cheap tho...but don't worry you will use that and more with the amount of travel you will do..
Houses are very cheap now, but not made very good....unless you pay 25% /35% more to have a brick..
And if your in the building game, here in Florida you will need a permit for puting up a light bulb...again more fees and delays in getting the job done.
Not sure about min wage there now in the Uk..is it like 6 pound a hr? here its around the $6 a hr.i think?..not sure...
You think the gap in the uk with the "rich" and "poor" was bad? well take a look here....a lot of working class people are on the breadline..
But anyways....the other posters gave you a good insight of living/working here in the us, and if that's what you want to do is live the dream, well i for one wish the best matey....
gas is cheap tho...but don't worry you will use that and more with the amount of travel you will do..
Houses are very cheap now, but not made very good....unless you pay 25% /35% more to have a brick..
And if your in the building game, here in Florida you will need a permit for puting up a light bulb...again more fees and delays in getting the job done.
Not sure about min wage there now in the Uk..is it like 6 pound a hr? here its around the $6 a hr.i think?..not sure...
You think the gap in the uk with the "rich" and "poor" was bad? well take a look here....a lot of working class people are on the breadline..
But anyways....the other posters gave you a good insight of living/working here in the us, and if that's what you want to do is live the dream, well i for one wish the best matey....
Feb 9th 2010, 6:39 pm
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Re: Florida's economic outlook, Good/Bad??
I need a
fewwww that's better
Feb 9th 2010, 7:11 pm
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Feb 9th 2010, 7:22 pm
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Re: Florida's economic outlook, Good/Bad??
We are talking Florida.
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Feb 9th 2010, 7:23 pm
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Re: Florida's economic outlook, Good/Bad??
god this is getting tedious going through so much and to be honest why do i need to give so much info.
house -near port charlotte, 2000 sq ft 3/2/2 yes thanks its made of block not timber frame and suprisingly it has a roof.its 2 years old and compares very favourably to the Uk
I knwo what homeowners costs and taxes and i can compare them to the uK. No i dont pay seperatley for trash -its all in my taxes.
The dish i bought gets me all 4 major station NBC,CBS, ABc Fox free unlike BBC
frussre if you would care to read things propertly I said my UK home was £2500/$4300 the US one is $3700.
oh and its 15 mins from the ocean.
Is it ok to come to Florida now?
house -near port charlotte, 2000 sq ft 3/2/2 yes thanks its made of block not timber frame and suprisingly it has a roof.its 2 years old and compares very favourably to the Uk
I knwo what homeowners costs and taxes and i can compare them to the uK. No i dont pay seperatley for trash -its all in my taxes.
The dish i bought gets me all 4 major station NBC,CBS, ABc Fox free unlike BBC
frussre if you would care to read things propertly I said my UK home was £2500/$4300 the US one is $3700.
oh and its 15 mins from the ocean.
Is it ok to come to Florida now?
Too many people come over thinking they'll get two big SUVs, a big house with swimming pool, vacations to Disney every month, and a larger penis. It rarely happens. So after a year or so, of absolute misery, they go back to the UK.
Feb 9th 2010, 7:33 pm
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Re: Florida's economic outlook, Good/Bad??
A pair here cost a whopping £110.00 pounds!! (ok bluewater but still)
But yes Im certainly taking all the advice, I did originally start with a notebook on price comparisons for road tax, car registration, office rent, cable (i think its time warner in orange county CA), HOA, taxes (property)but now the notebook is more of a journal!
So far its looking more or less, pretty much the same as the UK, for day to day expenses, APART FROM health insurance. But running my biz in CA will certainly be cheaper than the UK.
(including the federal and state taxes)
Feb 9th 2010, 7:49 pm
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Re: Florida's economic outlook, Good/Bad??
We only serve to warn others - the grass isn't always greener.
Too many people come over thinking they'll get two big SUVs, a big house with swimming pool, vacations to Disney every month, and a larger penis. It rarely happens. So after a year or so, of absolute misery, they go back to the UK.
Too many people come over thinking they'll get two big SUVs, a big house with swimming pool, vacations to Disney every month, and a larger penis. It rarely happens. So after a year or so, of absolute misery, they go back to the UK.
At least I achieved one on your list.
Reg. Frank R.
Feb 9th 2010, 7:53 pm
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I dunno, hubbie got a pair of 501's in CA and they were a real bargain!!
A pair here cost a whopping £110.00 pounds!! (ok bluewater but still)
But yes Im certainly taking all the advice, I did originally start with a notebook on price comparisons for road tax, car registration, office rent, cable (i think its time warner in orange county CA), HOA, taxes (property)but now the notebook is more of a journal!
So far its looking more or less, pretty much the same as the UK, for day to day expenses, APART FROM health insurance. But running my biz in CA will certainly be cheaper than the UK. (including the federal and state taxes)
A pair here cost a whopping £110.00 pounds!! (ok bluewater but still)
But yes Im certainly taking all the advice, I did originally start with a notebook on price comparisons for road tax, car registration, office rent, cable (i think its time warner in orange county CA), HOA, taxes (property)but now the notebook is more of a journal!
So far its looking more or less, pretty much the same as the UK, for day to day expenses, APART FROM health insurance. But running my biz in CA will certainly be cheaper than the UK.
(including the federal and state taxes)Reg. Frank R.
Feb 9th 2010, 9:28 pm
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Re: Florida's economic outlook, Good/Bad??
all good advice from poster's here...one thing i do remember is how much i loved this state till the great depression hit...when thing's are good here, it is paradise...give it a go in a few year's would be my advice, and holiday here in the meantime...
Feb 9th 2010, 9:56 pm
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Re: Florida's economic outlook, Good/Bad??
god this is getting tedious going through so much and to be honest why do i need to give so much info.
house -near port charlotte, 2000 sq ft 3/2/2 yes thanks its made of block not timber frame and suprisingly it has a roof.its 2 years old and compares very favourably to the Uk
I knwo what homeowners costs and taxes and i can compare them to the uK. No i dont pay seperatley for trash -its all in my taxes.
The dish i bought gets me all 4 major station NBC,CBS, ABc Fox free unlike BBC
frussre if you would care to read things propertly I said my UK home was £2500/$4300 the US one is $3700.
oh and its 15 mins from the ocean.
Is it ok to come to Florida now?
house -near port charlotte, 2000 sq ft 3/2/2 yes thanks its made of block not timber frame and suprisingly it has a roof.its 2 years old and compares very favourably to the Uk
I knwo what homeowners costs and taxes and i can compare them to the uK. No i dont pay seperatley for trash -its all in my taxes.
The dish i bought gets me all 4 major station NBC,CBS, ABc Fox free unlike BBC
frussre if you would care to read things propertly I said my UK home was £2500/$4300 the US one is $3700.
oh and its 15 mins from the ocean.
Is it ok to come to Florida now?
He was taking a longer swim
Feb 9th 2010, 11:17 pm
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Re: Florida's economic outlook, Good/Bad??
"No sex please we are British"
Reg. Frank R.