surreal1221
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Well guys, I don't know what to say.
But, Stone, I'll gladly take as many beers as you want to send my way. Even if it's Miller or Bud Light. Don't hesitate to sound the alarm when you're expected in Atlanta.
Thinking about dropping the $230/mo crashpad expense...
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Well guys, I don't know what to say.
But, Stone, I'll gladly take as many beers as you want to send my way. Even if it's Miller or Bud Light. Don't hesitate to sound the alarm when you're expected in Atlanta.
ladder360
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I think Jace does have a room mate. If I remember right, it's his brother - although I could be wrong.
His Achilles Heel is that he wants to live in one of the most expensive places in the country. My interpretation is that folks here are saying "That's fine and all, but don't gripe about being monetarily challenged. Particularly when you have options."
Stone Cold
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I'm on a sprint through ATL 30 Jun, if the schedule holds, in the evening. I think I'm supposed to have an hour or so, as long as there are no delays in JFK!!:rotfl: Do you have a couch I can crash on???:insane::beer:
I'll let you know more as the time nears...
surreal1221
Well-Known Member
Couch, nah. I'm 30 minutes south of the airport. You guys use Atlantic?
Stone Cold
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Uh, this time I'm using Delta airlines. Sometimes I just overfly it on Jetblue and head straight for JFK.
I am no longer in the US charter business, so no I do not use Atlantic. When I was US charter, we used PDK or some other airports, not ATL. As a freight dawg, yes, I flew into ATL a few times.
The couch comment was a joke about my company using short layover times between JFK and ATL. Stupid, but they will foot the bill for the hotel if I have to use one!!
surreal1221
Well-Known Member
ah ha! I see man. Forgot about you being out of the domestic game. Well, when the time calls. . .don't forget those beers. 
kosmotheoria
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To Jace:
Good point quoted above. Plus, New York is very tough on stuff like that. They don't like freeloaders. Take it from someone who knows NY. You're better off snoozing in the pilot lounge.
kellwolf
Piece of Trash
I do have to say he's paying less in rent in SAN than I was for a 1 brdm/1bath in MCO.
ladder360
Well-Known Member
That's surprising! Actually, it's not his rent that is ridiculous. Like I mentioned in a previous post, it's the other living expenses that really really start to add up. Fuel is 20-25% more expensive (Thanks CA EPA!!)than most other places in the country, they just doubled (yeah, DOUBLED!) registration fees for cars, food is out of hand expensive and between the state and county, you can't sneeze without paying a tax for it (and the tissue you sneezed into). For a time, they were even contemplating either banning altogether, or taxing higher, cars that are painted black! Crazy state.
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SAN is a cool enough town, but it's not THAT cool. Which is why currently people are leaving at a much higher rate than they are moving here. That's okay though, because they'll just raise fees and taxes on the rest of us to compensate. Which will make more people leave... which will cause a rise in fees and taxes... you get the picture.
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SAN is a cool enough town, but it's not THAT cool. Which is why currently people are leaving at a much higher rate than they are moving here. That's okay though, because they'll just raise fees and taxes on the rest of us to compensate. Which will make more people leave... which will cause a rise in fees and taxes... you get the picture.
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surreal1221
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California is cool. . .but. . .just because you work in a profession that offers the opportunity to "commute" to your job site doesn't necessarily mean you should do it. Especially if, over the long term, you can not afford it.
Rational behavior would have indicated a change in living environment closer to your "job site."
Rational behavior would have indicated a change in living environment closer to your "job site."
Good posts surreal.
My opinion is you are simply living beyond your means....I'm currently living on far less money than you and have nothing to my name. These days you need to keep your head down and put your time in, or get out of the game. Things could be worse for you; I'm still earning a pathetic CFI paycheck after doing it for a few years. Then again I didn't bother applying to the airlines a couple years ago with 250TT and take the first offer. Reading this thread was annoying to say the least.
My opinion is you are simply living beyond your means....I'm currently living on far less money than you and have nothing to my name. These days you need to keep your head down and put your time in, or get out of the game. Things could be worse for you; I'm still earning a pathetic CFI paycheck after doing it for a few years. Then again I didn't bother applying to the airlines a couple years ago with 250TT and take the first offer. Reading this thread was annoying to say the least.
SmitteyB
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Dude come on!!
Sell your stuff, sublease your place in Cali for $100 more and live with your parents/family. You cannot afford the place in California, this is CLEAR. Do you know how much better your life would be if you didn't HAVE to be spending that money? It's an easy decision!
Bottom line- you're an airline professional, you and I and Rob and everyone shouldn't be living paycheck to paycheck. And you make $5 more an hour than I do.
joliet
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JaceTheAce
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Fuel prices? I have a car that I drive 1,500 miles per year that averges 28MPG (I take the bus to and from the airport that's 10 minutes away or have someone take me/pick me up). Even if gas prices were $4/gallon for the entire year, that's $17.87 a month. Insurance on it is $48 a month and the car is now paid off. That expense is minuscule and keeping the car is a requirement if I need to up and move or find another job... or work at a job locally.
Anyway, it's good to hear some suggestions from people. I have other reasons too that require me to stay where I'm at, unless I get displaced and the company is required to pay for my moving expenses... which I'll gladly do. I wouldn't mind sitting on reserve in base even (in any of the other low-cost-of-living bases we have besides LGA) if they force-moved me and paid for my move per contract... quality of life would go up quite a bit, but at this time I can't afford to voluntarily move to another base that prohibits me to commute from San Diego.
kellwolf
Piece of Trash
On the tax stuff, I'd talk to a CPA on that one. Most will probably tell you if you're displaced and have to move from being in base, you can deduct it. BUT if you choose to live somewhere OTHER than where you work, it's different. The person that drives to work from Tupelo, MS to Memphis, TN can't deduct their house b/c they choose to live somewhere else. There's a difference b/w your home and your TAX home.
TheShortOne
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Do you know how much of a hit he'd take selling his stuff? Especially since he'd just have to buy new stuff wherever he ended up? People aren't going to pay him what he paid originally and he'll end up taking a loss on all of it. There's no reason to do that.
His apartment in California isn't expensive at all. We're paying $950/mo in Park City, UT and I've been looking around the Detroit area and we're hard pressed to find something under $700 that's in a decent area.
I do think though, if you can find a roommate to share your rent that'd be good. But to be honest, I'm not really sure where you can cut your costs since I know the two of us are living on about $2000ish/mo and while we're not saving any money, we're not dead broke by the end of the month either, so I'm not sure what you're carrying (finances wise) that makes your situation that much worse than ours.
One thing that has helped us save money is by going to Costco - it's a bit of $ upfront but we've definitely saved in the long term with them. We buy all our paper products (paper towel, toilet paper) ziplock bags, garbage bags, we also buy their frozen chicken breasts (quite good really!) and other things like that there. Shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc.
jtrain609
Antisocial Monster
We've got some additional requirements that end up boosting the price of an apartment, so $700 has been the bottom end of what we're finding.
Getburned
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Keep the place in San Diego, that costs nothing 650 for rent is cheap as hell. You'd regret it more then anything if you get Furloughed, and don't quit unless you have another job lined up. If you do get furloughed at least you'll have unemployment insurance while you look, which is key, I found a new job in 3 months, but unemployment literally was a life saver for those few months, plus whatever vacation you can get paid out. I've used hostels in the New York area when I was desperate and had to come up early, might want to look into that, after awhile got to know some people and stayed at their places, no reason to pay for a place if you only need it a few times a month. If you're on reserve that's a whole different story, might want to find a cheaper crashpad, I had one for 150 a month, it wasn't the best, no internet or anything, but it had A/C, heat, shower and bed.