- A fascinating piece by Elliot Abrams in the WSJ, detailing the talks, Sharon's thinking/actions, and what happened back in 2003-2004 in terms of Israel, the settlements, and Gaza.
- Chana points to the new GivesMeHope site, which is a nice foil to a different site. It's really nice, and GMH.
- Shaq joins the Cavs. Certainly not a bad move; question is if they could have gotten better elsewhere. LeBron is happy, so that's something.
- R' Ally on Green Bay to Crown Heights on the Lubavitcher Rebbe's yahrtzeit. Short and interesting.
- R' Dovid Landesman addresses the "what if the Chazon Ish studied medicine instead" question. Interesting.
- Via LOR, Lipa thinks we're all too busy to enjoy music. Or life, for that matter.
- ProfK and Special Ed point out this cost of living calculator. Obviously this is different for the Orthodox community, so fill out the Jewish Economics Survey (link above). :) According to the site, a move to Dallas would allow a 42% salary reduction for me and Serach. Ouch.
- Search for Emes gets his tuition bill. Ouch.
- Finally, I've always loved this song. Worth a listen, especially the lyrics.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
EZ Reads 6/25/09: Gives Me Hope
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Ezzie, yup a salary reduction, but it would also cost you 69% less for real estate/housing. (An $800K house in Queens would cost you $240K in Dallas.)Add in the steep reductions in food and utilities and that $42K salary differential is not all that big of a deal. And if you check the calculator site it tells you that salaries are only averages--some may be higher or lower.
ReplyDeleteOn $100K in NY a couple can't afford both the house and the tuition, not if they want to eat too. In Dallas it's doable if tight.
You missed my point. I'm saying that it's depressing that I have to earn so much more to make ends meet in NY. I <3 anywhere outside of NYC. I picked Dallas because it's a city we were considering moving to - the problem was not that the lower cost of living, but that there aren't really any jobs at all for me right now anywhere except the one I found here.
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