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| 299290 | 17382 | California--Current State of Living? | 70 | mightyrime | Dec 6, 2023 | 2023-12-06T11:37:31-0500 | I am happy in Oceanside, Ca. I have lived all over the country and worked in every state except Hawaii and Alaska. Everywhere has it trade offs. Since there is a bit of a Texas theme here i will say my wife is a Texan born and raised in Temple / Waco so i spend a lot of time there as well so i feel i have good perspective. Yes California is too expensive across all fields. I estimate it would cost my family roughly $40k less a year for the same standard of living in Texas ( house, schools, gas, food, taxes, day care...etc..) But for me currently the extra $40k is worth it. We have lucked out and found a good neighborhood with good people, a great elementary school, and 20 minutes from either excellent surfing or desert hiking and mountain bike trails. I also have my elderly mother near by which is amazing for my kids and They have built a strong relationship. And the weather is amazing as all know. I lived in the midwest for a while and those winters i never want to go back to. Its all about personal situations i think. If i did not surf, made less money ( i am not rich nor have a trust fund... I never went to college and built debt and i have worked my whole life and earned what i have), did not have family here.... i would leave the California coast for sure. Like said everyone is unique and California is worth the cost to me currently. |