[wplug] The evilness of it all (Verizon OT post)

[Jonathan S. Billings]

On 08/23/2006 10:31 AM, Michael Semcheski wrote:
> Doug Green wrote:
>> In Shadyside you'll pay every
>> penny of 1200 for a decent 690sf apartment, and then some. PLUS
>> you'll have to pay outrageous utility bills.
> 
> $1200/month for a choice pad in an excellent part of town.  Compare that
> to Manhatten, where $1200/month won't get you in the smallest door. 
> Squirrel Hill is very reasonable, where $600/month will get you a very
> nice one bedroom.  Thats within walking distance (long walk, I'll give
> you that) of the Universities.  15 minute bus ride downtown.

I'm paying $1470/mo for a small 2 bedroom apartment in NJ, in a fairly 
reasonably-priced neighborhood.  That's about twice as much as we paid 
for a similar (but nicer) apartment in squirrel hill.  Most people 
around here actually commute to NYC from Jersey because the apartment 
prices are so prohibitive in the city.


It's just cheaper to live in Pittsburgh.  I don't know where the OP 
found such a cheap place in california, but I know from my brother and 
sister that you just can't find as cheap apartments there either.

The only problem I can see is if you've lived in Pittsburgh all your 
life, and want to sell your house to buy a nice retirement place 
somewhere out of state.  The money you get for your place might be 
enough for a down payment on a smaller house in florida.



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