86k in North Carolina or 100k job in Dulles, VA
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Anonymous
| Is 100k enough to live comfortably for a family in Sterling or Ashburn area? We don't have student loans or credit card debt. Dh is super frugal. We rarely eat out on the weekends. 86k seems like it would get you a decent home in NC. Is it a no brainier to go with NC? |
Anonymous
| It would be very tuff here. |
Anonymous
| Where in NC? |
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Anonymous
| Is this the only income? What will the household income be? |
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Anonymous
| NC all day long |
Anonymous
| NC! |
Anonymous
| NC |
Anonymous
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NC is more backwards in terms of culture (see the fixation with who uses what bathroom) and if it's the research triangle area, not really less expensive in the aggregate.
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Anonymous
| Depends on what you want in life. Financially NC will be easier, but near DC you would have access to many more cultural things, etc. You could make it work in DC especially if you are naturally frugal, but it will be harder. |
Anonymous
| I would take more money in Dulles. |
Anonymous
| NC. Sterling and Ashburn are soul suckingly boring and grotesque. |
Anonymous
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NC. Totally.
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Anonymous
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you can use this calculator to see the general costs of different things in each area.
http://swz.salary.com/CostOfLivingWizard/LayoutScripts/Coll_Start.aspx |