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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's threads like these that make me appreciate the area I live in and the lifestyle that allows me to lead.  Our HHI is about $180k.  Our house was $330k (mortgage, PITI is $1700/month), and that bought a new build, 3400 SF home, two miles from downtown.  Our public schools are pretty good.  Child care costs are low.  We are able to max out retirement savings and save for college starting when the kids were babies. The job market here is good, and my husband could replace his job easily if he lost his current one.  Mine would be harder to replace.

It's a low-stress, financially freeing way to live.  I save where I can when it's not too much trouble, but I have no problem dropping cash for the things I want.  Having low living costs really frees you up for all the other things you want.

You all should move![/quote]

I'm totally with you. Similar situation, similar [earned] income (but we've invested so much over the years that investment income is rapidly approaching earned income).

It's such a better life.[/quote]

How do you command such high salaries in low COL markets? [/quote]

telework.

Take a look at an agency like USPTO which allows its workers to live anywhere but have a DC wage, or top salesmen who live at home but mostly do sales over the phone, or programmers who work at home etc.

Not all careers offer this flexibility, but if you happen to choose a career that lets you, you can get pretty far ahead.[/quote]

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