Anonymous
Post 01/29/2013 05:56     Subject: Re:How the shit do normal people afford to live here?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My thoughts exactly. The biggest cost is housing, so people with 50k incomes just live far away.
I know people that have commutes comming in from Baltimore, Prince William county, PG county, and even one person from WV.


I live in alexandria. I dont consider that far. I can get to DC in 12 minutes on the weekends snd 30-40 mins on a weekday rush hour. I live 9 miles from my job in Dc. To me thats not FAR


I live East of the River in DC. I have an easy commute too. Bought making <50K.


http://whenindc.tumblr.com/post/20969127841/when-my-boss-sends-me-to-a-client-meeting-and-then

(I tease)


Hehe I had a feeling someone would comment. LOL! Good one.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2013 18:20     Subject: Re:How the shit do normal people afford to live here?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My thoughts exactly. The biggest cost is housing, so people with 50k incomes just live far away.
I know people that have commutes comming in from Baltimore, Prince William county, PG county, and even one person from WV.


I live in alexandria. I dont consider that far. I can get to DC in 12 minutes on the weekends snd 30-40 mins on a weekday rush hour. I live 9 miles from my job in Dc. To me thats not FAR


I live East of the River in DC. I have an easy commute too. Bought making <50K.


http://whenindc.tumblr.com/post/20969127841/when-my-boss-sends-me-to-a-client-meeting-and-then

(I tease)
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2013 17:32     Subject: Re:How the shit do normal people afford to live here?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My thoughts exactly. The biggest cost is housing, so people with 50k incomes just live far away.
I know people that have commutes comming in from Baltimore, Prince William county, PG county, and even one person from WV.


I live in alexandria. I dont consider that far. I can get to DC in 12 minutes on the weekends snd 30-40 mins on a weekday rush hour. I live 9 miles from my job in Dc. To me thats not FAR


I live East of the River in DC. I have an easy commute too. Bought making <50K.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2013 11:39     Subject: Re:How the shit do normal people afford to live here?
Anonymous wrote:My thoughts exactly. The biggest cost is housing, so people with 50k incomes just live far away.
I know people that have commutes comming in from Baltimore, Prince William county, PG county, and even one person from WV.


I live in alexandria. I dont consider that far. I can get to DC in 12 minutes on the weekends snd 30-40 mins on a weekday rush hour. I live 9 miles from my job in Dc. To me thats not FAR
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2013 18:42     Subject: How the shit do normal people afford to live here?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How will you afford summer camp. What about food?


yes we need food. but, summer camp??? who cares about summer camp?


um, almost every 2 working parent family? what else do you suggest kids do in the summer?


nope, SAHM here. We don't need summer camp.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2013 18:27     Subject: How the shit do normal people afford to live here?
Well, my kids go to grandparents/ spend time at the y, refrain from waking me up unless the house is on fire---I work nights---and/or go to the park and library with their 12 year old sister.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2013 18:06     Subject: How the shit do normal people afford to live here?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How will you afford summer camp. What about food?


yes we need food. but, summer camp??? who cares about summer camp?


um, almost every 2 working parent family? what else do you suggest kids do in the summer?
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2013 17:56     Subject: How the shit do normal people afford to live here?
Anonymous wrote:How will you afford summer camp. What about food?


yes we need food. but, summer camp??? who cares about summer camp?
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2013 17:52     Subject: How the shit do normal people afford to live here?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:White folks live out in Front Royal, Winchester, Hagerstown. Plus, aside from a few of the ES in downtown Hagerstown, there's no worries about public schools.

The upgrades are maybe Leesburg, Frederick, Woodbridge if they are better off (say >100k HHI).

Some of the more adventurous White folks do buy in Prince George's and the safer parts of NE/SE DC, but they are over-represented here on DCUM, as many of the neighborhoods mentioned are still <80% Black.


Exactly, and to live close in you need 600k min to get with a higher class of people, really over 1M to be close in and be in a good class location.

50k wouldn't get you piss around here.


so are you saying "white folks" should only live near "white folks"??? Did I actually read that correctly?
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2013 15:55     Subject: How the shit do normal people afford to live here?
I don't pay attention AT ALL to what people around me have. I don't count the money of other people. I worry about myself and we do just fine. I'm sure there are places where we don't measure up -- but I do what I can do and we're pretty happy.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2013 15:51     Subject: How the shit do normal people afford to live here?
How will you afford summer camp. What about food?