‘Sticker Shock’ in Los Angeles Housing

Re:‘Sticker Shock’ in Los Angeles Housing by toomuchtodo on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @07:04PM (#12594020)

Working remotely in parts of Portugal and Spain is a recipe for happiness and early retirement (speaking as a US citizen). I can't imagine wasting so much take home pay on CA living costs; you'll never be able to retire or own a home outright under those conditions.

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Re:‘Sticker Shock’ in Los Angeles Housing by pedrosorio on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @07:52PM (#12594326)

As a young Portuguese immigrant in California, I would selfishly ask you not to share this recipe too widely ;)

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Re:‘Sticker Shock’ in Los Angeles Housing by davidw on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @07:57PM (#12594346)

Places like Portugal - and Italy, where I spent most of the last 15 years - would certainly be helped more than harmed by people moving there with high-paying jobs and paying into the local economy.

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Re:‘Sticker Shock’ in Los Angeles Housing by pedrosorio on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @04:36AM (#12596224)

That is probably true up to some extent. I just don't want to the country (Lisbon, in particular) becoming an amusement park for tourists (in the style of Barcelona).

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Re:‘Sticker Shock’ in Los Angeles Housing by davidw on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @11:34AM (#12598483)

He was talking about living there and working remotely. This is very different from the "let's go hang out and drink for a week" kind of person.

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Re:‘Sticker Shock’ in Los Angeles Housing by mixmastamyk on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @08:04PM (#12594384)

Loved visiting those places, but could never live there. Last time I went people were smoking in pairs in the grocery store. WTF?

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