I’ve had that problem before. There are a lot of dollar type stores in Japan, but, generally, the quality is pretty good. They really help when it comes to keeping a budget.
One thing that surprised me about being home this time around was how expensive life seemed: day care for kids, rent, property taxes, health care, gasoline and the endless need for it. I can’t imagine ever being able to make ends meet in the States, not in New York State anyway.
I’ve had that problem before. There are a lot of dollar type stores in Japan, but, generally, the quality is pretty good. They really help when it comes to keeping a budget.
One thing that surprised me about being home this time around was how expensive life seemed: day care for kids, rent, property taxes, health care, gasoline and the endless need for it. I can’t imagine ever being able to make ends meet in the States, not in New York State anyway.
I could never live in New York for any number of reasons! Although if you lived in NYC then no car is needed.
Yeah, from the weather to the taxes to a lot of the sports teams, New York doesn’t seem to have a lot going for it. It’s all I’ve ever known though.
CA and NY make MA seem relatively free and low tax and cheap cost of living but I sometimes fantasize about moving to NH.