Re: cost of living in Canada was mg

[Guest guest]

Is this in Canadian dollars I assume? Any idea what that translates to

in American dollars? I have no idea what the exchange rate is like. I

personally love Canada. I'm sure it's too cold to live there though. :-)

~ Karin

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> Message: 15 Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 14:58:27 -0600 From: " The Hunny

> Family " Subject: Re: mg

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> I nearly died of shock at my mom's this week, looking thru real

> estate listings. My three-bedroom three-bath 1200sq ft townhouse

> would sell for about $158,000 here -- that's what the neighbors on

> either side just sold their smaller models for. In my hometown,

> the SAME house is $80,000!!! Nearly peed my pants.

>

> Jacquie

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/6/03 8:35:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, vhunnius@...

writes:

> What's an average salary there? If I convert our income into US currency,

> the Bank of Canada says the US amount is $32,000.

I think we're considered middle class (maybe lower middle class) and my

husband makes about $45,000. Our house costs $135,000 and it's only a two

bedroom rancher. We do ok though all our bills are paid and I don't have to

work. We don't really do out too much though.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/6/03 8:35:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, vhunnius@...

writes:

> What's an average salary there? If I convert our income into US currency,

> the Bank of Canada says the US amount is $32,000.

I think we're considered middle class (maybe lower middle class) and my

husband makes about $45,000. Our house costs $135,000 and it's only a two

bedroom rancher. We do ok though all our bills are paid and I don't have to

work. We don't really do out too much though.

[Guest guest]

OMG! You cant get squat for that! I wish you could. Its so strange how different

places have totally different prices. So if your parents area was costing

$80,000 that is just dirt cheap! ~sigh~ You cant get anything here.

Jacquie H

Re: cost of living in Canada was mg

> Is this in Canadian dollars I assume? Any idea what that translates to

> in American dollars? I have no idea what the exchange rate is like. I

> personally love Canada. I'm sure it's too cold to live there though. :-)

My $158K house is $102K American. Could buy the same thing in my home town

for $44k american.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

OMG! You cant get squat for that! I wish you could. Its so strange how different

places have totally different prices. So if your parents area was costing

$80,000 that is just dirt cheap! ~sigh~ You cant get anything here.

Jacquie H

Re: cost of living in Canada was mg

> Is this in Canadian dollars I assume? Any idea what that translates to

> in American dollars? I have no idea what the exchange rate is like. I

> personally love Canada. I'm sure it's too cold to live there though. :-)

My $158K house is $102K American. Could buy the same thing in my home town

for $44k american.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

Average salary here in town is about $35-45K. Jeff makes $65 and if he does his

tv commercials from time to time it is more. Jeff is an engineering asst. He

does CAD, surveying, and he is the network administrator for 3 offices in 3

different cities.

Jacquie H

Re: cost of living in Canada was mg

> OMG! You cant get squat for that! I wish you could. Its so strange how

different places have totally different prices.

What's an average salary there? If I convert our income into US currency,

the Bank of Canada says the US amount is $32,000. Marc is a skilled

tradesman, so he makes more than a general labourer or someone in retail,

but less than a technologist, engineer, or business person.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

Average salary here in town is about $35-45K. Jeff makes $65 and if he does his

tv commercials from time to time it is more. Jeff is an engineering asst. He

does CAD, surveying, and he is the network administrator for 3 offices in 3

different cities.

Jacquie H

Re: cost of living in Canada was mg

> OMG! You cant get squat for that! I wish you could. Its so strange how

different places have totally different prices.

What's an average salary there? If I convert our income into US currency,

the Bank of Canada says the US amount is $32,000. Marc is a skilled

tradesman, so he makes more than a general labourer or someone in retail,

but less than a technologist, engineer, or business person.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

Jacquie,

My Mark makes about what your Marc does. I wish we had Jeff's!!!

Sue

Re: cost of living in Canada was mg

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> > OMG! You cant get squat for that! I wish you could. Its so strange how

> different places have totally different prices.

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>

> What's an average salary there? If I convert our income into US

currency,

> the Bank of Canada says the US amount is $32,000. Marc is a skilled

> tradesman, so he makes more than a general labourer or someone in

retail,

> but less than a technologist, engineer, or business person.

>

> Jacquie

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[Guest guest]

Jacquie,

My Mark makes about what your Marc does. I wish we had Jeff's!!!

Sue

Re: cost of living in Canada was mg

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> > OMG! You cant get squat for that! I wish you could. Its so strange how

> different places have totally different prices.

>

>

> What's an average salary there? If I convert our income into US

currency,

> the Bank of Canada says the US amount is $32,000. Marc is a skilled

> tradesman, so he makes more than a general labourer or someone in

retail,

> but less than a technologist, engineer, or business person.

>

> Jacquie

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Jacquie,

My Mark makes about what your Marc does. I wish we had Jeff's!!!

Sue

Re: cost of living in Canada was mg

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> > OMG! You cant get squat for that! I wish you could. Its so strange how

> different places have totally different prices.

>

>

> What's an average salary there? If I convert our income into US

currency,

> the Bank of Canada says the US amount is $32,000. Marc is a skilled

> tradesman, so he makes more than a general labourer or someone in

retail,

> but less than a technologist, engineer, or business person.

>

> Jacquie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Is this in Canadian dollars I assume? Any idea what that translates to

> in American dollars? I have no idea what the exchange rate is like. I

> personally love Canada. I'm sure it's too cold to live there though. :-)

My $158K house is $102K American. Could buy the same thing in my home town

for $44k american.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> Is this in Canadian dollars I assume? Any idea what that translates to

> in American dollars? I have no idea what the exchange rate is like. I

> personally love Canada. I'm sure it's too cold to live there though. :-)

My $158K house is $102K American. Could buy the same thing in my home town

for $44k american.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> Is this in Canadian dollars I assume? Any idea what that translates to

> in American dollars? I have no idea what the exchange rate is like. I

> personally love Canada. I'm sure it's too cold to live there though. :-)

My $158K house is $102K American. Could buy the same thing in my home town

for $44k american.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> OMG! You cant get squat for that! I wish you could. Its so strange how

different places have totally different prices.

What's an average salary there? If I convert our income into US currency,

the Bank of Canada says the US amount is $32,000. Marc is a skilled

tradesman, so he makes more than a general labourer or someone in retail,

but less than a technologist, engineer, or business person.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> What's an average salary there? If I convert our income into US currency,

> the Bank of Canada says the US amount is $32,000.

I jusdt wanted to add, in case you think we're flush... our bills total

$14,000 yearly, and our grocery bills (I'm buying for a 300lb man who's

almost 7 feet tall and a 4 foot 6 inch six year old) total roughly $4000.

[Guest guest]

> What's an average salary there? If I convert our income into US currency,

> the Bank of Canada says the US amount is $32,000.

I jusdt wanted to add, in case you think we're flush... our bills total

$14,000 yearly, and our grocery bills (I'm buying for a 300lb man who's

almost 7 feet tall and a 4 foot 6 inch six year old) total roughly $4000.

[Guest guest]

> I jusdt wanted to add, in case you think we're flush... our bills total

> $14,000 yearly, and our grocery bills (I'm buying for a 300lb man who's

> almost 7 feet tall and a 4 foot 6 inch six year old) total roughly $4000.

Replying to myself AGAIN...those are American amounts. If they were

Canadian, we WOULD be flush!!!! :-)

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> I jusdt wanted to add, in case you think we're flush... our bills total

> $14,000 yearly, and our grocery bills (I'm buying for a 300lb man who's

> almost 7 feet tall and a 4 foot 6 inch six year old) total roughly $4000.

Replying to myself AGAIN...those are American amounts. If they were

Canadian, we WOULD be flush!!!! :-)

Jacquie