Posted by LK on September 29, 2009, 10:12 pm, in reply to "Re: cost of living"
78.16.156.236
And that's net income, not gross.
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: I suppose pets are a vice depending on what
: you do with them. Do you pet your guppies?
: Very kinky.
:
: Cost of living is falling. Groceries are
: down, electricity is down, insurance had
: fallen considerably but is now rising
: gently, petrol and home oil is down from its
: 2008 high but still way up there.
:
: Main expenses loosely figured:
: House or Apartment - 9,000 a year including
: insurance based on your 700 per month.
:
: Utilities - phone, electricity, heating, -
: around 5,000 euro per year depending on your
: frugality.
:
: Groceries for Two - Chicken, not steak, and
: figure about 150 per week including a take
: out or two and maybe a lunch or two. That's
: around 8,000 per year.
:
: That adds up to 23,000 euro living frugally.
: Cars add bunches more, at least a minimum of
: 5,000 per year if you're paying off a used
: car and travelling to town twice a week.
:
: I'd figure 30,000 per year living frugally
: but not like paupers.
:
: Now, add travel to see friends and the kids,
: travels around Ireland, visits to the
: doctor, new glasses, a good book, satellite
: TV, the TV licence, medical drugs, pub
: visits, etc. etc.
:
: And Guppy food.
:
: I discuss this all in detail on the full
: site, Money section, Cost of Living page.
:
: Scott
:
:
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: What is the income necessary for a retired
: couple to live on moving to Co. Donegal
: area, from the states? How much in Euro? I
: know the dollar is sliding, and social
: security is taxable income in Ireland. I
: have alrady calculated that a rental home
: would be 700 Euro a month. I realize there
: are variable depending upon vices, (are pets
: a vice). Any input would be appreciated. I
: am not asking for the cost of moving, but
: rather the everyday expectations. Thank
: You.
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