Comments on: How to save 17% on your BBQ groceries this Memorial Day http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/ San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley House Price and Mortgage Insanity Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: $698,000 for a 5 bedroom, 2.75 bath house on .24 acres! | Burbed.com http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1278 $698,000 for a 5 bedroom, 2.75 bath house on .24 acres! | Burbed.com Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:52:41 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1278 [...] on Tuesday we learned that if you lived in Seattle, WA, that your grocery bill for a BBQ this Memorial ... compared to [...] [...] on Tuesday we learned that if you lived in Seattle, WA, that your grocery bill for a BBQ this Memorial … compared to [...]

]]> By: Terrible advice from Consumerist -- Burbed.com: Your San Francisco Bay Area Home and Mortgage Insanity Blog http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1277 Terrible advice from Consumerist -- Burbed.com: Your San Francisco Bay Area Home and Mortgage Insanity Blog Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:40:14 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1277 [...] you spend 48% of your income on your mortgage (PI not TI), it’s really cheap to live here. Food is cheap. Gas is cheap. You won’t need to spend money on tanning salons. And it’s so diverse here [...] [...] you spend 48% of your income on your mortgage (PI not TI), it’s really cheap to live here. Food is cheap. Gas is cheap. You won’t need to spend money on tanning salons. And it’s so diverse here [...]

]]> By: Norcalboomer http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1276 Norcalboomer Wed, 23 May 2007 01:07:05 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1276 " numb" or " numbed"? Sorry not an English major in college. ” numb” or ” numbed”? Sorry not an English major in college.

]]> By: Norcalboomer http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1275 Norcalboomer Wed, 23 May 2007 01:02:57 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1275 Grow food here? The Santa Clara Valley USED TO BE one of the most fertile valleys in the WORLD. The Central Valley is the BIGGEST PRODUCER of fruits and nuts in the U.S. The last time I was in San Jose, visiting relatives, I could not believe how expensive fruits/vegetables were, and they are grown just a few hundred ( or less) miles away!!! One of the things I always missed about California was access to CHEAP and GOOD fruit/vegetables. Now I can get almost everything you get at the same price here in the Southeast, but I don't have to pay the INSANE real estate and other prices you all pay. My air conditioned house is just as comfortable as your non air conditioned house in the Bay Area is during the summer. My nintendo/computer numbed children are just as comfortable all year round as your computer/nintendo numbed children, at almost half the cost!! The Bay Area weather is only special if you go OUTSIDE and enjoy it!! Grow food here? The Santa Clara Valley USED TO BE one of the most fertile valleys in the WORLD. The Central Valley is the BIGGEST PRODUCER of fruits and nuts in the U.S. The last time I was in San Jose, visiting relatives, I could not believe how expensive fruits/vegetables were, and they are grown just a few hundred ( or less) miles away!!! One of the things I always missed about California was access to CHEAP and GOOD fruit/vegetables. Now I can get almost everything you get at the same price here in the Southeast, but I don’t have to pay the INSANE real estate and other prices you all pay. My air conditioned house is just as comfortable as your non air conditioned house in the Bay Area is during the summer. My nintendo/computer numbed children are just as comfortable all year round as your computer/nintendo numbed children, at almost half the cost!! The Bay Area weather is only special if you go OUTSIDE and enjoy it!!

]]> By: burbed http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1274 burbed Tue, 22 May 2007 21:08:47 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1274 >1) We’re further from the ocean ports than Seattle so it costs way more to transport food here. We’re practically landlocked. If only we could grow food here. Instead, all we seem to grow here are Best Buy's and Petco's. >1) We’re further from the ocean ports than Seattle so it costs way more to transport food here. We’re practically landlocked.

If only we could grow food here. Instead, all we seem to grow here are Best Buy’s and Petco’s.

]]> By: i8thekittypurr http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1273 i8thekittypurr Tue, 22 May 2007 21:02:12 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1273 But wait, sir: 1) We're further from the ocean ports than Seattle so it costs way more to transport food here. We're practically landlocked. 2)We're close to the soft white sands of the Santa Cruz beaches AND the soft white powder of the Tahoe mountains, beat THAT mister! That alone is worth a 20% premium. 3) Where else can you go to a acres-large fleamarket and buy fine imported wares, dine on the finest Indian cuisine this side of the Himalayas, and purchase a gram of meth ALL IN THE SAME AFTERNOON? Nowhere, son, that's what I'm saying. But wait, sir:

1) We’re further from the ocean ports than Seattle so it costs way more to transport food here. We’re practically landlocked.

2)We’re close to the soft white sands of the Santa Cruz beaches AND the soft white powder of the Tahoe mountains, beat THAT mister! That alone is worth a 20% premium.

3) Where else can you go to a acres-large fleamarket and buy fine imported wares, dine on the finest Indian cuisine this side of the Himalayas, and purchase a gram of meth ALL IN THE SAME AFTERNOON? Nowhere, son, that’s what I’m saying.

]]> By: burbed http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1272 burbed Tue, 22 May 2007 17:39:28 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1272 Actually there's a few Cost of Living Calculators out there already: http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html?step=result&current_salary=100000&from_city=San+Jose+CA&to_city=Austin+TX&x=0&y=0 Salary in San Jose CA: $100,000 Comparable salary in Austin TX: $63,506.49 http://www.bestplaces.net/col/?salary=100000&city1=7400&city2=0320 # To maintain the same standard of living, your salary of $100,000 in San Jose, California could decrease to $40,625 in Amarillo, Texas # Stated another way, it's 59.4% cheaper to live in Amarillo, Texas than San Jose, California But why would you compare the Bay Area to any other city? It's simply impossible. Don't even try to think about it - your head will explode. Actually there’s a few Cost of Living Calculators out there already:

http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html?step=result&current_salary=100000&from_city=San+Jose+CA&to_city=Austin+TX&x=0&y=0

Salary in San Jose CA: $100,000
Comparable salary in Austin TX: $63,506.49

http://www.bestplaces.net/col/?salary=100000&city1=7400&city2=0320

# To maintain the same standard of living, your salary of $100,000 in San Jose, California could decrease to $40,625 in Amarillo, Texas
# Stated another way, it’s 59.4% cheaper to live in Amarillo, Texas than San Jose, California

But why would you compare the Bay Area to any other city? It’s simply impossible.

Don’t even try to think about it – your head will explode.

]]> By: Brendan http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1271 Brendan Tue, 22 May 2007 17:34:23 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1271 Burbed.. I have an idea for a feature on your site. I've noticed you're quite the mathematician. So I think you need to have the 'bay area' salary calculator on your site. You can base it on how far our dollar goes compared to the rest of the country. You can factor in groceries, gas, rent, home prices, and other things. I'm sure it's a straight ratio of some sort. An example: Salary Austin 60,000 == Bay Area 150,000 I think it would be cool/funny. Burbed.. I have an idea for a feature on your site. I’ve noticed you’re quite the mathematician. So I think you need to have the ‘bay area’ salary calculator on your site. You can base it on how far our dollar goes compared to the rest of the country. You can factor in groceries, gas, rent, home prices, and other things.

I’m sure it’s a straight ratio of some sort. An example:

Salary Austin 60,000 == Bay Area 150,000

I think it would be cool/funny.

]]> By: burbed http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1270 burbed Tue, 22 May 2007 17:13:42 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1270 But when you do get to the snow, oh my god. The snowflakes we have here are very special. But when you do get to the snow, oh my god. The snowflakes we have here are very special.

]]> By: Brendan http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1269 Brendan Tue, 22 May 2007 16:57:49 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/2007/05/22/how-to-save-17-on-your-bbq-groceries-this-memorial-day/#comment-1269 F@#$ snow sports. Who really cares? it's not a big deal. Sometimes this blog just makes me angry that I still live here. F@#$ snow sports. Who really cares? it’s not a big deal. Sometimes this blog just makes me angry that I still live here.

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