<p>I love where I live... you can get a 7000 sq ft home for 400,000-1.2 mill :-)</p>
<p>If I were going to buy a mansion, it would be in Buckhead overlooking ATL, or Alpharetta/Roswell (slightly farther north than buckhead)... lots of celebs along that corridor of GA 400; although I'm sure no one knows what I'm talking about :(.</p>
<p>I'm too liberal to live in GA. I'd probably get shot if I lived in Atlanta. No Thanks. I'll live in snowy, liberal CT. :)</p>
<p>I hate where I live...although CA is very liberal...not quite as liberal as NY though...or Michigan. Anyways, good luck to everyone and I hope everyone's dreams will come true! :)</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> Why must everyone presume that ATL is conservative because it's in the South? Atlanta is a very liberal city (in fact, the AJC was actually touted as "more liberal than the NY Times"! LOL). It's more the suburban/exurban areas that are conservative and even then it's pretty moderate. Now, if you're afraid of conservatism stay out of Cobb County (that's where I live...). We gave you Newt Gingrich, and make OC look like San Fran, so that tells you something...</p>
<p>no I mean the best. Just as for example Jimi Hendrix is the best guitarist in the world the best. IhateCA</p>
<p>$100,000 at least to start....i wanna eventually make .5 million/year</p>
<p>One-half million per year in NJ, doing what? All the consulting firms are in New York. Then again, nobody wants into NJ, so I assume you will leave sometime soon since it is just industry and crowded suburbs...</p>
<p>i live 15 min from NYC....my dad (and most of my friends' parents) has worked in the city for 25 years. it's the norm.</p>
<p>I thought you lived on the other end (ie Trenton area). Never mind to the statement, then, because that is your life. Are there any Millburn students on CC?</p>
<p>Quite a few of the people who may work in New York (in I-Banking and Consulting and the like) live in New Jersey. In my own town, for example, a lot of people commute daily to their jobs in Manhattan. Contrary to stereotype, NJ is far more than "industry and crowded suburbs". There are some beautiful and highly affluent towns and communities here, and there's a very good reason New Jersey is the Garden State. </p>
<p>New Jersey also has the highest per-capita income of any state in the US, the 2nd highest PSAT cutoff score in the US (which is set based on the performance of students), and the highest AP scores in the nation.</p>
<p>Ah, so NJ is not the stereotype I make it out to be, but then again, I can't judge NJ on Camden and Newark. Guess it's time I head for the Cape May or the area near the Poconos. I have been proven wrong and stand corrected.</p>
<p>I would like to start at 100K (in todays dollars), because if I dont I will never be able to stay on long island. It wont happen though</p>
<p>connecticut is actually the highest per capita income in the US</p>
<p>and I would rather live in new canaan/darien/wilton than greenwich, they have better high school lacrosse haha</p>
<p>One must make a salary which will make you most comfortable in your area. For example, one living in L.A. who makes 150,000K a year will most likely have difficulty because of L.A.s exuberant real estate property. However, one making 150,000K in Hillbillyville, South Carolina will live like a king because of cheap cost of living. It all depends on cost of living.</p>
<pre><code>Last year, I visited L.A. and saw a help wanted sign in Carl's Jr for 20.00 an hour. At first, I was flabbergasted, howver logic would reveal that living in L.A. comes at a price
</code></pre>
<p>There was a show on once about the SF Bay Area, where a computer worker was making $250000 and was still living in a small apartment built for a family half his size. It shows what happens when supply is low and demand is extremely high, coupled with a lot of wealthy people who can afford and will pay exorbitant prices for a house.</p>
<p>haha.. newark and camden are the absolute worst parts of NJ. parts of somerset & morris counties are gorgeous, i love it</p>
<p>about $80k-$200k...if I achieve my dream of becoming a surgeon than that may be possible...but I know if I become a clinical psychologist instead I'll probably make less than that...I try not to make money that big of an issue but I've always dreamt of making over $100k...</p>
<p>lol...someone told me to be a medical doctor instead of a psychologist because I could "buy my passion"</p>
<p>I'm hopefully gonna live in a "Forrest Gump" type of house in Savannah/ South Carolina/ Alabama. Or live in Chicago/Seattle.</p>
<p>
[quote]
connecticut is actually the highest per capita income in the US
[/quote]
</p>
<p>My mistake; I believe you're right:</p>
<p>
[quote]
New Jersey as a whole has the highest median household income in the nation, as well as the second highest per capita income, after Connecticut.
[/quote]
</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey</a></p>
<p>I have a question about New Jersey and Connecticut:</p>
<p>If you work in NYC, but live in CT or NJ, whom do you pay income taxes to? I've pondered this before. I'm thinking NY, but where do the other states get most of their taxes?</p>