rent 650.00 for a 2 bedroom

utilities average 175.00 monthly

entertainment...there is never enough for fun time

gas is 55.00 week. groceries average 75.00 for the bare necessities

i want to move somewhere the climate is fair and jobs are both secure and
loyal. Im a dedicated worker and hope to find work with a company that is as equally
committed to there employees as they are to there clients.

I live in Grafton, 25 miles north of where I work in Milwaukee. We are a family of four in a 2000sqft home on less than half an acre with an SUV at about 21mpg and a coupe at about 31mpg (both highway). As of this writing it costs about $140/mo for gasoline, $220/mo gas & electric, $40/mo water/sewer, $2400/mo mortgage, $80/mo cable tv & internet, $40/mo home phone, $100/mo car insurance, $350/mo miscellaneous expenses (clothing, vehicle maintenance & licensing, etc.) and about $800/mo food. So that's roughly $4170/month before entertainment, gifts, emergencies, savings, out-of-pocket healthcare, etc.

We moved here from Newark, Delaware about four years ago. I'd say our cost of living went up about 10%. The extremely low taxes in Delaware were great and it was a really nice area to live and work in as the mid-atlantic/northeast generally goes.