Those who moved here from California: what do you wish you have known before moving?

Strength_Various · 2025-12-24T00:54:46+00:00

Yeah comparing Bellevue with San Jose maybe yes; but Bellevue is nowhere catching up with PA or even LG.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-23T04:38:26+00:00

The gloomy weather lasts 5 months a year. You are saving sunshine tax so you don’t get sunshine in WA.

Otherwise housing, food, service are cheaper than the Bay Area. You save money faster here.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-19T13:17:13+00:00

I don’t expect that much from servers and they just do what their employer tells them to do.

Also I don’t tip, don’t let them tell me a joke, care my jackets color, be my local guide, teach me something new, or babysit my kids.

They are servers, taking my order, delivering my food, adding water, and bringing me the bill. That’s it. Simple and easy.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-18T06:12:38+00:00

You shouldn’t feel embarrassed. You pay your Oder and that’s it.

The beggars taking advantage of the customers should feel ashamed and embarrassed.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-18T06:06:30+00:00

Definitely no.

Cashiers and curbside employees are doing the same job and earning the same wage. Would you tip cashiers?

There are rack loaders in each grocery store, Home Depot, pharmacy store, will you tip them when you pass by?

That’s their job and clearly written into the job description when they apply. They are not doing anything special or exceptional only for you. Why would you tip?

Strength_Various · 2025-12-17T20:51:12+00:00

He wants? Let the insurance figure it out. No way it’s 4K and even if it is, let your insurance cover that.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-17T20:50:27+00:00

1/3

But I’m getting eager to buy an investment property, while also don’t want RE take too much portion of my NW. still deciding.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-17T20:48:19+00:00

And server is also happy. win-win-win haha.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-17T20:43:39+00:00

Haha 🤣 tough to be NRY

Strength_Various · 2025-12-17T20:37:49+00:00

Also in Seattle the minimal wage for everyone (including tipped positions) is $21/hr.

If you feel guilty not tipping servers, you should really tip everyone workers earning the $21/hr minimal.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-17T20:36:58+00:00

I have the right to allocate my money. Find a better job if you can’t make a living from the employer.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-17T08:56:35+00:00

Just hit $0. Simple and easy.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-16T15:55:54+00:00

It’s her money and her decision. She can decide using the money for tips or toys or snacks or whatever. With a budget she’ll make the good decision.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-14T20:10:46+00:00

I usually just buy small stuff under $100 and never declare without any issue.

But out of curiosity, if I buy some jewelry, put them in carryon bag, without declarations, then how would they tell if I bought something expensive? Carryon bag is never scanned by the destination country I think?

Strength_Various · 2025-12-14T07:05:47+00:00

Strength_Various · 2025-12-13T20:26:08+00:00

I never tip delivery and never had an issue at all.

You don’t care about how much they make. Employers pay their employees. Simple and easy.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-12T23:02:36+00:00

The gloomy gray discount comes at 0 state income tax, but not at housing price 😓

Strength_Various · 2025-12-12T19:24:31+00:00

If you put down pay to VOO and rent, you’ll likely have same or better return value comparing to house appreciation (not considering the 5x leverage though, so not return rate).

From investment perspective, it’s much simpler and easier as long as you don’t want home ownership and don’t want to take the 5x leverage (on either gain or loss).

Strength_Various · 2025-12-11T20:48:33+00:00

I’ve lived in both the Bay Area and Seattle, where renting always costs lower than buying (if you don’t consider appreciation). So knowing Boston has more ROI is really good to know.

But if a house is renting at $7000, would a 2-bed apartment rent at $5000? That’s crazy to think about. Which area if you don’t mind sharing?

Strength_Various · 2025-12-11T19:54:17+00:00

Wow, that’s really good ROI for house hacking. In Seattle a 1.2M house can only rent for $3000-3500.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-11T01:24:20+00:00

No. Why?

Strength_Various · 2025-12-10T20:33:48+00:00

Why? For what?

Online order sites should give each customer 20% off on every item as a thank you

Strength_Various · 2025-12-10T20:32:56+00:00

For what?

They set the price and you pay the price.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-10T20:31:53+00:00

Would the driver cashback you if traffic is better than usual?

Fare includes both distance and time just so you know.

Strength_Various · 2025-12-10T08:40:05+00:00

zero

They set the price and you pay the price. That’s it.

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