Skills for the future

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On 2022-12-12 18:50, Rob Mike via PLUG-discuss wrote:
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> From: "Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss" <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
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> Subject: Re: Skills for the future
> On 2022-12-12 18:25, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss said on Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:55:05 -0700
>> 
>>> I agree, with one addition. In the 70's and 80's my pay lagged 20%
> to
>>> 30% behind inflation. What might have been decent pay was
> mediocre...
>> 
>> I think that's because you were a kid in the 1970's, probably with
> less
>> professional jobs because of your age.
> 
> I joined the USMC in 1975 and the pay was very low. With a few years
> and a few promotions and the pay got better. If I stayed in I would
> have
> done better. While it took the legislature to get going they did give
> the military a few really good pay raises.
> 
>> My memory is I kept up with
>> inflation both as a corrosion engineer and as an audio technician,
>> although of course the move to audio technician came with a serious
> pay
>> cut (and a much better life and career path).
>> 
>> One thing though: Throughout most of the 1970's I had no car, hence
> no
>> gasoline and no purchasing of a car. Gas, oil, maintenance, repairs,
>> insurance, traffic tickets, and amortized purchase price add up to a
>> heck of a lot.
>> 
>> If you move to a city with great public transportation like Chicago,
>> give up your car, and use an old, beat up bicycle for shopping
> trips, I
>> think you can save $20K of post-tax income yearly, and do a lot to
>> shield yourself from the worst of inflation.
> 
> I was a muscle car guy and did most of my own work....
> 
>> 
>> Chicago has pretty high rents (and a good job market), so you might
>> want to move to a less expensive city. In Urbana Illinois you can
> buy a
>> decent house for $100-$150K, it's small and flat so you can easily
>> ride your bicycle all over the place. You're near University of
>> Illinois, so healthcare is plentiful. Don't pay more than $150K for
> a
>> house because Illinois has obscenely high property taxes.
>> 
> 
> It's funny how some people talk about the no payroll tax states and
> then
> you find out they make it up with property tax.
> 
>> SteveT
>> 
>> Steve Litt
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