Feel like you are being priced off the island?

[Andrew]

I'm with you. My wife and I have found it cheap here as well. We can't believe how cheap the land taxes are in Hawaii compared to say New York. Also we don't have to pay for heating or cooling of our home. Huge savings there. Also we don't need to pay a lot of money for fancy wardrobes like people who work in big cities do. Thankfully we don't have a huge commute either like many on the mainland. We know people in the DC area who commute 1 1/2 ours each way. By the way they pay a lot for gas too - they're really getting nailed with the high gas prices combined with their long commutes. Also Hawaii is blessed in that we can grow all kinds of great stuff to supplement our diets as well as fishing is great and there are no seasonal limitations for most fishing. The list goes on and on.

Dirk I think you enjoy complaining.

Andrew

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Originally posted by JWFITZ

Actually I've found it very cheap to live here, if one lives in reflection of the place itself.

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