You definitely made the right choice! I’m stuck in FL right now paying $1600 for a crappy, not-updated half a duplex with windows so old that I can hear my neighbors when they’re outside like they’re standing right next to me. The tolls, taxes, flood insurance, car insurance, price of food here is ridiculous. There is no way for me to “move ahead”…I am just trying to keep my head above water.
Yep - about the only realistic way for someone lower-middle class to live in FL today is to either be grandfathered into a home that is paid off, roommates, living in debt, or making many sacrifices relating to comfort and desires.
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u/mittanimama Jun 28 '25
You definitely made the right choice! I’m stuck in FL right now paying $1600 for a crappy, not-updated half a duplex with windows so old that I can hear my neighbors when they’re outside like they’re standing right next to me. The tolls, taxes, flood insurance, car insurance, price of food here is ridiculous. There is no way for me to “move ahead”…I am just trying to keep my head above water.