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Originally Posted by The J-Man
Other than housing, what exactly is more expensive about California? I hear people complain about this, but I don’t get it. Food? Utilities?
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And entertainment. Pretty much everything except groceries/standardized products whose pricing cannot be changed by individual stores. With higher rents/property cost comes higher cost passed to consumer.
And to echo some of the better comments on the subject at hand, financial decisions are often not linked at all to net worth or cash flow in a way that would make sense for your perspective - everyone makes decisions based on financial, personal, and other factors. On top of that, everyone's outlook on 'wise' financial decisions is different.