Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic1 Dave, That's a lot of money. Very expensive over there in the UK.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Well one of my staff took the train from Manchester to London today (230 miles) and the ticket was $420. Crazy?<< You could fly RyanAir to Dublin and then to London for far less!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo He paid the same for his airfare to his house in Brazil last month!
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<Sorry if I have derailed this topic, but I am very interested in discussing cost of living differentials.>> Then maybe start a new topic for it? There seems to be plenty of interest among some of the posters on this thread, and you'd attract others with an accurate thread title. And -- bonus! -- we could continue to discuss the value of WDW here.
Originally Posted By fkurucz Colorado Comparisons: >>Can of coke $1 .25 (in a 12 pack) - .75 (vending machine) >>Candy bar 90 cents Depends on brand, quality and size. They often have larger (10 oz.) Cadbury bars for $1 at the local super. >>Loaf of bread $1.20 similar >>Ave cell phone tairiff is $60 per month basic 3 phone family plan, 1000 minutes per month - $90 >>Houses run $200,000 for a 450 sq foot >>appartment. $380,000 for a 950 sq >>foot three bedroom house. In Loveland/Ft. Collins area: 1500 sq foot house on 7000 sq foot lot - under 200,000. Property tax is about 1400 a year 3000 sq foot house on 10,000 sq ft lot - $300,000. Property tax is about $2100 per year. >>Tax is at 22% - 44% on earnings, -We paid only %7 income tax last year, but have more deductions than most people. Also paid another 6.7% for social security tax (pays out a modest retirement pension and medical benefits and is expected to be insolvent in 20 -30 years) >>plus social medicine contribution, Most employers pay for bulk of private insurance. Our share is $200 a month. >>sales tax is 17.5%, 6.8% >>Tax on savings is about 1.9% Lumped in with income tax Other goodies: gas 2.90 US gallon New York Strip steak $7-9 a pound. Milk $2.30 US gallon (at Sams Club) Movie theater ticket $5-7 Basic laptop PC $500 42" HD Plasma/LCD TV - under $2000 (depends on brand) kWh of electricity 0.07
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Yep - but I love my 5 weeks off a year!!!<< I do get 4 weeks paid vacation, plus 11 paid holidays (not typical for US)
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<Sorry if I have derailed this topic, but I am very interested in discussing cost of living differentials.>> Then maybe start a new topic for it? OK, I created a new thread in World events. Go for it!
Originally Posted By fkurucz Annyway, I think the point that Dave was making is that if you are upper middle class in the UK, then WDW must seem like a bargain.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost It didn't have to be in World Events. Some of us never go there. Community would be a nice fit.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Community would draw more-- W/E is a whole other animal -- I recently went back after taking 6 months off, and I may be leaving soon again... home of the FAAAR left and the FAAAR right, and a few of us in the middle that try and get a word in edgewise and stay sane....if you ever wondered how the country got to be so divided...just stop by W/E for a while...it's all you need to know
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^No thanks, VBDAD. I never ventured into WE in my past life on LP.com and I certainly won't waste my time with the wackos now. I'm here to discuss Disney ... and whether people think they're getting what they should be for the price. And also to discuss cars ;-) BTW, I own Mercedes and Hondas (the only completely trouble-free cars I've ever owned) and will continue to do so, although I am replacing one Honda right now (likely with a Lexus). I gave Ford, GM and Dodge numerous chances to steal from me, provide substandard products and never back their work up. They've lost me for life. If someone gave me one for free, I'd turn around and sell it. And Trippy, stay away from WalMart, you're better than that!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo "Annyway, I think the point that Dave was making is that if you are upper middle class in the UK, then WDW must seem like a bargain." Indeed I was. While Disney is not cheap, I think it offers fantastic value for money.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I checked my ressies on Disney.com and I knew that I shouldn't be suprised, but my package went up. I know that on the terms and cond. it saids that prices can change until payed off, but I thought I did my math wrong. Then I rembered that the tickets went up. It's only $22, but now I really want to pay it off. I keep thinking to myself...Two more monts and that baby is mine. Raising the prices does not deture me I do think it is well worth it.
