>I believe my friends in California are earning higher than the above
>figure but the housing price offsets pretty much of the higher pay.

Many people here in the US work in a high cost of living area, but 
live in a low cost of living area. I did this for about 15 years, 
driving 50 miles each way to/from work. I traded off an extra 2 hours 
(driving time) each day, for a better living standard the rest of the 
time. The 75 minute drive home let me unwind from work. I also found 
that the extra distance insulated me from work - people knew better 
than to try to call me in for "an hour or two" on the weekends, vs 
those who lived ten or fifteen minutes from work.

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Black Cat Systems
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