Talk about serious stuff

what about the rise in prices for the cost of living? the apartments that i know of have raised the rent. what about the lack of jobs?

<font color="purple">Zomg your catgirl is cute!! @cutella <BR> **cough** >.>;; <BR> But on to serious business...<BR> Ya know what I don't get ... How if you live like in LA or something rent can be so high, but then you still to pay for your kitchen appliances like a stove or a refrigerator or something...<BR> What the deuece is that??? Maybe that's just the Texas girl in me xD </font>

@ThemoonKitty being a person that lives in LA I know how that is and its a pain but since there aren't many house/apartments the ones that are free go way up in rent.

New York and Connecticut are insane for cost of living too. Proximity to NYC just doesn't seem to be worth the cost...even though the conventions are awesome (NY COMICCON/NYAnimeFest, AnimeNext-NJ)...gotta find somewhen cheaper to live with other otaku!

*Sigh* Times are rough here in michigan =(. Unemployment rate is incredibly high, cost of living is getting higher, and no hope in sight. But, as long as I have enough to keep this otaku living it's fine with me! Fight-O!

In Iowa the cost of living is far lower than most places, even in the city (Iowa City). We have basically prime real-estate for our place and it's still super-cheap.