$17 tolls? VDOT says 1st day on I-66 averaged $14.50 round trip

WTOP ^ | December 8, 2017 | Max Smith

[bgill]

Some in Austin, TX have been double that. Flip burgers at $15/hr for four days and you’ll have used a whole day’s pay to get to work on Friday.

[PeterPrinciple]

I could go on, but the point is that the salaries are a lot higher here than most anyplace else in the country.

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Not arguing your point but sometimes more is less, and less is more. I doubled my salary in a move to Memphis but saved much, spending every dime on living there.................................

[PeterPrinciple]

sorry, “but saved nothing, spending every thing on living there.”

[Viking2002]

I did it for 15 years, and I’m glad I live outside some little podunk Alabama town now. I do not miss the Beltway. My wife and I make just shy of $100k annually together; we bought a 5 BR, 3 BA rancher with attached garage on 1.2 pine-covered acres, with a walled-in courtyard and in-ground pool for $75k. Translate that into 2017 D.C. dollars. We’d never have been able to do that without selling our souls up there. Sure, part of me would still like to be closer to friends and family, but you can’t put a price tag on peace of mind. I am done with that rat race.