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    Living on $3,000/Month in San Diego, California: Financial Freedom, #55
    Living on $3,000/Month in San Diego, California: Financial Freedom, #55
    Living on $3,000/Month in San Diego, California: Financial Freedom, #55
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    Living on $3,000/Month in San Diego, California: Financial Freedom, #55

    By Joshua King

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    I am here in San Diego against my will; however, that doesn't mean I can't continue to save and invest.

     

    It's tough to budget for success here in California. Living in a high-cost-of-living area requires a mindset that most people cannot fathom.

     

    First, I rent a room and drive a $17,000. Those two items are how I keep my expenses low from the start.

     

    Next, I give myself $50/day for food, gas, and miscellaneous items. I can stay under budget reasonably easily. 

     

    This gives me a total of $3,000/month to live while I make $170,000 in earned income. I can now save and invest the difference. Good Luck!

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJoshua King
    Release dateOct 11, 2022
    ISBN9798215824658
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      Living on $3,000/Month in San Diego, California - Joshua King

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      MILITARY FAMILY INVESTING | Home of the Free PDF

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      All Right Reserved Military Family Investing | 01  Living on $3,000/Month in San Diego, California

      02  Passive Income Road Trip #2: Retirement Planning

      03  Big Cities Require Big Mindsets

      04  The Dividend Debit Card 2

      05  The Magic of Automated Income Investing

      06  Saving for a House Down Payment #2: Single Person, Big City

      07  Staying Debt-Free in Your 30s

      08  The Magic of Living Below Your Means

      09  What is Your Dream Retirement?

      10  Renting Rooms vs. A Recession

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      Living on $3,000/Month in San Diego, California

      A Tight Budget to Continue Growing Wealth

      01  Living on $3,000/Month in San Diego, California

      02  Passive Income Road Trip #2: Retirement Planning

      03  Big Cities Require Big Mindsets

      04  The Dividend Debit Card 2

      05  The Magic of Automated Income Investing

      06  Saving for a House Down Payment #2: Single Person, Big City

      07  Staying Debt-Free in Your 30s

      08  The Magic of Living Below Your Means

      09  What is Your Dream Retirement?

      10  Renting Rooms vs. A Recession

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      01  Living on $3,000/Month in San Diego, California

      The military can assign you any place it has a base. For my current duty station, they placed me back in my hometown, San Diego, California.

      During the 20 years I was away from San Diego, I fell in love with small towns. My wife and I have built extraordinary lives in cities like Yuma, Arizona, and Pensacola, Florida.

      I have no intention of retiring in a high-cost-of-living area like California. So I am here as a short-term visitor trying to save as much money as possible.

      Save for Your Down Payment Fast!

      Finding a budget in California. When I first arrived in California after my seven-day passive income road trip (Financial Mindset, Retirement Planning, Dividends, Cryptocurrencies, Real Estate, Royalties, and Automated Business), I was shocked at the prices.

      Living somewhere where everything is expensive is strange, and people seem perfectly normal with paying the prices. As I wrote in "Big Cities Require Big Mindsets," you’ll have to work hard to break even in these places.

      The first couple of days confused me financially. All the spending kept piling on, and I put it on my credit card because I couldn’t keep pace using my debit card.

      After two weeks of madness, I finally said it’ll cost me $50/day to live here in San Diego. Keep in mind, I was living in Okinawa, Japan, for $20 earlier

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