[quote=SkyHigh;138270]
Originally Posted by
org1
Pilot jobs are located in the big city. I happen to live in the west and things are more expensive than in Kansas City. A middle class life style is a 2000 SF home (national average is 2500 sq ft) two point five kids, two cars and a stay at home spouse.
SkyHigh
Stay at home spouse??? Eh, is this 1950 or 2007? Pilot jobs are located in the big city, you're right! Ding ding ding!! And that's why a lot of pilots commute so they dont get raped by big city taxes and outrageous expenses. Not to mention the potential for respiratory cancer from smog. When my wife finishes her MFA, we're headed back to good ol' South Carolina. Yep, to live in poverty from my 10K a year RJ job and she'll work as a flight attendant at Mesa for 5K a year. Yep, you were right all along, skyhigh. I am setup for a life of poverty living in a van down by the river. Never gonna see the "middle class" lifestyle. You know, I am really starting to get a low self esteem because I live on the west coast and I dont have 2500 sq.ft home, 2.5 kids, two cars and a stay at home spouse. I'm starting to feel peer pressure here. I think I should get 10 credit cards and live up to this "middle class" measuring stick". Hell, I might need a prescription for zoloft or something because I'm starting to feel a little depressed here. LOL!