Recent comments in /f/RhodeIsland
pmk0286 t1_jeh5iib wrote
Reply to comment by degggendorf in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
I live in an area where Cox was the only option for quite some time..no FioS yet but very happy with T mobile
degggendorf t1_jeh5eoe wrote
Reply to comment by Locksmith-Pitiful in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
What you said was:
> You must live in a shack wtf
Do you stand by that? Or do you now realize that it's possible to have bought something in the past?
Locksmith-Pitiful t1_jeh5a4z wrote
Reply to comment by degggendorf in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
I stand by what I just said. Not relevant to this time period.
RivalSFx t1_jeh56si wrote
Your moving to Pawtucket aka The Bucket, from where and how much is you current salary?. Also, RI is small, why do you limit your residence choices to Pawtucket? Municipal job?
degggendorf t1_jeh4xyo wrote
Reply to comment by Locksmith-Pitiful in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
> You don't respond in the first place claiming your house is 2k a month when you bought it years ago
They were quantifying their housing spend so OP could take that into account. In no way were they saying that OP could buy a house with a $2k mortgage today. They didn't even make claims about affordability for OP, just laid out their situation for OP to judge.
Locksmith-Pitiful t1_jeh4kre wrote
Reply to comment by degggendorf in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
It's not irrelevant. You don't respond in the first place claiming your house is 2k a month when you bought it years ago. The fuck? Am I going to go to threads asking about rent and say "it's affordable, I locked in 500 / month, 10 years ago"? What kind of logic is this lol
degggendorf t1_jeh4fuo wrote
Reply to comment by Locksmith-Pitiful in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
You responded to a person saying their mortgage was 2k and said they must live in a shack, and asked for examples of non-shacks for that price. OP buying a house now is irrelevant to that point. It seems like you just forgot that people could buy things in the past, and now you're moving the goalposts rather than just admitting you were mistaken and being a jerk.
darekta t1_jeh4efc wrote
Reply to Trout Season by liliumsuperstar
I'm happy to see lots of good advice on this thread. Good luck OP
dollrussian t1_jeh4cfq wrote
Reply to comment by glennjersey in Mass shootings in the US since 2009. A mass shooting is defined as any incident in which four or more people are shot and killed. Since 2009, there have been 306 mass shootings, resulting in 1710 people shot and killed and 1087 people shot and wounded. ---NONE IN RHODE ISLAND! by wyzapped
oh my god, shut UP. Our right to free speech is about to be taken away by the RESTRICT act anyways.
literally, shut up. kids are DYING and all youre doing is whining about guns because you have to just have your boom boom toy that you have no reason to own besides the false sense of security it gives you.
why i'm even bothering to respond to you, i dont know. have your hunting riffles, have your hand guns, but somethings gotta give.
Locksmith-Pitiful t1_jeh46rx wrote
Reply to comment by degggendorf in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
OP is asking about current prices. We're in 2023. You aren't finding a house for that price.
50k / yr salary will get you a dumpster behind McDonald's. Maybe.
degggendorf t1_jeh43ii wrote
Reply to comment by Locksmith-Pitiful in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
...yes?
Locksmith-Pitiful t1_jeh4136 wrote
Reply to comment by degggendorf in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
>2018
degggendorf t1_jeh3xfk wrote
Reply to comment by pmk0286 in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
Right on with Aldi, it's so good that every other grocery store is ruined for me. Hard to find anything, and when I do find what I want I'm appalled by the price.
As for internet, FIOS has been great for us if it's available in your/OP's area. $39.99/month all-in for 300/300 MBIT up/down. Has never changed since we signed up like 3 years ago. Turns out, competition is good and when Verizon has to fight Cox and others, we win.
SharpCookie232 t1_jeh3uro wrote
Reply to comment by climb-high in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
Considering the roads are more pot-hole than road, this can get pricey pretty quick.
degggendorf t1_jeh3gm3 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
>show me a single instance of where you only need to pay 2k / month for a fucking reasonable house in Rhode island
I didn't downvote, but if I qualify: my mortgage including tax and insurance is $1,710.72 on a 2,700 SF 4 bed/3 bath.
It is so incredibly unfair to anyone who has to buy now over even just a few years ago like us. The house across the street from us that is comparable to ours (or if anything, worse) just sold for literally double what we bought ours for in 2018.
slightlydENTed t1_jeh2glk wrote
Reply to stolen kyaks Portsmouth by Professional-Ask-630
Don't forget to check Craigslist and Facebook marketplace for someone trying to sell them
whatislife4 t1_jeh2bk1 wrote
Yeah. I have a condo in north Smithfield on around 58k a year. Just me and the cat. It’s doable.
[deleted] t1_jeh1im3 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Meter replacement carries $200M shock: Rhode Island Energy’s advanced metering proposal ‘costs would be borne by ratepayers’ by york100
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newtoRI22 t1_jeh0jg7 wrote
Reply to Controversial Education Bills Spark Heated Debate in Rhode Island - Uprise RI by GhostOpera406
Here’s a link to the text of one of the bills mentioned in OP’s link, H5688: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5688.pdf
Can OP or someone else point to the objectionable portion of the text? I’m not seeing anything alarming in here.
degggendorf t1_jeh09t6 wrote
Reply to comment by Professional-Ask-630 in Meter replacement carries $200M shock: Rhode Island Energy’s advanced metering proposal ‘costs would be borne by ratepayers’ by york100
Those are perfect examples. How much does your TV cost to run? How much more (or less) are you spending with a "smart" fridge over a "dumb" one? What is the value of that vampire current when everything is "off"? Literally, tell me. Dollars and cents. How much is it for you? How much less will you spend if you set the AC to 76 instead of 74? How much does a shower cost per minute? How much do you save taking a "hot" shower instead of a "scalding hot" shower?
pmk0286 t1_jegzvbd wrote
Reply to comment by Locksmith-Pitiful in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
If it’s any consolation, in 07/08/09 when I first started looking house prices also sucked..but there is sometimes a silver lining to economic downturns. For folks who can keep their powder dry and ride it out, the prices will continue to move downward if borrowing costs continue to rise.
Playful_Morning859 t1_jegzk26 wrote
Nope
Locksmith-Pitiful t1_jegzecl wrote
Reply to comment by pmk0286 in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
I guess.. not sure why they commented when the prices they're paying are out of date
pmk0286 t1_jegz5w4 wrote
Reply to comment by Locksmith-Pitiful in Is it possible to live in Rhode Island on 50K-55K? by SwagKing1011
Agree, much tougher now, was referring to u/vast-celebration3322 post
corinne10380 t1_jeh5lei wrote
Reply to The Worm Moon of March rising over Beavertail Lighthouse, last year. by Jesse_Coker
Beautiful 😍