Sentences with phrase «about living costs»

And political risks — powered by worries about living costs for customers — have undermined sentiment.

Lawyers acting on behalf of the secretary of state argued that unpaid carers should be treated as unemployed people who should make the same decisions as anyone else about living costs.

Not exact matches

The demographic data firm Sperling's BestPlaces based its predictions on factors including cost of living, access to transportation, infrastructure, and education, updating its analysis as the e-commerce giant continues to tease new information about the massive project called HQ2.

When you say it that bluntly, it cheapens the underlying truth, so let me attempt to be a bit more genteel: We work so that we might tend to the many other things we care about in life (the vast majority of which cost money).

The catch: Jobs aren't easy to come by in St. Kitts and Nevis and living costs are about the same as in the United States, so experts say the island may be more suited for retirees than working expats.

The cost of live customer care averages at about $ 7.5 per call as against the cost of automated customer care systems that are pegged at just 35 cents per call.

Let's get real about Silicon Valley for a minute: The cost of living in the area is, shall we say, brutal on the resident wallet.

«Once you learn how to shop for groceries and travel like a local, and enjoy local alcohol and foods, you can live at about 60 % the cost of living in the U.S.,» says David.

Chris Beer, a portfolio manager at RBC, says that about 80 % of their new production over the next 12 to 18 months will come from low cost and long life mines, which will increase free cash flow.

The average doctor visit can run about $ 30 to $ 43, while a trip to the dentist costs about $ 28, according to International Living.

According to Custom Products» report, the state pension is 780,000 yen ($ 6,885) per year, but the cost of living is actually about 1,003,000 yen per year ($ 8,854), making it nearly impossible to get by on the pension alone.

So, what is it about New Jersey, which finished third in Cost Of Living and tied for 18 overall?

Experts say it depends on several factors, including the cost and components of your trip, where you live and where you're headed, and what potential problems you're worried about (like that «extremely active» hurricane season).

There's a lot of pressure to look like you have an interesting life on social media, but not all millennials are honest with themselves about the cost.

«We agree with her remarks about the high costs of living in San Francisco, which is why we announced in December that we are expanding our Eat24 customer support team into our Phoenix office where we will pay the same wage,» read a company statement, echoing CEO Stoppelman's comments on Twitter over the weekend that the cost of living in San Francisco was excessively high.

«The incident at the Bangladesh apparel factory that claimed 1,000 lives is less an issue of domestic versus foreign manufacturing than it is about fast fashion and the hidden costs of disposable retail,» he wrote in his blog on the company website.

Life Is Good products cost about 20 percent more than middle - of - the - pack offerings.

To take one familiar example: the iPhone 6 costs about the same as the iPhone 5, but boasts a bigger screen, a better camera, more memory and better battery life.

Myersdorf said a fast - charge phone would cost $ 100 - $ 150 more than current models and would ultimately be able to handle 1,500 recharge / discharge cycles, giving it about three years of life.

Where that money is likely to go is fairly easy to document with some simple math: Once a person goes on Medicare, the most common Medicare supplement plan they purchase, Patel explains, is Plan F at a cost of about $ 300 per month (costs vary depending where you live) per person.

Life insurance is so pricey — and estate taxes are so high — that simply thinking about the costs could kill you.

«Concerns about the economy, political stability and the increasing cost of living are causing apprehension for consumers in some markets, leading them to pull back on spending,» the report added.

While we're on the question of Ric Stowe and his Griffin Coal Company, bar - room chatter coming out of Collie indicates that life is about to get somewhat tougher in the coalfields and a new round of cost cutting may be on the way — with interesting variat

Instead of living in a rental that cost $ 2,000 a month, I had spent the summer hopscotching around hostel bunk beds for about $ 15 a night.

Bay Area residents complain about the cost of living for a reason.

The cost of buying a home, living comfortably in the country, and eating good food is lower here compared to the U.S.,» says Laura Springham about rural France where she, her husband Keith, and their son Patrick moved almost two years ago.

The jump in home prices in Stockton and neighboring Lodi — up about 92 percent over the past five years — is dramatic evidence of the ripple effects of the Bay Area's tight housing market and the increasingly out - of - reach cost of living here.

Living at home 24/7 care costs about $ 130,000 annually plus home maintenance.

But what about the low cost of living overall?

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With a cost of living of about $ 59,317 per year, $ 1 million in savings will last just over 17 years in Delaware.

The cost of living in Arizona is about average.

In the US Virgin Islands, which are exempt from the law, US - made goods are about half as expensive, while the cost of living in Puerto Rico is 13 percent higher than on the American mainland.

Residents of Alaska's capital city boast about the local scenery, abundant wildlife and endless outdoor activities, but there's a price to pay for the breathtaking beauty — it's estimated that the cost of living in Juneau is 30 percent more expensive than the average U.S. city.

Now I hope you can see the reason for the questions about the cost of living above.

Choosing a place to retire... or a place to really live — better than you ever expected — shouldn't just be about the low cost of living or the great healthcare or even about the gorgeous scenery and the great climate.

She's actually thinking about teaching in Central America, where there's high demand for English - speaking teachers and the pay relative to the cost - of - living is much higher:

In total, Living Goods is seeking funding to support a budget of about $ 9.6 million per year, including costs incurred by BRAC.

We live with considerable uncertainty about the sustainability of the pattern of relatively low risk premia and reduction in the cost of insurance against future macroeconomic and financial volatility.

Making assumptions that we would guess are particularly optimistic about Living Goods, we estimate the cost per life saved at about $ 4,400.

With these assumptions, we estimate a base case of about $ 7,000 per life saved.137 As noted above, this estimate is not directly comparable with cost effectiveness estimates we have created for other charities.

The loudest rallying cries from Colorado teachers protesting for more education dollars were about dwindling paychecks that are steadily losing ground to the state's rising cost of living.

It is all about «cutting costs» and looking for bargains when it comes to Medicare, life and medical insurance, taxes, buying a car, traveling for less, staying at hotels, going on cruises, etc..

The cost to McDougal, meanwhile, was her freedom to speak about her own life.

If you file as single, no dependents and make about $ 50,000 a year, a move from nearby Missoula, Montana to the north to Boise, Idaho would result in an 8 % average decrease in cost of living due to less expensive housing and food.

In your monthly magazine, we'll tell you about the best places in the world to retire, where you can still find bargain properties, the countries with the lowest cost of living, where you can save thousands of dollars on health care, where to invest your money to secure yourself from the falling dollar, the best destinations for property investment, real - life expat stories, and more.

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Unless you live in a high - cost area like a major city, the FHA loan limit is about $ 500,000 lower than the conventional limit.

Charles Hugh Smith talks about the disparity in the government's CPI index that states the cost of living is less than 2 % per year when reality is different.

Think about it this way: Using the average individual benefit of $ 1,341 per month in 2016, finding a similar investment paying the same amount for as long as you live, with inflation adjustments and survivor benefits for your spouse, would cost nearly $ 450,000.