yep hard to talk salaries all over the country with the cost of living so different all over the country. I'm looking at buying a 4 bedroom 3 bath house on 8 acres for $130,000 in KY but how much is a 4 bedroom house in the Newport beach CA area? closer to $500,000? We're still under $2 a gal for gas in KY too where I'm at so I would like to have more money but I can survive with less around here.