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lost_in_life_34 t1_j63laoc wrote

gothamist has covered this for a few years now

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his son has an apartment in NYC that he uses for his NYC address but he has an apartment in Fort Lee that he owns himself that is supposed to be his real home even if off the books

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snarfydog t1_j63k5i6 wrote

About $350-400 for a family of 4, not including paper goods. Call it $300 on a grocery run plus an extra $50-100 on mid-week produce, fresh fish, and mail-order meats. Probably cook 6 nights a week. Kids buy lunch at school most days, adults have leftovers or homemade sandwiches for lunch.

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BF_2 t1_j63iycl wrote

Back in the '80's I bought a house at the Shore, fairly near work. I actually commuted by bicycle a few times, but that was borderline. Then I lost that job and expected to have to move, but got a job near Rt. 1, West Windsor. Well, it's a good thing I've always had a car, because there was no bus from the shore to Trenton or anywhere nearby! I looked into a commuter van, but got nowhere. So for 20 years I drove the route. Couldn't even carpool. It truly sucked, but I needed the job and couldn't afford to buy a house near work -- taxes alone were too high, much less housing prices. I still don't comprehend how NJ lacks cross-state transit. Even Rt. I-195 was a fairly late development, with Rt. 33 being the only alternative before that went in, and that passed through a couple towns on the way, really slowing down the travel.

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ansky201 t1_j63hdqh wrote

I spend about $100/week for a family of 3. None of us are big eaters, so we don't buy a large quantity of food. I make chicken for dinner at least 3 times a week. Luckily the price of chicken breast has been very reasonable. If you buy the Shop Rite brand it's usually about $1.99 per pound. The same chicken breast from Perdue is $4.99 per pound so you really need to check prices carefully. I usually grill or bake the chicken, and do rice, pasta, or potatoes on the side. All of these sides are generally pretty cheap.

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OkBid1535 t1_j63f19w wrote

I’ve got three kids so if I’m getting a gift card for buying, done haha. Like with old navy. We get clothes from there because a) they last and b) the sales make it worth it and then you get the old navy cash to use later. Basically the next season you need clothes is when the cash kicks in. Which helps you budget personally

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seancurry1 t1_j63e9pn wrote

Please write or call your congressional representative (and mine), Josh Gottheimer, and tell him this!

He’s currently trying to kill NYC’s proposed car tax on the grounds that people from North Jersey drive into the city for work, which couldn’t be further from the truth. The vast majority of NNJ commuters to NYC take NJ Transit because in the whole, it’s pretty great. (It certainly beats the hell out of driving in and parking every day.)

He needs people like us to make a big deal about this. Thank you for sharing, and please continue to!

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