>Even if they are 2.5x higher, do you really feel good? I guess a part of me feels like life should be easier and more comfortable. I'm not looking for fancy sh

>Even if they are 2.5x higher, do you really feel good? I guess a part of me feels like life should be easier and more comfortable. I'm not looking for fancy shirts and yearly expensive laptops. I'm looking for the comfort of knowing that if something goes medically wrong, my cost of living isn't so high that I'm very quickly on the bubble. I'm looking for the ability to be able to choose different life priorities in my future if I desire. Yep - this is something I hear a lot from my colleagues in the Bay. "Can I afford to keep my kids here if my wife gets hit by a bus?" ; "If home values dip, will I ever be able to pay off my mortgage and move elsewhere?", etc.