with $100k coming in, swapping out of Montgomery
changea dispatch from
honolulu
HI
21.31°N
157.86°W
Honolulu is Waikiki's high-rises pressed against turquoise water, Diamond Head crater glowing pink at dawn, and plate lunches that mix Hawaiian, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and Portuguese into one perfect styrofoam container. Surf the south shore in summer, the north in winter. The North Shore is a 45-minute drive into a totally different world. Aloha here is a way of moving through the day.
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pricier each month than Montgomery
Honolulu is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
107% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
11%
$500/mo more in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$4,574/mo
$1,967 less than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
401% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
989k
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Montgomery barely cracks 181 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 3.0× the events of Montgomery.
55/100
25% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
62% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
51
1600% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
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