Hawaii is truly an amazing, magical place. I was lucky to grow up there as a kid. It’s warm, safe and offers exotic scenery and activities. However, paradise comes with a cost. It’s expensive, small and a radically different lifestyle than what you grew up with if you were born and raised on the mainland.
How to afford cost of living in Hawaii #1: Simple Lifestyles Locals in Hawaii live very simple lives. People don’t own “toys” like recreational vehicles or ATVs. No one has a boat, unless they are a fisherman for a living. It’s things like this that Hawaii residents do to afford the high cost of living.
“I heard milk is like $5/gallon. That’s ridiculous, how do you guys deal with that; Is Hawaii expensive?” is a question I get asked a lot. People make a big deal about milk being $5 gallon in conversations with me after they find out I grew up in Hawaii. However, if you consider what you’re
How much is the average rent in Honolulu for studio, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom or a small home in 2023?
A note from a visitor to AimforAwesome - and my reply. Hope it helps you decide what to do too! Hi Vern, I really loved your articles about Hawaii. There were so many articles available, I plan to visit your site throughout this year till I move to Hawaii. For me, It's not about whether
How much money is enough to move to and live in Hawaii in 2023? Could a single person make it by bringing $6,000 in a bank account? If you arrived in Hawaii and made $50,000 per year with your job, could you live like that? In general things cost a lot more in Hawaii than
I would have guessed that the average income for families in Hawaii was higher. It does make sense why everyone is griping about how expensive everything is - when the average is pretty low in comparison with the prices for everything. It's safe to say, at these income levels - you need A+ credit to
Hawaii has a serious, unavoidable, and catastrophic problem when it comes to being able to provide affordable housing for low-income families and individuals. As I consider moving back to Hawaii and settling down I'm forced to ask myself... with a master's degree, a past history of earning over $100K per year, a handful of Microsoft
A friend in Honolulu rents out a couple units and we've been chatting back and forth about his recent bad time with it. From what I understand, a girl with two sons needed a place to stay. Apparently she didn't have the initial money down she needed, but convinced my friend that her Hawaii welfare
