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I mean the house, the furniture. i want to live in a big city, like new york, in a flat. where should i get the furniture, and everything. how does it go in the usa? and how much money i need to move in?
Answer
Are you sure you want to move to the USA in the state it's in? I mean Obama's ruining our country, and you, your children, your grandchildren will all be inheriting this country's problems and debt if you move here legally. Try reading some news about what's going on here, it's pretty grim, and jobs are minimal.
If your sure you want to move here, you should try to contact the US embassy in Hungary, where they can give you more information about becoming a legal citizen or to live here legally on a work visa , and the steps you have to take to obtain either. That is the first thing you have to find out, and the most important. You will probably need to sell your house (if you own it), and you will have to have your furniture and belongings shipped (which can be more expensive than buying new stuff when you get here). We have been looking to move to Germany, and it'll cost about $8000 US dollars to have our stuff shipped, and we don't have very much, just to give you an idea. Before you move anywhere, you need to have a job already lined up. You can't just move (especially to another country) with no job waiting for you when you get there. And I have no idea about prices to rent flats in Hungary, but in NYC (or any other large city), expect to be paying $1200+ a month, plus utilities, depending on where and what kind of apartment your renting. Our rent is $586/mo +utilities (about $100), we live in a tiny one bedroom apartment in a rural area in a not-so-nice part of town. It is very expensive to live here, and gets more expensive the bigger the city, and the better the part of town you live in. You can also expect to earn about $10/hr at an entry-level position job (unless you have education and a lot of experience, you'll be starting at entry-level). Expect over rent and utilities, for an average single person, about another $500-$800/mo in expenses for food, household items, and other necessities. If you own, or plan to buy a car, you can figure a $200/mo payment (if you get a nice used car, it'll be more for a expensive car or new car), then figure gas at around $2.80-$3.20/gallon, and you must have auto insurance, which will be about another $100/mo depending on your age/driving record. It is also a smart idea to have health and homeowners/renters insurance, which is an additional $100+ a month depending on pre-existing medical conditions and lifestyle (like smoking), and if you live in a bad part of town or have really valuable things. Then if you want any non-essential things, such as a cell phone (aprx $70/mo depending on plan), cable tv and internet ($100/mo for a both, r about $60/mo for just one), or a home phone (about $30/mo), expect these costs as well. Then you finally have taxes. Sales tax (on every item you purchase), is between 7%-9%, depending on what city and state. Then you have yearly income taxes, which depending on your income, marital status, if you have children, if your a student ect... will be roughly 20% of your income (as I said, depending on many factors, but typically most people pay around 20%, some more some less). Other cities and states also have income taxes, as well as property taxes, road taxes, school taxes, an taxes are not optional not to pay. Depending on where you live, many cities have other taxes to fund project too. All these taxes simply depend on where you live, and with Obama's huge spending, expect even higher taxes soon.
It is very expensive to live here. All the numbers I gave were in US dollars, and may me higher or lower depending on where you move in the US. It's a huge step, be sure you want to make it.
Are you sure you want to move to the USA in the state it's in? I mean Obama's ruining our country, and you, your children, your grandchildren will all be inheriting this country's problems and debt if you move here legally. Try reading some news about what's going on here, it's pretty grim, and jobs are minimal.
If your sure you want to move here, you should try to contact the US embassy in Hungary, where they can give you more information about becoming a legal citizen or to live here legally on a work visa , and the steps you have to take to obtain either. That is the first thing you have to find out, and the most important. You will probably need to sell your house (if you own it), and you will have to have your furniture and belongings shipped (which can be more expensive than buying new stuff when you get here). We have been looking to move to Germany, and it'll cost about $8000 US dollars to have our stuff shipped, and we don't have very much, just to give you an idea. Before you move anywhere, you need to have a job already lined up. You can't just move (especially to another country) with no job waiting for you when you get there. And I have no idea about prices to rent flats in Hungary, but in NYC (or any other large city), expect to be paying $1200+ a month, plus utilities, depending on where and what kind of apartment your renting. Our rent is $586/mo +utilities (about $100), we live in a tiny one bedroom apartment in a rural area in a not-so-nice part of town. It is very expensive to live here, and gets more expensive the bigger the city, and the better the part of town you live in. You can also expect to earn about $10/hr at an entry-level position job (unless you have education and a lot of experience, you'll be starting at entry-level). Expect over rent and utilities, for an average single person, about another $500-$800/mo in expenses for food, household items, and other necessities. If you own, or plan to buy a car, you can figure a $200/mo payment (if you get a nice used car, it'll be more for a expensive car or new car), then figure gas at around $2.80-$3.20/gallon, and you must have auto insurance, which will be about another $100/mo depending on your age/driving record. It is also a smart idea to have health and homeowners/renters insurance, which is an additional $100+ a month depending on pre-existing medical conditions and lifestyle (like smoking), and if you live in a bad part of town or have really valuable things. Then if you want any non-essential things, such as a cell phone (aprx $70/mo depending on plan), cable tv and internet ($100/mo for a both, r about $60/mo for just one), or a home phone (about $30/mo), expect these costs as well. Then you finally have taxes. Sales tax (on every item you purchase), is between 7%-9%, depending on what city and state. Then you have yearly income taxes, which depending on your income, marital status, if you have children, if your a student ect... will be roughly 20% of your income (as I said, depending on many factors, but typically most people pay around 20%, some more some less). Other cities and states also have income taxes, as well as property taxes, road taxes, school taxes, an taxes are not optional not to pay. Depending on where you live, many cities have other taxes to fund project too. All these taxes simply depend on where you live, and with Obama's huge spending, expect even higher taxes soon.
It is very expensive to live here. All the numbers I gave were in US dollars, and may me higher or lower depending on where you move in the US. It's a huge step, be sure you want to make it.
what are the advantages and disadvantages of a electric poered car?
LaurenLove
are they likely to become the car of the future in the United States?
Answer
I think we'll be hearing about a lot of electric cars in the near future. Electric cars are clean, very inexpensive to operate, and someday they'll be cheap, too.
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Here's a site with about a thousand EV owners and their cars:
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http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/
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Thanks to new battery research, there are lots of new EVs in development, mostly in Asia. Here's a partial list:
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From China: The Happy Messenger - only costs $10000, goes 150 miles per charge:
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/12/chinese_ev_comp.html
Also from China: the BYD car, designed to be affordable, with a 250-mile range:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=106930
The GEO EV, from Korea. It goes 155 miles on a three hour charge:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200505/18/200505182238171109900090609062.html
Also from Korea. The ENERGINE Electric-Pneumatic hybrid.
It runs on air and electricity. No gasoline:
http://www.energine.com/e_main.php
From Japan. The Subaru R1E. Charges to 90% in 5 minutes, costs under $18000:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8995780
Also from Japan. The Mitsubishi Colt EV. It can charge in 20 minutes, and is priced under $20k.
http://aftermarket.autoblog.com/2006/10/12/mitsubishi-looks-ahead-with-an-electric-i/
A chinese EV slated for import to the USA next year. It gets 200 miles/charge, and costs $28,500.
http://www.milesautomotive.com/products_xs200.html
The Tesla sports car:
http://www.teslamotors.com
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And if you don't want to wait - and if you don't mind not having the very latest technology, there are many small entrepreneurs doing electric car conversions right now, that you can buy for as little as $5000. Details are on this page:
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http://www.squidoo.com/cheap-electric-car/
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Even better technology is in the works. Supercapacitors, for instance will enable charging in as little as 5 minutes. That technology may be ready as soon as next year.
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Also, don't believe what you read about polluting EVs. It's not true. Electric vehicles are many times more efficient than gas cars. That means they make far less pollution per mile even when power plants burn dirty fuel (and don't forget that gasoline refineries spew pollution. And refineries use lots of electricity too!) Plus the EV is the only car that refuels by wire (the electric grid is 95% efficient.) Other cars must have fuel shipped by inefficient and polluting trucks.
I think we'll be hearing about a lot of electric cars in the near future. Electric cars are clean, very inexpensive to operate, and someday they'll be cheap, too.
*
Here's a site with about a thousand EV owners and their cars:
*
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/
*
Thanks to new battery research, there are lots of new EVs in development, mostly in Asia. Here's a partial list:
*
From China: The Happy Messenger - only costs $10000, goes 150 miles per charge:
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/12/chinese_ev_comp.html
Also from China: the BYD car, designed to be affordable, with a 250-mile range:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=106930
The GEO EV, from Korea. It goes 155 miles on a three hour charge:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200505/18/200505182238171109900090609062.html
Also from Korea. The ENERGINE Electric-Pneumatic hybrid.
It runs on air and electricity. No gasoline:
http://www.energine.com/e_main.php
From Japan. The Subaru R1E. Charges to 90% in 5 minutes, costs under $18000:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8995780
Also from Japan. The Mitsubishi Colt EV. It can charge in 20 minutes, and is priced under $20k.
http://aftermarket.autoblog.com/2006/10/12/mitsubishi-looks-ahead-with-an-electric-i/
A chinese EV slated for import to the USA next year. It gets 200 miles/charge, and costs $28,500.
http://www.milesautomotive.com/products_xs200.html
The Tesla sports car:
http://www.teslamotors.com
*
And if you don't want to wait - and if you don't mind not having the very latest technology, there are many small entrepreneurs doing electric car conversions right now, that you can buy for as little as $5000. Details are on this page:
*
http://www.squidoo.com/cheap-electric-car/
*
Even better technology is in the works. Supercapacitors, for instance will enable charging in as little as 5 minutes. That technology may be ready as soon as next year.
*
Also, don't believe what you read about polluting EVs. It's not true. Electric vehicles are many times more efficient than gas cars. That means they make far less pollution per mile even when power plants burn dirty fuel (and don't forget that gasoline refineries spew pollution. And refineries use lots of electricity too!) Plus the EV is the only car that refuels by wire (the electric grid is 95% efficient.) Other cars must have fuel shipped by inefficient and polluting trucks.
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