Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007...7:59 pm
Permanent Fund reports good 2nd quarter…
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…Alaska’s nest egg now over 37 Billion.
Sure, the natural wilderness panoramic vistas are beautiful, awe-inspiring, and soul-enriching, but what about that PFD?! Now that’s something to really miss when you move “down south.” For the seven years I lived in Alaska, each resident, young or old, received an annual permanent fund dividend check in October (assuming you filed the paperwork — and what idiot would miss out on that?). The amount varied from $800-1200 while I was there. Nice perk. I see the fund is still going strong. Who pays me for living here? No one, that’s who!
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January 23rd, 2007 at 3:25 pm
That sounds like the place I would like to live. All that beauty, and the money, but I understand it rains more in Juneau than it does in Seattle, and the cost of living is terribly high, so would it be worth the money?
Is it true, you cannot drive to or from Juneau, you have to go by boat or plane? It doesn’t get super cold there like Fairbanks, does it? If not, it sounds like my kind of place. And they pay you to live there.
I pay a lot of money for them to let me live here in Illinois.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:09 pm
It rains twice as much in Juneau (pop. 30,000). You grow webbed feet. Cost of living here is as high if not more than Juneau. Housing here is more compared to there, I think, although quality of housing might be better here.
Yes, you have to take boat or plane (2hrs from SeaTac) to get there (this keeps out the riffraff). Temp’s are like B.C., Vancouver-ish, but wetter. It definitely has that remote and wild feel to it! I tell everyone they have to see it!
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