Just a thought and a question for you all and it kind of stems from a few comments made by SG, cute and fuzzy bunny and Ha. I have never lived in a high cost of living area so I don't really know the answer to this one. OK we all know how much it costs to live in places like LA, San Diego, San Fran, Seattle, NYC, DC and other expensive cities etc. We all talk about how it can be a drain on the pocket book. But do you get "paid" by being in a place with more opportunities to create wealth - whether it be real estate, opportunity to work for some start-up company, high paying jobs? What do you think?