$11/hr is pretty good, I'm not sure what your min. wage is there. Our min. wage is $5.90/hr, and I'm currently making $32,000 year, which is about $15.35/hr. To me, I'm making good money, as the poverty line here is $17,000/yr. I can live off what I make, but I couldn't afford a house (unless I could get it with no downpayment) or a new car (my insurance would at least double and I already pay $170/mo for car insurance).

our min wage is 6.75 right now i think. so yeah, CA's cost of living is higher.

also raelynn, i'm lucky because both david and i are paying for the place. so it's like we're making $22/hr, almost. i couldn't afford it on my own.

Didn't see the pics until today--that looks great!! :)