seattle vs. kansas city:

seattle studio apartments: average $700.00
kansas city 2 bedroom apartments: average $600.00

seattle banking salary: approximately $24,500.00 a year average
kansas city banking salary: approximately $22,000.00 a year average

seattle gas: average $4.15 per gallon
kansas city gas: average $3.85 per gallon

availability of public transportation as well as inner-city ministry jobs in seattle outweighs kansas city. if my parents move there, then i'll have that as well. maybe i'll just get married and buy a boat and live on that. a sailboat has to be cheaper than a house/apartment and a car and other crap.

so...Prominent Kansas City Car Dealership Owner [i.e. PKCCDO] banks with us. now, PKCCDO of course has tons of frickin' money, and we're lucky that he chooses to leave it all with us. or most of it, whatever. PKCCDO chooses to get five grand [FIVE. GRAND.] back on his deposit. handing him that amount of money makes me feel a little ill.

i'll never see that amount of cash in my life that actually belongs to me. if i was given that much cash, i would cry. and then live on it for six months.

now i'm all grumpy.