tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146871754348414260.post3077415230949550756..comments2023-07-08T18:18:13.647+10:00Comments on Gracie and Allie: CostsLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15121469297442797836noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146871754348414260.post-1707665801855058892014-10-12T08:23:35.374+11:002014-10-12T08:23:35.374+11:00Although, Amy, your basic costs are only 3% but as...Although, Amy, your basic costs are only 3% but as you said, you are in the situation that it is unusually cheap for you to keep your ponies in the way in which they have become accustomed (lol).Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15121469297442797836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146871754348414260.post-87484176384190585802014-10-12T08:20:58.832+11:002014-10-12T08:20:58.832+11:00I thought it would be good to see the costs as a p...I thought it would be good to see the costs as a percentage of the average wage, seeing as wages are such a variable thing! What sounds cheap to me may still be almost 10% of the average income so really it's the same cost overall.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15121469297442797836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146871754348414260.post-34602966557321241772014-10-12T00:51:23.436+11:002014-10-12T00:51:23.436+11:00I didn't think of adding the median income. I...I didn't think of adding the median income. Indiana medan income is $47,529.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472219069662152722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146871754348414260.post-20513384190249702202014-10-11T13:56:31.017+11:002014-10-11T13:56:31.017+11:00Wowza, I thought it was expensive here...Wowza, I thought it was expensive here...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15121469297442797836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146871754348414260.post-74998225158239906132014-10-11T11:34:48.520+11:002014-10-11T11:34:48.520+11:00It varies wildly across the country and according ...It varies wildly across the country and according to how you board - I've paid between $60/mo for self-care board and $505 for full care board, depending on where I lived. (I've done pasture board too, where they live out on grass with a run-in shelter and hay provided - I think that's like agistment? $50-200/mo.)<br /><br />I live in one of the most expensive parts of the country, but we also have equally high wages. My county's per capita income in 2011 was about 35k/yr, and the median household income was 70k/yr. <br /><br />I board at a mid-price full-care barn for $505 a month, just increased last month from 475 - the drought + hay farmers exporting to China has made our hay prices skyrocket. The rest of my costs are a lot like yours: trims would be $80 every 6 weeks if I didn't DIY, about $200 for sedation + teeth, about $300 for vaccinations, plus I threw in another $100/yr for absolute basics like salt blocks and dewormer and whatever. I got $7360 a year, or $613 a month. <br /><br />If I wanted to board 30 miles further east, I could cut my board cost to $250-300 a month, but I'd pay more in gas and drive-time. It's very, very expensive to board here, but literally everything is very, very expensive here. I've sort of gotten numb to it, but I definitely miss $200/mo full care in Reno.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.com