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0 pointsmagduf7y ago0 comments

Basically, the people who recommend moving someplace cheap are people who value stability over cash savings, and want to have a big house for a family. If that doesn't fit you, then it doesn't make sense for you. If you're single and live cheap, living in the high-CoL makes much more sense.

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pault7y ago· 4 in thread

If you are planning on staying in the bay area for 10 years to save money, why not move some place with a lower COL and buy a house that might appreciate significantly in those ten years? You can make good money in Austin.

magdufOP7y ago

There's no guarantee housing will appreciate, in fact it's a pretty good bet that it won't. Housing is already unaffordable in many places relative to local wages, so it looks like another bubble that may burst.

Also, Austin, while not as bad as other parts of Texas, is still in Texas.

pault7y ago

> Also, Austin, while not as bad as other parts of Texas, is still in Texas.

I've lived in six cities on three continents (and I'm talking signing a lease, not staying for a month) and I can assure you Austin is no better or worse than any other metropolitan area regarding... wait, what metric exactly are you using here? Weather? Burrito size? Number of smug, passive aggressive west coast urbanites per square mile?

Fins7y ago

> Also, Austin, while not as bad as other parts of Texas, is still in Texas.

So, what's the disadvantage?

It's a felony to receive unregistered chemical apparatus, such as an Erlenmeyer or Florence flask.

https://www.dps.texas.gov/RSD/Precursor/Laws/index.htm

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