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You might be interested in moving to a lower cost of living location. 2960 sq. ft., $39,400, $229/mo: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/454-Steam-Engine-Dr-Nor

by flubert 10y ago

You might be interested in moving to a lower cost of living location. 2960 sq. ft., $39,400, $229/mo: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/454-Steam-Engine-Dr-Northfork-WV-24868/2098555364_zpid/ http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/454-Steam-Engine-Dr-Northf... 2,114 sq. ft., $35,000, $259/mo: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/63-Forest-St-Rutland-VT-05701/92019775_zpid/ http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/63-Forest-St-Rutland-VT-05... 2,965 sq. ft., $47,500, $303/mo: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/102-N-Main-St-Plainview-NE-68769/108937163_zpid/ http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/102-N-Main-St-Plainview-NE... 2,858 sq. ft., $39,900, $264/mo: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/12-Spring-St-Northumberland-NH-03582/86747520_zpid/ http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/12-Spring-St-Northumberlan...

eli_gottlieb 10y ago
While those houses in Vermont and New Hampshire are well-appreciated, most people living in and around Boston probably have fairly specific reasons (ie: job, family, life history) for not moving to Nebraska or West Virginia. "Just abandon your livelihood to go find cheaper land" is not a solution unless your livelihood is in real-estate speculation.
- flubert 10y ago
  Like the other article on HN today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11737232 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11737232 ...I sometimes wonder if some people on HN aren't able to visualize the option of lower-cost lifestyles because they aren't given that menu option. How many articles are there per week about real-estate prices and rent control in big cities, and angst about basic income, etc.. My gift to them, small as it may be, is a window into a separate, but not so far away world.
  - cylinder 10y ago
    What do you expect people to do for a living in the middle of WV?
    - flubert 10y ago
      https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hn%20who%20is%20hiring&sort=byPopularity&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=pastYear&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hn%20who%20is%20hiring&sort=by... https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hn%20remote&sort=byPopularity&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=pastYear&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hn%20remote&sort=byPopularity&... ...You could also look at it as a chance to prove how entrepreneurial you are. Think of something to do with the excess labor that is available from the decline in coal mining.
lovich 10y ago
I have looked at areas like those but student loan debt makes it worth living in areas with the highest wage even if the cost of living goes up. I can command a much higher salary here in boston so my student loan payments of 700/month are a small fraction of my take home pay. If I moved to an area like you listed I would certainly pay less rent but my student loan costs stay static and take up much more of my income. When you couple that with all the benefits of living in a city there's no financial reason for me to ever leave

by flubert 10y ago

eli_gottlieb 10y ago

While those houses in Vermont and New Hampshire are well-appreciated, most people living in and around Boston probably have fairly specific reasons (ie: job, family, life history) for not moving to Nebraska or West Virginia. "Just abandon your livelihood to go find cheaper land" is not a solution unless your livelihood is in real-estate speculation.

flubert 10y ago
Like the other article on HN today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11737232 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11737232 ...I sometimes wonder if some people on HN aren't able to visualize the option of lower-cost lifestyles because they aren't given that menu option. How many articles are there per week about real-estate prices and rent control in big cities, and angst about basic income, etc.. My gift to them, small as it may be, is a window into a separate, but not so far away world.
- cylinder 10y ago
  What do you expect people to do for a living in the middle of WV?
  - flubert 10y ago
    https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hn%20who%20is%20hiring&sort=byPopularity&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=pastYear&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hn%20who%20is%20hiring&sort=by... https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hn%20remote&sort=byPopularity&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=pastYear&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hn%20remote&sort=byPopularity&... ...You could also look at it as a chance to prove how entrepreneurial you are. Think of something to do with the excess labor that is available from the decline in coal mining.

lovich 10y ago

I have looked at areas like those but student loan debt makes it worth living in areas with the highest wage even if the cost of living goes up. I can command a much higher salary here in boston so my student loan payments of 700/month are a small fraction of my take home pay. If I moved to an area like you listed I would certainly pay less rent but my student loan costs stay static and take up much more of my income. When you couple that with all the benefits of living in a city there's no financial reason for me to ever leave