The article doesn't mention this, but it will be alot easier to max out a 401k and build that retirement fund making those larger coastal salaries. Ultimately i

The article doesn't mention this, but it will be alot easier to max out a 401k and build that retirement fund making those larger coastal salaries. Ultimately it seems hard to argue in general that one would come out ahead financially and career-wise living outside one of those tech hubs. However, as 'they' say money isn't everything, so it could be worth the trade off to a particular individual or family to make less and live elsewhere.