>Your crazy money is getting eaten away by living expenses and you could have higher discretionary income in a smaller tech hub, and you could buy a house now a

>Your crazy money is getting eaten away by living expenses and you could have higher discretionary income in a smaller tech hub, and you could buy a house now and build equity You're assuming that he would actually want to stay in that other place long enough for the house purchase to make financial sense. You have to own a house at least 5 years for it to work out, minimum. Moreoever, in the big tech hub, you're making more money, so if you keep your living costs low, you'll bank more cash than living someplace cheaper.