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the sweet spot in terms of arbitrage right now is: find full time employment at a high earning job in a major metro area, move far enough from that metro area t
by notfromhere 7y ago
the sweet spot in terms of arbitrage right now is: find full time employment at a high earning job in a major metro area, move far enough from that metro area to work remote while being able to come into the office a handful of times per month.
A three hour commute is easier when you only do it twice a week, or a few times a month.
- taurath 7y agoA 3 hour commute each way is not easy even when you do it only twice a week
- notfromhere 7y agoRound-trip
- NotSammyHagar 7y agoBut my weekly commuting is less than 5 hours total. And I live in the Seattle area. I will add before I switched jobs to one on the same side of the lakes as I live on, it was 10 hours / week ;-)
- imtringued 7y agoWhy isn't a 1 hour commute enough to find cheap land/housing?
- notfromhere 7y agoAt least where I'm at, those areas have already been built out at least twenty years ago. So unless you want to buy a McMansion, housing isn't cheap.
- journalctl 7y agoIf you want to be mind-numbingly bored, sure. Despite the cost of living in a city, I (and others who enjoy city life) would much rather pay to enjoy amenities like public transit and being able to walk to a bar.
- kevstev 7y agoI don't think its fair to say that living outside a city has to be boring. Many value and enjoy being among nature. My ex-coworkers who live in rural areas seem to have a good time on their quads, tending their gardens that sometimes approach small farms, hiking/biking, boating on the lake in summer, ice fishing in winter, hunting, camping, etc. Your Friday night at a bar is their Friday night around a fire with their hounds.
- avgDev 7y agoI dislike bars, clubs, people in general. I like outdoors, silence, beach. I feel miserable around all the other "robots" in the city. I feel decent enough in the suburbs with less people and more space.
- magduf 7y ago>Many value and enjoy being among nature. My ex-coworkers who live in rural areas seem to have a good time on their quads, Listening to an extremely noisy engine for hours on end is not my idea of "enjoying nature". I've lived in rural areas. They generally suck, even for nature. In America, all the wooded land is "POSTED" (no trespassing), so you can't go there, and will probably be shot if you do; you have to find a park instead. If your rural house is located near a park, great, but otherwise you're out of luck.
- taborj 7y agoI actually am thankful for folks who think living outside a major metro area is "mind-numbingly" boring. That means you'll stay in the city with all the other crazy people. See, these low-effort insults work both ways!
- journalctl 7y agoCool. And thanks for car-induced climate change. I can’t wait for the oceans to turn to acid so you can enjoy your homesteading fantasy.
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