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Thanks for sharing this. Ive been living in a tiny 350 sqft apartment in palo alto for the entire pandemic alone after a long term relationship (15 years). I th

Thanks for sharing this. Ive been living in a tiny 350 sqft apartment in palo alto for the entire pandemic alone after a long term relationship (15 years). I think i need this kind of change. $1k euro sounds nice. With my car lease and food prices I am burning 3.5k per month on top of rent. I just work for myself on a computer. I don’t have an EU passport but surely I could find somewhere similar in north america

mistrial9 4y ago
palo alto is an extreme environment.. surely the readers have to know that
- adfm 4y ago
  I have to agree with this statement. Born and raised in the bay area and unless you are contractually required, there are far better places to live than the valley. Find a place that you enjoy and travel in for meetings. You'll save a ton of money and bypass the majority of forgettable distractions that lure you in. Austin blew up during the pandemic, but I hear good things about Columbus and Louisville. Now is the best time to find your work/life balance in the back of beyond.
  - blorenz 4y ago
    I’ve been here in Columbus since 2008 and it is nice place to raise a family. It’s a nice cost of living and us plenty to do. I’m on 5 acres just 20 minutes outside of the city. It’s a wonderful environment where I WFH from an RV that I purchased in 2014 that was sitting idle outside of my house pretty much all year. I got into adult ice hockey in 2015 which supplements some competitive activity as well as cardio. I am afraid that with the new chip plant that Intel is dropping here that cost of living will be driven up. I’m sure there will be many more things to do as this place fills out even more. There are plenty of corn fields that are being developed into housing, retail shopping and commercial distribution centers.
- b20000 4y ago
  TBH if you cannot or don’t want to live on the east or west coast in the US, should you stay in the US? as a european i have asked myself this question many times. anywhere else in the US and you do not have the locality/availability of services as it exists in europe.
  - enos_feedler 4y ago
    I am originally Canadian so have thought more about going back there. I’ll have to think about it some more.

mistrial9 4y ago

palo alto is an extreme environment.. surely the readers have to know that

adfm 4y ago
I have to agree with this statement. Born and raised in the bay area and unless you are contractually required, there are far better places to live than the valley. Find a place that you enjoy and travel in for meetings. You'll save a ton of money and bypass the majority of forgettable distractions that lure you in. Austin blew up during the pandemic, but I hear good things about Columbus and Louisville. Now is the best time to find your work/life balance in the back of beyond.
- blorenz 4y ago
  I’ve been here in Columbus since 2008 and it is nice place to raise a family. It’s a nice cost of living and us plenty to do. I’m on 5 acres just 20 minutes outside of the city. It’s a wonderful environment where I WFH from an RV that I purchased in 2014 that was sitting idle outside of my house pretty much all year. I got into adult ice hockey in 2015 which supplements some competitive activity as well as cardio. I am afraid that with the new chip plant that Intel is dropping here that cost of living will be driven up. I’m sure there will be many more things to do as this place fills out even more. There are plenty of corn fields that are being developed into housing, retail shopping and commercial distribution centers.
b20000 4y ago
TBH if you cannot or don’t want to live on the east or west coast in the US, should you stay in the US? as a european i have asked myself this question many times. anywhere else in the US and you do not have the locality/availability of services as it exists in europe.
- enos_feedler 4y ago
  I am originally Canadian so have thought more about going back there. I’ll have to think about it some more.