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I grew up in rural Appalachia in coal country. there’s no generational money. I am not married and don’t split expenses. I taught myself programming and worked
by metalforever 3y ago
I grew up in rural Appalachia in coal country. there’s no generational money. I am not married and don’t split expenses. I taught myself programming and worked my way up, yeah. I sold all of my stuff to get into the property market in the SF Bay Area (I own a SFH with no family help, no rsu buyout and no partner). This is what I’m suggesting, yes. It sucks, I realize it’s unrealistic . I am just telling you how I got it done. I’m greatly sorry about how things in Canada are going. I wish I did not have to make this unrealistic suggestion.
- alephnerd 3y agoYou did pull yourself from the bootstraps, but you also had the benefit of being a citizen of the US. The economy is large enough in the US that there are plenty of opportunities. The entire economy of Canada is roughly the size of Florida, yet has 2x the population. If you can't find a job or opportunity in Orlando or Tampa, you can always move to Atlanta or Dallas or NYC or Charlotte or Sacramento. Within Canada you don't have a similar option - most jobs are located in a handful of highly expensive cities (Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary), which limits your mobility. There is no city in Canada that has both relatively high wages and relatively low CoL. There is no equivalent of Phoenix or Columbus or Dallas within Canada.
- metalforever 3y agoNo I spent years slaving away doing hard programming work during the Great Recession for $15 an hour. Additionally and separately, what you are saying about high paying jobs in a select few cities is true here also. I worked for a company based out of Atlanta and got paid like crap . There isn’t really a lot of tech jobs in the tier 2 cities you are bringing up.