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Plenty of folks moved out for cost of living savings too, both organizers and attendees alike. With many roles having turned remote and rock bottom mortgage int
by cosmic_cheese 1y ago
Plenty of folks moved out for cost of living savings too, both organizers and attendees alike. With many roles having turned remote and rock bottom mortgage interest rates, mid-late pandemic was a rare window of opportunity and many recognized that.
- lazide 1y agoYes, though many are now stuck with a deteriorating situation in a place with not a lot of actual career options.
- ghaff 1y agoMany people who moved moved somewhere in the orbit of a large city. Less true in the Bay Area but a 60-90 minute radius of a large city usually has some relatively attractive real estate pricing. And many offices are out that way anyway. But it does make driving in for evening events less attractive. I used to do it more but, for the most part, really cut back on driving in after work for social events, etc.
- cosmic_cheese 1y agoYep, this is what I did. I made a point of not going too far out for exactly that reason. I wasn’t able to save as much money as some did, but CoL was still halved which opened immense breathing room with little risk.