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I'd rather make 50K in Dallas vs. 100K in NYC. I've seen it happen with my own eyes, I have friends living on the Left Coasts (NYC, SF and Boston), after 5 year

I'd rather make 50K in Dallas vs. 100K in NYC. I've seen it happen with my own eyes, I have friends living on the Left Coasts (NYC, SF and Boston), after 5 years of college with no or next-to-nothing savings with average salary of 100K. Why? Yuppie lifestyle, wining & dining at expensive restaurants, lunch & dinner, parking, driving a nice car, living in an apartment in a nice neighborhood. While people living at home or in the midwest are raking it in with six-fig's savings. Man, I wish I was smarter and moved back in with my parents; would do wonders for my dating life. You know what's sexy? Big savings and high credit score.

rprasad 14y ago
In contrast, I'd rather be unemployed in California than earn $100k in Cleveland. Why? At the end of the day, I'd be living in Cleveland, and no amount of money could make up for that. A large part of the reason that California and NYC are so desirable despite the high cost of living is the intangibles that you can't get in other locations like Dallas or Cleveland.
- noname123 14y ago
  - Right out of the mouth of my 22 yr. old self whom I wish I could go back in time and slap that stupid person silly - when I thought indie urban music and art was authentic and not actually consumerism dressed up in yuppie pretension; when I thought people in the left coasts believed in open-mindedness and progressiveness and not as a "holier-than-thou" social badge. People are the same as in California as in Cleveland as in China as in Uganda, insecure and selfish. Marketers use that fear of missing out (FOMO) to market the "urban" lifestyle.