Cuyacap

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   by Cuyacap 12y ago

   Rent and utilities are approximately 40% of my take home pay. That's for an average one bedroom apartment in San Mateo.
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   by Cuyacap 12y ago

   This is pretty much spot on. I live in San Mateo. Firstly, what I pay for my basic apartment here would have easily put me in one of the nicest places back home. Nightlife doesn't exist. The traffic is horrible if you are headed up
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   by Cuyacap 12y ago

   I come from banking in the Midwest. While I worked some long hours occasionally, it was never as bad as what I have experienced here in Silicon Valley. I'm specifically talking about the geographical Silicon Valley, not just the tech
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   by Cuyacap 12y ago

   I moved out to Silicon Valley a little over two years ago. My experience with the area has had its positives and negatives, but it has mostly been negative. I worked in QA for a little over a year at a startup in Mountain View. Firstly, t