Comments on: A Great Job Candidate Possibly Scared Away by Bay Area’s Cost of Living

By: harald

harald — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:43:25 +0000

I was given a job an Nashville Tennessee. It’s a big companies that was transfer from California to Nashville Tennessee. The employees told me that many companies and corporation in California are coming to Nashville TN, I heard the Nissan car dealer companies in California moved to Nashville Tennessee. Will it seems that California is losing jobs. but what can you do. I say go with the flow. Right now I reside to Nashville Tennessee . I came to Nashville TN because Californians control the city of Nashville TN and many jobs from California are coming to Nashville TN. I say were California heads too, follow it, I did and it sended me to Nashville Tennessee or Nashville California.

By: Nancy Lynn

Nancy Lynn — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:36:58 +0000

I have lived here since 1996, and realized the other day that I still don’t feel at home here. Here is my poem about California: California

It never rains here
This long-legged mistress is a mystery,
She is fake and beautiful
With no soul
But never changes.

The year is like a stack of blue cubes,
Square as windows of an Internet Company
Reflecting the sky
Of daily brightness
And vapid valleys streaming in cars
Climbing one hill and another
Which exit only for take-out coffee

The ocean is untouchable
Cold, colorless darkness
A metaphor for “the beach”
Where you may look, but don’t touch
It’s all a part of the perfection,
And you can insert your image everywhere.

The natives, having pushed out
Indians, Mexicans
But sit in trees and fight for the condor,
Must always defend how beautiful
And bounteous their land is,
Vain and proud of their humility,
Political correctness and perfection.
I listen, but only hear
The sky, void of thunder.

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:45:36 +0000

AMEN! I moved here from New Mexico, and talk about a HUGE change! I had a 5BR home there, with the mortgage being $1000 LESS than what we pay here for a 2BR apartment! Of course the pay scale in NM is much lower.

I really like living in CA, but I could think of a few places I wouldn’t mind moving to!

By: Lazy Man and Money

Lazy Man and Money — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:21:30 +0000

I think the key is to just rent and invest the difference. My rent is just slightly more than it was in Boston, but the salaries are significantly higher.

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:18:59 +0000

I must say I live in Dallas and have LOVED the lower cost of living it affords me. Not only does TX have very affordable housing, but there’s also no state income tax.

Low cost of living doesn’t mean much if you’re comparing areas with vastly different opportunities of course. But cities like Austin and Dallas offer world-class dining, shopping, entertainment, arts, culture, and music; and they also have thriving business economies and good job markets for most industries.

I’ve had friends move to Chicago, NY, and LA from here, and I can’t imagine trading up so much in terms of cost of living. I know there are lots of people who say they live in expensive cities because their jobs don’t exist in other places–but unless you work in fashion or media or you’ve founded a company in one of those areas, there’s often little basis for those claims.

There’s nothing wrong with choosing to live in an expensive area, of course. But if you’re struggling to make ends meet or if you can’t even afford to do all the fantastic things in your city, then moving to a less expensive area can be the quickest way to increase your wealth and your lifestyle.