Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?

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Post by Falling3 » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 9:02 PM UTC

pstuart wrote: post #50

Tloewald wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Avoid the South if you're black, Hispanic, or mediterranean in appearance. (Or have kids you'd prefer not to be taught racism by their peers.) I lived im Tuscaloosa, AL — another college town — 2006-2012. We came with open minds. My wife, a half Puerto Rican professor, was nearly arrested for driving while Hispanic, my mother (who is vietnamese) had racist epithets screamed at her while walking our kids in an upscale…

I'm guessing being a Good Christian is required too.

Bad Christian also seems acceptable.

Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?

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Post by jzf » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 9:04 PM UTC

mikelbring wrote: post #39

I work remotely from home in the middle of Nebraska. I get paid a SF-like salary but pay little in rent in comparison.

yes, this is good. I can relate. what worries me is how tired you are to that opportunity... unless you are the absolute best

Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?

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Post by sjg007 » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 9:05 PM UTC

I think it is two sides of the same coin:

Cheap location = nothing there, so nothing to do.

Expensive location = too expensive to do anything, so nothing to do.

Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?

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Post by Tloewald » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 9:06 PM UTC

Falling3 wrote: post #51

pstuart wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm guessing being a Good Christian is required too.

Bad Christian also seems acceptable.

But catholics are barely tolerated.

Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?

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Post by TYPE_FASTER » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 9:09 PM UTC

I'd look at Ogden, UT or Portland, ME.

Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?

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Post by cglee » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 9:09 PM UTC

colinismyname wrote: post #5

Missoula, MT. Recently started up a non-standard publishing company there, and the culture is stellar, it's a college town (full of culture and young people doing fun stuff), very low cost of living (rented a massive house with a bar/cafe in the basement for about $1400/month), and zero sales tax. Quality of life is best I've found anywhere in the US (and I've been to all contiguous 48 states several times, looking f…

You know anything about the tech/startup scene in Bozeman?

Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?

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Post by jtemplin » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 9:25 PM UTC

Providence, RI puts you on I-95/Amtrak/Acela/MBTA an hour from Boston and 2.5 hours from New York. While not cheap, it's much cheaper than either of those cities. The art, music and food scenes are awesome. There are a lot of innovators and entrepreneurs.

Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?

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Post by miano » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 9:30 PM UTC

Urbana-Champaign, IL. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located here. There's a big research park where your startup can get cheap offices/labs, it's 2 hours drive from Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis, and it's cheap.

Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?

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Post by jdminhbg » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 9:33 PM UTC

I'm from Pennsylvania, so here are some hopefully not-too-biased observations on other parts of the country:

Colorado: Reasonable cost, great weather, lots of amenities, but I've heard Denver referred to as "Menver" so if your idea of dating pool skews X-chromosome you might be disappointed.

Portland: Maybe the high end of "cheaply" but lots of tech scene and indoor/outdoor amenities. I was ok with constant mist for the time I spent there but it might get to other people.

Upper Midwest/Upstate NY/New England: I can't fathom dealing with winter there but if that's your thing then it's probably great?

Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?

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Post by reggie_n_DC » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 9:36 PM UTC

Tloewald wrote: post #54

Falling3 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bad Christian also seems acceptable.

But catholics are barely tolerated.

And Atheists, homosexuals, and non-Christians are treated like criminals.