Not now, but when I was 32 I did for about 2.5 years. Saved up and bought a house after. I don't regret it at all, though I do wish I had been more social during that time (I figured it wasn't worth it as I was only going to stay a year or so originally). It's a great way to save money if you can work remotely.
Ask HN: Have any of you moved back home to save money?
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#172Something that the pandemic and the associated housing churn offers to young and childless city dwellers is the opportunity to move somewhere they can find a sense of community, which for many is something that is lacking in their lives as evidenced by the long HN threads on the very real subject of alienation felt by young workers in physically anonymous environments. They might find this back in the small town they…
Interesting. I'm thinking of moving into a city to find the community you speak of. Then again, I've never seen such a thing in America, not in cities, not in small towns, not in suburbs. I doubt it exists.
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College campuses. The Midwest had several large (student body and size) campuses with strong engineering departments.
Will second this, college towns are excellent places to do this. Especially large public schools within a day trip to a major city or in a non-tech city in general. Examples- Ann arbor, Amherst, Pittsburg, College station TX, Phoenix, Champaign, Chapel hill, Madison, Boulder.
How would it be like to move an existing startup to e.g. Amherst?
Wouldn't it still feel like being in the countryside a bit? I'd imagine I would potentially slow down.
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#174I can't be the only one in that I grew up in a very conservative and religious environment and towne (think end-of-the-world-but-not-quite-cult-belief-group); and while I'd love to spend more time with my family I honestly don't think I could take it.
Many years ago I engineered the situation to be that I am purposefully multiple states away and while I wish I wasn't as far, I am glad I am.
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You think staying in Manhattan is going to be worth it during the fall/winter? Basically nothing to do besides order takeout and walk around, bad weather. No big concerts, etc.
I’m gonna be honest this is difficult to parse. I’ve lived here for nearly 5 years now, and it sounds like you’re kind of describing Manhattan in the winter nearly any year. I’ll likely do most of the things I’d do anyway, except I’ll be wearing a mask for most of them. I dunno, I guess I just enjoy my neighborhood and I’m putting a significant portion of my income into savings while still living here so why would I…
Yeah true. Usually in the fall/winter I would go to a big meetup once or twice a week, go out to a rave, get some coffee and chill at a coffeeshop, go on a random tinder date... I guess all things I'm thinking 90% won't be able to do this year.
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#176I had to move from NYC to Oklahoma to save SimulaVR ( https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula ). This was over a year ago, and I'm still here. Because of this I have saved an enormous amount of money (such that I'm still able to work full time on SimulaVR while I search for VC funding elsewhere). The other co-founder of Simula is also remote (in Germany). Since this was pre-pandemic, it's been very hard to explain to VCs…
If you have a chance I suggest reading Masters Of Doom. http://www.davidkushner.com/book/masters-of-doom/ . If it's one thing it taught me is that geography is not an issue when building masterful apps. The id team moved from Shreveport, LA to Madison, WI to Mesquite, TX. All the while they were gathering talent, ideas from all around the country while grinding away at code.
It might have helped that they had a core group of similarly minded people from the get go. They then had enough passion and momentum to attract others.
I would love to move to a smaller town, but would need at least a couple of other intellectual companions there to make it work.
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Yup they're in the Bay Area too, so it wasn't a big move. Not being able to date sucks, but if most people are moving back home, then maybe living with your parents won't have as much of a stigma. But given that we're experiencing a global pandemic, dating is something we should try to hold off on until the situation improves.
SF normalized being 30+, successful, but still living with roommates. As long as you have an adult relationship with your parents (aka they're okay with you having sex, and you're okay with your parents having sex - which they most likely did in order to have you) while all living under the same roof, then it's fine (assuming all parties involved can get over it). The problem with dating while living out in the 'burb…
This has been practically addressed in places like Japan, where it's acceptable to use 'love hotels' for some private time without the sleezy feeling.
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Where do you live? I'm trying to find this type of city culture in NJ suburbs.
Oakland, CA. AKA "Hell" according to recent news. I should be clear that things are far from perfect here, but one of the things about a strong community is that it is most helpful precisely when things are not perfect. If I had any advice, it would be to find a place with modest sized homes close to the street, and a mixture of generations and subgenerations, and a place that is not so poverty-stricken as to induce…
What you describe sounds exactly like most neighborhoods in Boston. Well, not the couple affluent ones (those places suck), but all the others. Really enjoyed my time there.
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#179Lame or not, I'd do it @ 28 & single :p
Re: Ask HN: Have any of you moved back home to save money?
#180Something that the pandemic and the associated housing churn offers to young and childless city dwellers is the opportunity to move somewhere they can find a sense of community, which for many is something that is lacking in their lives as evidenced by the long HN threads on the very real subject of alienation felt by young workers in physically anonymous environments. They might find this back in the small town they…
Interesting. I'm thinking of moving into a city to find the community you speak of. Then again, I've never seen such a thing in America, not in cities, not in small towns, not in suburbs. I doubt it exists.
Are you from abroad?