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I was already remote, but I’m moving from Seattle to Denver. Combination of family and a more favorable climate. The somewhat lower cost of living doesn’t hurt, but it’s not like Denver is cheap .
I'm actually picking between Seattle and Denver. What about the climate is better between the two?
Ask HN: Newly remote workers... Are you so dumb as to make two major life changes at once?
Ask HN: Newly remote workers... Do you work an 8 hour day and give the same effort 5 days a week, or do you lack discipline and are going on a spending spree... Hopefully you don't have a family
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So... your answer is to ignore a sincere question. Here's another. Have you considered what if it were you putting your life savings into a business in downtown Seattle or Minneapolis or Chicago, then finding out you're not insured for civil unrest?
Sounds on par for people who believe they're due reparations from China for being #first in Covid-19. This coming from a Trump voter in the 206. We don't condone anarchists who are the .001% of the 99.998 of the normal people in the PNW. Just like we don't condone 1% of the population holding control to 99% of the world's wealth as it doesn't benefit the economy and society. You will have people with ulterior motives…
It affects my well being in a very positive way. I can walk my dogs without breathing in polluted air. I sleep great since it's very silent and get to do other stuff than just sit by the computer.
I'm not newly remote as I made the move a little over 3 years ago. That said, I moved to Northern Georgia specifically to work remotely. I have an incredible (inexpensive) house that gets fiber internet, live in an inexpensive area, have luxuries pretty close (Apple store, Wholefoods, Tesla, etc), 45 min south of the mountains, live just off a lake and I'm only an hour outside of Atlanta. There are very few places in…
Another thing to consider is that if you're young and don't have a family yet, moving to a remote location where you'll be completely alone just so you can pay less for rent seems kind of dumb.
Yet another thing - nobody's job is all that secure right now. Even if attitudes towards remote work have changed, a big city is still your best chance of finding work. So if you're laid off in near the future, living in the middle of nowhere will only make things worse.
Coolangatta, Queensland - Australia. World famous surf spots + easy going lifestyle + affordable real estate by the beach.
Kira beach is amazing.
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We tried to move to Santa Cruz. My significant other grew up near there and desperately wants to be near her friends again. Turns out, all the Bay Area peeps wanted to do the same. Rents haven’t gone down there and the competition is really fierce. (“Honey, what if you got a job at Looker/Google?! We could be in Santa Cruz forever!!!”) Started thinking about moving to Denver... But, I don’t really want to move yet. S…
You don't need to own a 911 and a nice house in a super expensive part of the world to be happy and have a very successful life.
It's nice and important to have goals, but it seems like you are falling for a classic capitalism trick : you always want more expensive possessions and you keep working hard for that. Overall, nobody really cares about what you are driving and how nice is your kitchen.
You can rent a 911 and a nice house for holidays if it's your dream. And move on.
Not moving at all because I'm remote temporarily and I'll likely have to move back to a big city in a few months. Another thing to consider is that if you're young and don't have a family yet, moving to a remote location where you'll be completely alone just so you can pay less for rent seems kind of dumb. Yet another thing - nobody's job is all that secure right now. Even if attitudes towards remote work have change…
I’m sorry but this just strikes me as an extremely black-and-white view of the world. I for one moved to a village after college, work remotely for about 10y, and couldn’t be happier. I have a decent sized house, my backyard is the start of a small forest, and I’m in a city in about 1h of traveling.
To each their own, I guess, but I can equally make a case why moving to a city to pay high rent prices seems kind of dumb.