• June@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Lmao, my PITI is 3300/month and I live in a 1000sqft rambler that’s in ok shape in the first city that’s considered affordable outside of the Seattle region. All my job prospects are here or in similar markets, and rent for something comparable isn’t far behind what I’m paying (was paying $3k/month for a 2 bed apartment before buying last year) for my house.

    Are there cheaper markets? Yea. Are there jobs for me in those markets? Lmao, no.

    • Staccato@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      There’s a reason high paying jobs have to be high paying. It’s really tied to the local rent.

      The only issue is a lot of those careers still put people through some underpaid grunt or trainee role before they can earn a living wage…