I'm often curious why more people aren’t moving to low cost of living areas. I don’t know if I’ve just been fortunate, but I’m a college drop out who honestly hasn’t tried very hard in my “career”, but I moved out to Cincinnati which has a low cost of living at 23 (8 hours from my family) and I’ve managed to do very well for myself with a modest paying job (20ish an hour). I have 40k saved up and plan to buy a house this year. I wonder if other people who have went or started on a similar route are doing well for themselves.
And if you are in a high cost of living area, would you ever consider moving somewhere significantly cheaper?
Pretty much describes me. Live in a tiny town close to my family. I work remotely for a pretty solid wage. My wife is a teacher and also genuinely makes pretty good money for the area, despite teachers being underpaid.
It's also a town hollowed out by lack of industry. Drug use very high. Sad seeing what's become of my home, but I've always liked living in a small town. Don't have a single traffic light for miles, lol.