- Joined
- May 24, 2006
- Messages
- 6,749
- Reaction score
- 6,262
Oh, ok. Sorry. I didn't understand, clearly.
Why I like low cost of living areas
- Thread starter BLADEMDA
- Start date
- Joined
- Jan 13, 2015
- Messages
- 4,930
- Reaction score
- 6,855
M-F....off by 3:30...no OB/trauma/neuro...no night/weekends...400-500k.....you can call me chocolate all you want.....hell, you can call me Susan
D
deleted171991
Me, too. That's basically double the pay for a similar mommy track job on the East Coast.
- Joined
- May 28, 2008
- Messages
- 2,524
- Reaction score
- 3,135
Damn man.......can I call you partner?
- Joined
- Sep 30, 2014
- Messages
- 4,054
- Reaction score
- 7,935
Surely, you can't be serious.
Actually, you can give me that job, pay me 350k, and call me Shirley.
D
deleted171991
I would definitely tap dance on the way to that job.
- Joined
- Jan 13, 2015
- Messages
- 4,930
- Reaction score
- 6,855
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2014
- Messages
- 11,384
- Reaction score
- 24,028
D
deleted126335
A good number of these great hourly rate jobs are available for multiple reasons:
-Lousy weather
-small town with lousy restaurants
-No high end grocery store.
-less educated populace
-small town politics
-several hours from decent size airport that you still need to make a connection to go anywhere.
-mediocre schools
-poor demographics that are worsening
-If you are married to city girl (or boy) who has no support system to where you are moving, there is a fair chance that your marriage won't survive or you will leave to save it or your partner will be on antidepressants.
oh, and lots of them are in flatland with few great outdoorsy type activities.
Not saying that it can't be done, but don't let high $$ and low cost of living blind you to the less visible costs.
-Lousy weather
-small town with lousy restaurants
-No high end grocery store.
-less educated populace
-small town politics
-several hours from decent size airport that you still need to make a connection to go anywhere.
-mediocre schools
-poor demographics that are worsening
-If you are married to city girl (or boy) who has no support system to where you are moving, there is a fair chance that your marriage won't survive or you will leave to save it or your partner will be on antidepressants.
oh, and lots of them are in flatland with few great outdoorsy type activities.
Not saying that it can't be done, but don't let high $$ and low cost of living blind you to the less visible costs.
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2012
- Messages
- 4,907
- Reaction score
- 6,017
You just described the home location of my medical school... Kirksville, MO.
D
deleted126335
What would it take to get you to move back there? How about raise your family there-assuming no local ties?
Sent from my iPhone using SDN mobile app
Is that because he is named after the "Minion" Kevin?
- Joined
- Jan 13, 2015
- Messages
- 4,930
- Reaction score
- 6,855
im struggling with this decision right now and my hometown isn't that small. im just not sure if the job is right. seen alot of negatives on this very forum but they're still able to hire so there must be something im missing
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2012
- Messages
- 4,907
- Reaction score
- 6,017
I'll never go back outside of graduation. I think it would honestly take, I don't know, maybe close to 7 figures, with lots of vacation time. It's just not an option to me. 3 hour drive from any real airport, and even those usually require a connecting flight to go anywhere. Plus all the other issues you describe are perfectly accurate.
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2010
- Messages
- 15
- Reaction score
- 2
Cleveland...
D
deleted162650
That's right, how could I forget all the pop songs about those "Cleveland girls."
D
deleted87051
Truth. The downside is chipping ice off your car in the morning, risking your life to get to work, dead trees and the sun that never quite gets up there all winter.
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2010
- Messages
- 15
- Reaction score
- 2
Not perfect but risking your life getting to work is an exaggeration. Cleveland implies the greater Cleveland area, not the city itself...
D
deleted87051
I was half-kidding....though I remember sliding around here and there getting to school on ice covered I-90 and I-71.
But the music, food, and culture👍
So for the sake of argument:
If I wanted to take advantage of much higher take home pay in less desirable locations to the extreme and live like crap for a few years to really shore up my account, where would be the best place to do that?
If I wanted to take advantage of much higher take home pay in less desirable locations to the extreme and live like crap for a few years to really shore up my account, where would be the best place to do that?
D
deleted162650
Actually I have heard that parts of Texas are good. And there is no state income tax.
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2014
- Messages
- 851
- Reaction score
- 653
I live in a part of the midwest where cost of living is pretty low, at least in terms of housing and everyday items (o.k. i may have just defined low cost of living)....
I think it's a matter of perspective. My city still has plenty to do, and while Dr's are not the only ones making any money, they do make up probably too high a % (I imagine) of people with some cash, I think. It's actually a very nice place to live. 45 min and 1 hr away from states largest two cities. A large university in town. Not a huge place, but big enough. Traffic is completely reasonable. Just made partner in August and I'm going to stay for the foreseeable future......
There is no perfect place too live and work. I think the key is having the cash (and time) to travel when you want to.
I think it's a matter of perspective. My city still has plenty to do, and while Dr's are not the only ones making any money, they do make up probably too high a % (I imagine) of people with some cash, I think. It's actually a very nice place to live. 45 min and 1 hr away from states largest two cities. A large university in town. Not a huge place, but big enough. Traffic is completely reasonable. Just made partner in August and I'm going to stay for the foreseeable future......
There is no perfect place too live and work. I think the key is having the cash (and time) to travel when you want to.
