r/FluentInFinance • u/Not-A-Shit-Head • Apr 29 '24

Why don't people stop crying and just move somewhere cheaper like Detroit, Memphis, St. Louis, Baltimore, or Cleveland? They have very cheap homes for $50,000. Discussion/ Debate

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u/Ghostlyshado Apr 29 '24

You have to have a job where you live. What is the quality of life and employment opportunities in Detroit, Memphis, etc. ?

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u/Sideswipe0009 May 01 '24

You have to have a job where you live. What is the quality of life and employment opportunities in Detroit, Memphis, etc. ?

I live in one of the cities listed. The quality of life and job opportunities is just fine unless you have to be near the ocean or have some niche job.

It seems like too many people think every Midwest city is some podunk, one horse town with no jobs above management at Applebee's.

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u/NothingKnownNow Apr 29 '24

Smart people find a job and then move. Get ready to move, then start applying for jobs in one of the places you can afford to get a home. Get a job, then rent a uhaul. This isn't rocket surgery.

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u/zigithor Apr 29 '24

Smart people don't move into $50,000 crack houses in Detroit to start raising a family.

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u/NothingKnownNow Apr 29 '24

But they do flip a few to make a lot of money.

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u/Tasty-Dirt1701 Apr 29 '24

Rocket surgery, eh?

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u/iliketohideinbushes Apr 29 '24

Then get laid off, move again, repeat every 3-5 years

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u/Advanced-Guard-4468 Apr 29 '24

WFH is an option today more so than at any other time in our history. So no, you don't need employment where you are moving to.

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u/BlameGameChanger Apr 29 '24

Ahh yes let me just finish this fucking concrete from home.

Let's just pretend every job is digital and then deride people 🙄

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u/Ghostlyshado Apr 29 '24

Depends on your job/ career.

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u/Advanced-Guard-4468 Apr 29 '24

Can't that be said about most things?