Say you’re offered a job that pays $325K, and you can work anywhere within the U.S. (remote job & team with occasional travel to meet team). Where would you live and why? Obviously “it depends” just curious to see the range of responses from this group!

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Miami/Fort Lauderdale area. Great weather, (relatively) low property prices, major airports and no state income tax.

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Miami is too corrupt and overpriced. Besides the beach, there isn't much to do to enjoy nature with the lack of parks. And the beach is to be avoided at all costs during major holidays/spring break anyway.

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Houston, TX - cheap, freakin amazing food, accessible to the whole country - direct flights coz United hub.

Pros - driver’s paradise - love doing 80 on 65, no harsh winters - only fake winters

Cons - it’s TX, hot af, agression on the road is real

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Diversity is great and tacos are 🔥

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Salt Lake City, UT or somewhere nearby

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The lake itself is on the verge of drying up. Don't know how that affects living in the city in terms of water access

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Carlsbad CA

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I'd stay in Missouri. I live in a massive house in an excellent neighborhood with a terrific school district for about a 10th of what most people here would pay for the same lifestyle.

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Denver

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Live in the cheapest city humanly possible, save and invest ALL of your money and retire a gazzillionaire in about 5 years.
P.S. who the hell makes 325K per year? I'm clearly doing this wrong.

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Or SM or above in a Big4

Arlington, VA 💕

Quick access to DC (4 miles).
Close to DCA airport and two other airports.
Top ranked schools for K-12 & universities.
Diverse.
Access to other large cities for weekend trips.
Access to beautiful nature and hiking trails.
Access to cultural events (especially free events).
5 season weather that’s not too extreme.

It really is perfect, just too expensive. Not surprised Amazon made it is second home. Was really hoping for it to stay a secret.

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A2: Winter, spring, summer, hell, fall

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Cincinnati Ohio duh

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Atlanta

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Is full

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Sedona, Arizona. Sit in the middle of a vortex with the hippies and build spreadsheets.

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Buy condo in FL for the extra 10% and then bop between there, LA and NY

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Any red state with the 0% income tax at the top

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If you know of Southern Pines, NC that's the answer - if you don't then you wouldn't care for it

Beaufort, SC
St. Simons, Ga

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You mean Fayetnam. Hard pass there.

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Without considering anyone else in my family? Wyoming.

All things considered though I’d probably just stay where I am.

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Vermillion, Ohio . Stunning lake view and low cost of living.

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Fargo, ND

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San Diego

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USVI or Puerto Rico if you can

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Seattle (or Vancouver if this was expanded to NA)

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You should live in the city or town where you have the most friends. Life is not about where you live but with whom you choose to spend your days.

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Sacramento.

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916. Hoping this becomes acceptable to be based in SF

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Ugh that’s tough. Not enough $ to put me in my #1 choice which would be Long Island.
But probably that would do to put me in the Chicago burbs, which I like quite a bit. Or perhaps Denver.

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Dudes definitely talking about the Hamptons. Which 325k is def enough for. Of course tx is way cheaper

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