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Originally Posted by living_in_oz
LOLOLOL! I'm rolling on the floor! I live very nicely on a very similar budget but I guess I live in one of those "little depressed midwest farming towns" so what would a hillbilly like ME know???????????????
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First of all, I’m sorry you feel insulted. That is not the intent.
I think you missed the point, and made a joke out of it. Some jobs don't exist in those towns (mine for example), and so they aren't something possible without a significant career change.
Not everyone is up for small town life. Not everyone can find work in a small town. And, if you can't, or won't, that is not enough money to pay for a small apartment.
I didn't make a dig at small towns; I said they, along with tiny apartments, were the only options. Neither work for me, because my background tends to be focused (high-tech, big company, science based), and I have no marketable skills in a small town. Yet, can't afford a place where I can get a job.
We have been trying to figure out the apartment thing, but we have 4 pets. I've had my oldest dog since 1995, and the rest seemed to be "left with me" by ex's. I know it's not budget friendly, but it's a very very difficult thing to part with after 11 years, they are a part of the family.
Adding a much reduced employment outlook, a probably pay cut, and a few thousand dollars of relocation expenses in order to consider a smaller Midwestern town do not seem to make working out this budget any easier to me.