Just a boring suburb South of Boston.
New England is a very beautiful area...anyone could do worse.
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Just a boring suburb South of Boston.
New England is a very beautiful area...anyone could do worse.
Vancouver, Washington. It's right across the river from Portland. There are many miles of bike/walking paths. You can even walk safely across the Colombia River Bridge. People are nice, weather was mild. And there is a bit of culture.
I love the Boston area along the coast although it seems to be a very congested area. When landing in Boston on runway 27, you'd come in over this narrow peninsula with a big factory/insane asylum looking place. Always wondered what that was.
Minnesota gets cold!?
I visited friends there during the Winter (I was in Grad School and my judgement was seriously impaired by the ingestion of consciousness altering substances) and it was way more than cold. It was beyond cold! Overnights approached absolute zero, daytime approached the temperature of liquid nitrogen.
Yeah...cold!
oh, you must've been here in April
Thanks for the regards. Things fall through and this obviously isn't set in stone but I'm fairly confident in my thought process as I'm on very good terms with quite a few people in HR and in the ER as well so hopefully it all works out.
I really have become obsessed with researching Austin. The weather is the only turnoff for me but it's a HUGE one. I guess I came here asking for advice because I could never possibly do enough research. I'd never have even thought about looking into Austin if one of our mid-levels didn't persuade me to do so. Although I seem "set" on Austin, I am exceptionally open to new ideas and places that I've previously not looked into. I have a good bit of time to figure out what I want to do but I'm starting now because I want to be absolutely certain I've chosen the best place possible (for me).
You know, the more research I do on Portland, the more it seems it's a but overrated. The diverse culture seems great, the weather is a huge turn on for my personal preference, and the COL seems low. That said, I'm reading a lot on the local economy, budget cuts on school and education, et cetera. I know you will find some of this anywhere you go but I want to move somewhere that's thriving and growing. If I can find that, along with my other preferences, I will have found my Utopia. Contributing to and living in a city that is successfully growing and thriving in this economy (as a nation) seems like the smartest move to make. Portland doesn't seem like it's doing well at the moment.
I love the Boston area along the coast although it seems to be a very congested area. When landing in Boston on runway 27, you'd come in over this narrow peninsula with a big factory/insane asylum looking place. Always wondered what that was.
Sorry, I don't know what the building is. However, all things considered, the insane asylum thing is not a bad idea.
And more work for me!
Maybe the young man (OP) should consider Boston, if he can afford it.
Come on man, you should know this! I was bored so I googled. It is Long Island of the Boston 's Harbor Islands. No insane asyluum, but other interesting facilities over time- a fort, Nike Missile Base, once a resort, a poor house, home and hospital for unwed mothers and homeless men, hospital facility for alcoholics, and facility for storing Boston Library books.
Long Island (Mass).
Long Island History.
Sorry, I don't know what the building is. However, all things considered, the insane asylum thing is not a bad idea.
And more work for me!
Come on man, you should know this!
I was bored so I googled. It is Long Island of the Boston 's Harbor Islands. No insane asyluum, but other interesting facilities over time- a fort, Nike Missile Base, once a resort, a poor house, home and hospital for unwed mothers and homeless men, hospital facility for alcoholics, and facility for storing Boston Library books.Long Island (Mass).
Long Island History.
Maybe the young man (OP) should consider Boston, if he can afford it.
Come on man, you should know this!
Long Island (Mass).
Long Island History.
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No question, cost of living in Boston is high!
As for Long Island...as I am not an unwed mother, a homeless man (yet), an alcoholic (yet), nor an old library book...I didn't have the need to know about it! Actually I did know about the hospital, but I'm not sure if it's still open.
Anyway, locals never know about such lovely tourist places...a must see on a visit to Boston.
Cupertino
That way you could watch the new Apple campus being built. That's where I would go if I had a chance.
That way you could watch the new Apple campus being built. That's where I would go if I had a chance.
NH FTW but you would probably have to work in Mass and pay Mass income taxes
I see you list New Hampshire as your location. What you may find interesting is that for Minnesota and the proximity of Wisconsin to the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St.Paul) that these two states have a reciprocal agreement so that if you live in Wisconsin and work in Minnesota, you can still declare your residence as Wisconsin and only pay State Income Taxes to Wisconsin or vice a versa. Now maybe this is because both of these states have high state income tax rates where as New Hampshire has none and Mass would have no incentive to enter into this kind of agreement, especially if the crossover was one sided.
I just retired, but when I was working as an airline pilot, if I had chosen to live in New Hampshire, I would have been based in Detroit or New York so in this case I would be able to enjoy the no state tax status. At one point, New Hampshire had a large number of pilots living in the state for this reason.
If I were to pick any cities in the USA to live my first choice would be
1) Honolulu ( beautiful weather, slow island life but my wife hated it)
2) Anchorage (miles of beautiful)
3) Boulder (Decent economy, miles of beautiful)
For Anchorage you'd have long periods of darkness, which may bother some people.
That's true, but you have long periods of light..
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If you can find work Kodiak Island would be outstanding!
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I wonder if Apple headquarters in Austin has an employee health department that I could work.
Nothing wrong with feeling out some options, but as others have mentioned, apply broadly then decide where to move.
Personally I find the northwest to be particularly appealing, just beware of COL.
Personally I find the northwest to be particularly appealing, just beware of COL.
New Hampshire doesn't have an income tax or sales tax but does have a tax on investment dividends and a higher then average property tax.
I end up filling out tax forms in both NH and Mass every year. I pay Mass for my income earned in Mass and I pay NH on my investment dividend income. NH does get revenge on Mass for their taxes. Since we have no sales tax, a great number of Mass residents travel to NH to do their shopping
. The stores in Mass (especially near the border) are always complaining.For those that are wondering how we support NH without income or sales taxes.
- State run liquor stores: Beer and wine can be purchased in any food / convenience store but any other alcohol is only sold in the state run liquor stores. The prices are good and there is no sales tax so the stores bring in lots of money (a good portion of it is from out of state visitors stocking up).
- Property taxes.
- Tax on dividends.
- Typical fees that creep up year to year.
- A person serving in the state legislature or senate earns $200 every two years. This reflects that the legislature or senate position is a part time job and not a career.
I myself, don't mind the higher property taxes. Most of the money actually goes to the community I live in and I have much more control (voting in town meetings) where the money is allocated.
Unfortunately, many people are moving into NH from neighboring states (mostly Mass) to escape their states. I say unfortunately because these people demand the same services they had in the state they came from so the state budget has been growing very fast. NH is turning into a suburb of Mass (1/2 of NH actually used to be part of Mass so I guess they are taking it back
) and I expect to eventually see the same level of taxation in NH that they have in Mass.