Ive lived in New York the entire 30 years of my life (just turned 30,was born in NY). I’d rather move to a state that’s more affordable and has better job opportunities. Was gonna try to get a remote/work from home job.
Since I’ve never moved/lived in another state, how exactly does one do a move? Like the steps etc?
Thank you.
Do you prefer racist or hot and racist?
People’s personal opinions are irrelevant to me
It’s less about personal opinions and how the government functions. Texas is a straight up hostile place to be if you’re anything but rich, male, straight, and white.
considering i’m all of those except replace rich with middle class… i think ill do just fine
So you don’t give a shit if you support a state that shits on its lower class?
You’ll fit right in in Texas.
So where do i buy the 10 gallon hats?
Aaahhhh. I get it. You’re a sad little troll and nothing you r said should be taken seriously.
You got me!
I hope you get the help you need.
A bunch of comments in this thread have helped me out actually 👍
The biggest questions are where and why. You have a huge country to explore, but what makes any one town stand out as a desirable destination? Within any region or state you can find great places and crummy places, often right next to each other, so you really need to think about what you are looking for and what you want to avoid. Consider taking a long weekend to visit and explore a prospective area before you commit to it.
I’d like to go somewhere where there’s more of a social scene I guess. I’m pretty introverted and don’t really leave my house that much partly because there’s nothing really where I am to do or see. I feel like somewhere with things to do would encourage me to socialize and who knows, maybe even meet that special someone.
Would you go out a lot in New york? were you in a more populated are of of NY? If you didn’t go out a lot in NYC for instance, there’s some doubt you would do the same in LA, Chicago, Miami etc.
I probably should’ve specified that I live in upstate NY.
Definitely add that to your post.
Nearly everyone I’ve ever talked to that moves from a huge city to the middle of nowhere hates it and moves back if financially capable of it. Often in a year or two.
I get it. I’ve lived in both multiple times and I prefer a huge city or mid city close to a big city. I’m an introvert and rarely go out but I appreciate being able to do literally whatever I want when I do go out because it’s a big city and there’s everything. In LA County currently. My bud who lives in terrehaute Indiana and has a decent job complains about having to drive up to Chicago to do cool stuff. Meanwhile I literally have all the amusement parks within an hour drive. Different people have different tastes.
You miss family and friends. Is it worth it?
there is good about anywhere, so your question depends on you and what you make of where you end up. I personally find Iowa higher cost of living then Illinios despite all the calculators showing opposite, but that is how my lifestyle fits so may not appay toyou.
Considering I barely talk to most of my family and my friends are all busy having families, etc. It doesn’t matter to me about that
I can highly recommend Minneapolis; we’ve had some trouble in the past couple of years, but it’s a great place with liberal politics. It gets red fast when you leave the metro areas, but that’s the case with most states. We moved here from Philadelphia and couldn’t be happier.
One of the coworkers told us, when we first moved here, “it’s hard to convince prospective hires to move here, but it’s even harder to convince employees to relocate away.”
Have a job lined up first, though. The Cities aren’t any different from most places, opportunities-wise.
I second Minneapolis and the Twin Cities. Its large enough that there everything you can look for. All of the professional sports team including a new women’s hockey and soccer league as well as the big four sport leagues. A great music scene with First-Avenue being an anchor which brings touring bands here often. Since its small you can get out into nature from the cities with very little effort. You can’t really go anywhere else easily so it makes it feel small as well.
Minnesota has one of the lowest unemployment rate of any state still I think. So take a look at jobs before moving here but I think with the unemployment rate you should be get a job in the Twin Cities. Might need to look into it
Agreed. Moved here several years ago and don’t want to leave.
Get close and apply for jobs. I had a hard time getting interviews until I was local.
I’m going to get dog piled for this, but I moved to AZ last year and I really like it! The desert is definitely different, but the sky is beautiful, the winters are warm and most people here are super friendly.
Why should anyone judge you or anyone else for that matter on where they choose to move?
What exactly does this have to do with anything
Florida is south of New York, and Florida state officials are making public statements that you’d expect from someone wearing a tin foil hat. OP might want to take that into account when choosing a place to live.
I care about a place that’s affordable to live and where I can make a livable wage. Not what political shit people are spouting. I don’t care about politics etc in the slightest.
Don’t bother. OP is absolutely clueless or a tremendous troll.
I figured that out a little too late lol
Do not come to the gulf south. It’s getting pretty scary/weird down here.
What counts as the gulf south?
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, parts of texas
Everything’s crumbling infrastructurally in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The governments don’t care and personal rights are on the chopping blocks there. Be mindful where you pick.
My brother suggested Georgia, Carolinas, Texas. Some online friends suggested ND since they live there.
Anywhere near an active duty military base is cheap and likely has fiber internet as well as a good airport near by. Usually has large DoD contractors who hire and pay well.
Fiber internet would be nice
Was gonna try to get a remote/work from home job.
What skills do you have?
Knowledgeable about computers (mainly windows os, office and Adobe suites), basically I just know about computers.
Have 4 years of (in person) customer service experience in at least 7 different departments to try to learn many areas during my time at Walmart so obviously we’d interact with customers on a daily basis.
If you can get a comptia A+ cert, you could probably be able to get an entry level remote helpdesk job. Pay won’t be great at first, but it’s a foot in the door.
Where does one find this cert to complete?
The ability to find this info yourself is what our company would expect if you worked in our remote help desk department. I hope that helps. The ability to research, and apply found knowledge, is mandatory.
Down south is NEVER going to be a better option. To anything.
Ever.
You should get the remote job first. They tend to take COL of residence into account when hiring. That would also give you time to not rush the move. You can visit the city you are looking to move to and get an idea of the neighborhoods.
Out of the two, I’d go for the Midwest. Although I hate the South for a number of reasons (weather, politics, sprawl, etc) so I am a bit biased.
You might also check out here in Washington. I know it gets a bad rap as having a high COL but there are tons of places that can be had for decent prices, especially compared with the general salaries here.
If you hate the politics in the South, the Midwest isn’t really any better. It’s just colder.
Depends where in the Midwest. Obviously not Kansas and Nebraska but Minnesota is definitely better.
I should’ve put this in my post but unfortunately I don’t have a degree/certificate. So a part of me feels like I’m already screwed out of everything
If you don’t mind being in a call center, remote work is a possibility.
Just don’t expect to be paid well.
So basically you’re saying I’m fucked either way
Hi, I grew up in CNY and have been living in Upstate SC for the last 14 years. It is more affordable on the tax side. Our housing costs are catching up to NY (still less taxes). Job opportunity is very industry specific, and generally tough everywhere.
Moving is hard work (physically), but less of a hassle than switching your primary email address. If you have time, vacation to areas you think you might be interested in. When you go, don’t be afraid to be a tourist/outsider, ask for help/directions/opinions of people you cross paths with, it will really help you get a sense of the area and community. Some people might value a thriving board gaming community, while others are looking for climate/mountain/beach opportunities. If it’s something your worried about, also take a look at a natural disaster map to get a sense of what you might be in for.
I have found that most of Appalachia share a culture/ethos. There are a lot of similar attitudes and ideas among rural people in NY and rural people is South Carolina.
AMA.
I figured if I saved enough money it may be easier to just go through a moving company to handle all the actual moving stuff. It would be nice to never have to deal with snow.
Yeah I would definitely recommend using a company if you have the scratch. I’ve done a bunch of uhaul moves and once with a company, and while there were hassles, they were so much lesser with the latter.
Ive moved way more times that I have wanted to mostly due to unfortunate circumstances but every time I have it’s been with help of friends and Uhaul and it’s just so draining.
On the east coast Raleigh, NC and southward is snowfree (snows maybe once or twice a year, tops).
I do see a bunch of recommendations in here for the Carolinas. So that’s some more points in my book for them.
Having read your comments- I’d like to request that you stay the hell away from the PNW.
ik it’s kinda hard to grasp but people that don’t have the same views as you do exist. Sorry.
Oh…. The irony.
And in return, I’ll add that just because you’re a selfish clown, doesn’t mean others are obligated to show you respect.
Oh no, a random person on the internet doesn’t like my views… Whatever shall I do? 🥱
