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Originally Posted by Buck
Hi everyone,
I am seriously considering moving from San Diego to South Carolina because all my extended family lives there and my immediate family is moving there at the end of the month.
I want to be near my family and it's just a bonus that all my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents live there too.
I've looked at places for rent and they are so cheap compared to what I pay now, but I'm wondering if it's possible to get comparable pay at a job in the new place or not?
It's a bit of a struggle for me here, I only make $14/hr at my job, but I work for a healthcare company and have free medical/dental insurance. But with my take home pay I'm pretty much paying rent, my utilities, and what I need to survive (food).
Would it be difficult for me to move there and ask for the same rate of pay at a similar job since the cost of living is so much lower?
Thanks for the input.
Buck
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Eh, when I moved from Boston to Florida I thought I'd make about a third less but it turns out the pay was fifty percent less. Housing was damn cheap with a lot more house. I could never have what I have here when I lived there and I made good money on my home up there. The lifestyle is different. I don't need all the clothes I used to buy, restaurants are cheaper but groceries are much higher as is electricity and almost everything is electric including my stove.
North Carolina has been doing very well. I work there a few times a year and it's a great state to do business in. Depends on where you go though. Charlotte and Raleigh are nice. A lot of people from more expensive areas have been relocating there from what I've read. It's pretty too. $14 an hour is extremely low for Cali. I think you could make that in NC.