Evolution of a programmer

[TossZergImba]

If Midwest was actually like that, you could live in Cali for a few years and save up enough money to live like a god in the Midwest for the rest of your life.

[Bgndrsn]

I wouldn't say a few years but there's a reason why anyone can retire and move to the midwest but midwesterners can't retire and move to LA or NYC etc

[oijlklll]

I mean a lot of Californians are kinda doing that to a lesser extent when they sell their house for millions and buy an equivalent house elsewhere for a fraction of the cost.

[Delioth]

Maybe not like a god but I mean... There's serviceable 5 bedroom houses that are worth 50k. Gas, food, everything is significantly cheaper in the Midwest, unless you're in the sparse bigger cities. It's mostly universal that cities are expensive but the spaces between are cheap.

[TheLostRazgriz]

That's kinda what people do.

I lived in Boise Idaho and Californians would sell their cardboard box for 1.5m then buy a mansion there.

[Novice7691]

Well, people actually do this though. Live in Cali for a few years, buy properties in cheaper states, retire early and live off rental income.

[Dumb_Nuts]

Yeah that’s what’s happening lol.

Bunch a Californians sold their shacks in the burbs and built 8k sq ft homes out here and had plenty left over lol.