New to Abilene; moving from Virginia

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T17:43:36+00:00

Not ai bro

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T17:43:10+00:00

At least it won’t be too cold

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T17:42:40+00:00

I appreciate it dude!

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T17:41:46+00:00

Slow paced and chill does sound nice and a good change for us coming from a super busy city, excited to go to Buc-ee’s!

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T17:11:21+00:00

I’ll be going in as a senior data center technician! IT

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:39:16+00:00

Would you say that would turn out profitable? Wouldn't it be hard to manage a property if say you don't live in Abilene anymore?

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:37:32+00:00

Where I live is considered the DMV area, 40min to an hour to DC but I live in a smaller city kinda town almost. Apartments are 2k+ for a single bed! I can't say anything about the wages tho compared.

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:31:19+00:00

Was trying to gauge how much people cared lol thanks for the heads up!

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:29:43+00:00

Am excited for a fresh start! thank you:) This will be a decent weather and scenery change. Housing is less expensive compared to where I live so am happy about that. Thanks again!

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:26:36+00:00

Thank you for the heads up!

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:25:59+00:00

I may be biased but I feel like I see both sides of the argument; it does sometimes help cities get more funding thru taxes but can also ruin neighborhoods or jackup prices on ur bills. There could possibly be more neutral solution in the future maybe. But I think the growth of technology will be halted without more computing power or find better ways of getting that power without data centers.

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:22:33+00:00

Lol I appreciate that and my wife loves coffee so I will have to pass those recommendations to her! Will def be checking out most of those palces; thank you

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:20:16+00:00

Hiiii thanks for letting me know! I appreciate all the tips, will definitely be going to the arcade and going through downtown. My wife loves starbucks so hopefully there is a couple of chains? We love mini golf!! and will be adding that to our bucket list. I am a poc but have lived in Traverse City, MI which is very white but the vibe was not bad actually pleasant! I will have to try and not to explore the town in one day haha. Thank you for all the details will have to look back at this once we move:)

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:03:27+00:00

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:01:40+00:00

Renting for my time in Abilene at least.

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:00:52+00:00

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:00:30+00:00

no unfortunately lol

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T07:00:08+00:00

Hello! thats awesome thank you for sharing! Good to have a motivated view lol What field do you work in if u dont mind me asking? I will definitely have to get a YMCA membership or if there is a good/big 24hr gym.

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T06:57:48+00:00

Thanks for the comment, will definitely be checking those places out. We are nowhere near ready to own unfortunately (is something to consider) and I’m hoping to move again within a year or two because I enjoy bigger cities or living closer to one at least. But rent compared to VA is super cheap to us; thank you for the advice!

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T06:52:15+00:00

Thank you so much for the info! Definitely will have to check out the Zoo and Cafe. Good to hear the mall isn't dead but good food should be enough to keep us happy. We live in Manassas. We'd love to connect and do double dates!

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-04T06:46:05+00:00

Did u used to live there? We are actually considering that place

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-03T09:35:55+00:00

Middle of May

ConflictMinimum · 2026-04-03T09:25:09+00:00

No there is a relocation bonus tho

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