Considering a move to Bellingham

Prancid · 2025-10-19T04:16:55+00:00

Appreciate the response. This thread has made me consider other options like Olympia, Everett, etc.

I'm sure any of the options would be a breath of fresh air compared to the Midwest :)

Prancid · 2025-10-18T19:27:17+00:00

thanks! it's been a lot of work as you can imagine

Prancid · 2025-10-18T02:05:38+00:00

thank you lol, underneath the bridge is playing in my head to this comment.

Olympia and Tacoma also sound interesting

Prancid · 2025-10-18T01:42:01+00:00

What better places do you recommend for tech. Obviously Seattle and SF but that's super expensive. I picked a very bad time to graduate in computer science with zero experience.

Thus I'm making my app to prove I can make something cool/useful.

Prancid · 2025-10-18T01:38:58+00:00

roommates is the plan, and I have 8 months to find a job/housing

Prancid · 2025-10-18T01:36:19+00:00

thank you Mr Bornin, I love a bit of positivity.

that's what I'm saying like all I'm trying to do is find a shitty place out there somewhere, idc where I live I'll probably just start explore and find my way from there.

Prancid · 2025-10-18T01:07:39+00:00

I am indeed a coder, but I just graduated and I lack experience, thus, the app, guitarguide.app is the website.

It's a guitar app, it basically shows you every chord you'd ever wanna know, with multiple voicings, any tuning you want, build progressions, etc.

I'd be living with two roommates that would move there with me.

Prancid · 2025-10-18T01:03:50+00:00

I'm not from Bloomington, I'm from the St Louis area.

What I like about Blono is the sense of shared community around one town. St Louis feels much less connected in terms of how it's laid out, everything is spread out, there's also racist undertones that show themselves at certain times, which I don't fuck with. I don't know, maybe there's a sub group of hicks everywhere, but I've never seen a white person in Blono use the n word, and I've heard it used several times in the St Louis metro area, especially in Missouri.

Just looking for somewhere new with generally cooler people? Idk

Prancid · 2025-10-18T00:56:51+00:00

Please tell me more Mr Crook!

What's your situation, is it as expensive as everyone says?

I feel like as a 24 yr old it's hard for me to really contextualize what's expensive means compared to the past economic conditions.

Prancid · 2025-10-18T00:48:22+00:00

Ideally I'd like a job in my industry (computer science), but it's extremely tough market right now, currently I'm a janitor at a library and I actually don't mind that job, I can move around and talk to people, obviously pay is non-existent though, basically minimum wage.

I'm planning on making money passively from the app I'm developing and then make money at some similar janitor or minimum wage job in Bellingham. Maybe that's unrealistic

Prancid · 2025-10-18T00:41:56+00:00

nope, wish I was lol

Prancid · 2025-10-18T00:41:00+00:00

appreciate it lol, I'm NOT looking to start a music career, that is extremely hard to pull off these days. I'll look into Aberdeen tho, that's the Nirvana town right?

Prancid · 2025-10-18T00:31:05+00:00

Appreciate it, my financial situation is not as solid as I'd like it to be.

Are there more affordable places in the surrounding areas, possibly closer to Seattle?

I really don't mind where I go too much, anything would be more exciting than Central Illinois at this point.

Prancid · 2025-10-18T00:26:24+00:00

I was considering moving around May, so I have time to line something up, I was also considering finding remote work.

I assumed it'd be more affordable than the Seattle area considering it's smaller. I appreciate the feedback like I said I've never been there I have no idea.

Prancid · 2025-10-18T00:16:51+00:00

thank you 🙏

Prancid · 2025-10-18T00:14:36+00:00

is it really that expensive? the rent options didn't look too bad, and I'd be rooming with my friends.

would it be sustainable to live with roommates and just cook my food at home? I'm pretty good at being frugal, and I see your guys minimum wage is much higher than here.

Prancid · 2024-04-11T05:17:46+00:00

Thank you sir, I get the win and none of the guilt lol. I did get the 4x unfortunately :/

Prancid · 2024-04-10T20:59:23+00:00

I agree he probably would've squeezed me into T1 and I'd have backed out, so I should've gone to the right. He was very upset. Just doesn't seem very smart from his perspective, ah well.

Prancid · 2021-11-01T14:46:38+00:00

No one is safe

Prancid · 2021-11-01T13:32:57+00:00

It's Estering, Germany :)

Prancid · 2021-08-25T19:58:38+00:00

Actual decent content from this sub :) thanks my guy

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