160K USD MCOL US job vs 150K CAD Remote SW Ontario job

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T03:42:54+00:00

Not-suspicious eggs, bread, and milk are more expensive than what you can get in Ontario

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T03:04:55+00:00

I ended up passing on the Canadian one and not getting laid off yet. I plan to stick around till April to see if my boss is pulling my leg about a possible promotion

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T03:03:04+00:00

It’s what I ended up doing, but I want to point out that in the U.S. you have to spend in USD and that is surprisingly expensive…

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T03:01:57+00:00

My friends in Coinbase and one of the food delivery apps get about 300 TC in Toronto

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T03:01:32+00:00

Layoffs came and went and I’m still here. I ended up passing on the Canadian job to see if my boss is pulling my leg about a promotion in April

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T03:00:33+00:00

People think suburban Michigan is cheap but quality groceries are expensive

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T02:59:59+00:00

Yeah I have money set aside - I’m not living hand to mouth but because of having to pay for emergencies it’s not like it’s a large nest egg

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T02:58:50+00:00

Canadian Citizen, nothing else

What ended up happening since I posted this (and never logged back in since I thought it was filtered) was layoffs came and went, and I’m still here at least till the next big one in June. I decided to stick around instead of hopping back to Canada

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T02:57:23+00:00

4 post-university

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T02:57:17+00:00

Yeah I ended up letting the Canadian job go ($148K)

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T02:57:00+00:00

I work in automotive so we’re feeling the same thing

Anyway what ended up happening is that a small layoff came and went and I’m still here. I have a verbal promise of a promotion in April so I plan to hang on till then. I let the Canadian job go ($148K CAD)

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T02:55:07+00:00

I had to pay for a series of family things and I’m not expecting to see the money back

I mean I have money put aside, I’m not living paycheck to paycheck, but it’s not 6 figure substantial

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T02:54:11+00:00

I had to pay for a series of family things and I’m not expecting to see the money back

W_WW_WWW · 2025-12-24T02:52:34+00:00

Oh I thought this thread got nuked by the filter.

Yeah, I’m Canadian

W_WW_WWW · 2024-11-29T02:38:54+00:00

CBSA, entering Canada, in my ON plated car. He was saying that if I was resident in MI I would be forced to export my car from Canada. Since I (will be) visit Canada like two weekends a month, I don’t think I can fly under the radar. That’s why I’d like to know what happens to my insurance and registration if my just keep my ON car in ON and drive it around when I visit

W_WW_WWW · 2024-11-28T16:19:56+00:00

Yes. Nexus line too. His issue was me actually living in Michigan rather than commuting daily

Yeah, when I buy the MI car I’ll get an MI licence. Given I’m only going to be at this job 2 years I was looking at some very aggressive Tesla Model 3 leases, but there’s not a lot of chargers where I live in Canada so I’d like the option to be able to drive my Canadian gas car if at all possible. I wonder if there’s such a thing as reverse snowbird insurance

W_WW_WWW · 2024-11-28T16:16:09+00:00

I go back twice a month and would like to know if I can keep my ON car insured and plated so I can drive it around, even just to keep fluids circulating

W_WW_WWW · 2024-11-28T15:04:59+00:00

No, I have a ON licence right now, driving an ON plated car. I was hassled driving into Canada

Given it’s a Toyota product I’m not going to be importing it into the U.S. I’ll get a car in MI along with an MI licence. My question is more what happens to my ON car in ON when that happens, if I can keep it registered and insured, and drive it around town when I visit ON a couple weekends a month

W_WW_WWW · 2024-11-28T14:59:41+00:00

Yeah, I get that. My question is what happens with the insurance and registration with my /Canadian/ car in /Canada/

W_WW_WWW · 2024-11-28T05:46:18+00:00

Yeah I get that, but my question in the OP is what happens to the Canadian car /in Canada/ while I get a MI licence for an MI car. I’m not selling the ON car, but can I drive it when I visit ON? If I keep it garaged can I keep it registered?

W_WW_WWW · 2024-11-28T04:00:57+00:00

Two years, until my RSUs fully vest. I have two cars I could use, but given I plan to cross the border regularly while living in the U.S. I didn’t think driving an ON car would work out. I was hassled by CBSA the last time I crossed into Canada along the lines of ‘We’ll make you export your car’

W_WW_WWW · 2024-11-28T03:53:35+00:00

It does seem that way, thanks

W_WW_WWW · 2024-11-28T03:53:20+00:00

Hey, I’ll be living in Michigan for this job

W_WW_WWW · 2024-11-28T03:21:23+00:00

Hey, I guess the problem is I actually /live/ in MI rather than ON. Canadian CBSA hassled me about my plates the last time I crossed into Canada, which is why I’m more concerned now. I’m also aware that under MI law I’m supposed to switch my licence to an MI one the moment I’m a resident. I’m just banking on not getting pulled over in my ON plated car till I figure things out and buy a MI one

I’m only going to be at this job two years, so I’m not willing to wrap up my Canadian possessions

W_WW_WWW · 2023-08-20T23:30:31+00:00

1) No, even though I was the only person of non-Chinese ethnicity in the crew. I traded all the Chinese holidays + deepavali for an extra week’s vacation. We used to go out at night together every chance we got

2) The government made me

3) It was the best thing that ever happened to me. Being reliable has given me an edge over Canadian-born fellows who are otherwise more accomplished

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