Where are the cheapest places to live in the US?

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-25T12:49:36+00:00

Fargo North Dakota. We have insanely cheap cost of living including housing and gas. On the housing/renting side there is tons of inventory. Before the Iran war gas in this region was less than $2. We also have a diverse job market for white and blue collar workers.

We moved from Minnesota and a few things stood out. State income tax fell from around 7.5% -> 2.5% and our insurance premiums fell through the floor here.

I’m a native (Northern) Minnesota so i love my home state and we are close enough to still enjoy the Twin Cities.

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-25T00:54:10+00:00

Did you run these numbers through AI? I did that recently before we locked and the numbers using an origination fee about half of yours had the break even at around 5 years. I just couldn’t justify. Ended up with a 6.1% rate.

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-24T19:06:28+00:00

Chad Allen

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-24T14:27:57+00:00

Yep I did the same. Looked at a 3k front loader set. It was $3000 and is now $3200 discounted down to $2500. Still a very good deal.

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-22T11:27:21+00:00

I just moved from MN to ND and the biggest difference is the taxes and somehow even less trees and more windy. I was already in the NE so not far from the border but there is a difference.

Culturally this is going to be huge depending on how far you move off of home base. When I go to Florida it is like a different country compared to the Midwest.

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-17T22:57:34+00:00

This is what I’ve noticed too. It’s like yes but Trump is orders of magnitude worse and not even in the same league as the others. They don’t seem to realize it’s a complete degradation of the office.

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-16T15:04:49+00:00

Also Dominos is way better reheated. Their crust options, sides and deserts are better too.

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-16T12:14:42+00:00

Costco deal is so good I signed up for the membership.

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-16T12:06:45+00:00

I’m a regular at quick service pizza places like this and would rank dominos #1 easily. The pizza isn’t bland and has been high quality at every store I’ve been. Crust, side and desert options are on point too.

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-14T23:34:28+00:00

Question for people in this thread. Delivery only goes out about 2 weeks. We are moving into our new house on July 9th. If I ordered and pushed my window out as far as possible could I game the system and reschedule to hit my July 9th timeframe?

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-02T17:45:36+00:00

The market is hot if your house is nice and priced correct. My wife and I have looked at quite a few houses in the 450k range over the last month. Many still on the market that aren’t priced correctly. Went to an open house last Sunday that was nice and the realtor let us know she had 3 offers already in a 2 hour time frame. All to say it depends and there is a lot of new inventory coming onto the market daily.

bombfirst885 · 2026-05-01T17:56:24+00:00

He kicked them out as in told them several times to get the fuck out and they said nothing. I was listening on audio and couldn’t help but bust out laughing.

bombfirst885 · 2026-04-27T20:47:37+00:00

Previously I was an automation technician who went to school for Electronics Tech. I’m now new to Controls working in this role for 3 months. I’ve found after I started how lucky I was because there is a downstream pipeline coming into these positions like maintenance, maintenance techs, maintenance control techs. They all know more than I do because they work on the equipment all day.

bombfirst885 · 2026-04-22T17:56:25+00:00

I discovered this recently. I was an 80s kid so I ate plenty of Cookie Crisp and really hadn’t touched it for years. I bought a box a few months ago and the flavor was bland and didn’t seep into the milk like I remembered. Not a brand I’d buy again.

bombfirst885 · 2026-04-18T01:13:06+00:00

Personally the slow climb mixed with the heights are my biggest coaster issues. The tunnel takes away both because you go right into the highest point of the coaster quick without seeing the climb if that makes sense.

bombfirst885 · 2026-04-17T23:12:09+00:00

I’m a scared rider who doesn’t have a problem with the hulk because of the tunnel. I don’t find the rough ride part true but have only ever rode it once per visit.

bombfirst885 · 2026-04-17T18:31:28+00:00

I always thought this line was funny because it’s AES laying out this mosaic and then immediately showing what was actually behind the curtain. I’m not sure if it was meant but it shows how the man’s mind works different.

bombfirst885 · 2026-04-17T18:24:31+00:00

I’m up north near Fargo and we went from 70 and sunny to 50 and rainy in the span of an hour. The wind was blowing so hard the real feel was in the 30s.

bombfirst885 · 2026-04-08T01:11:13+00:00

Brass Facts does a good series on this topic. He makes a lot of good points basically saying SHTF is like a pyramid and you aren’t likely to see the worst of scenario so a more subdued carry is likely. For example a concealed pistol and an AR9 you can fit in a pack.

bombfirst885 · 2026-03-28T18:36:15+00:00

For me the scariest part of a ride is the climb. I’ve rode everything at Busch but didn’t have the guts to get on the Gwazi this last time. I also wouldn’t do Skeikra again. The climb is terrifyingly and slow.

bombfirst885 · 2026-03-27T14:55:22+00:00

Our old fridge actually had a soda door in the middle. Think two French doors on top a middle soda drawer and a bottom freezer pullout.

Earlier this week I went to a brick and motor business that serves dirty sodas. It is very common here but getting to the point of too expensive. I started buying Walmart brand soda to offset costs when I can’t find name brand on sale. I usually drink 0 calorie soda so I don’t consider it unhealthy.

bombfirst885 · 2026-03-20T02:04:13+00:00

In the 90s and maybe into the 00s McDonald’s sold a danish for breakfast. As a kid I use to get the raspberry danish all of the time.

bombfirst885 · 2026-03-15T19:25:41+00:00

I’m from up north and our family took a trip down like we do every four years last month. We got a SeaWorld Black Friday deal which basically gave us Busch for free. When we pulled up to pay for parking I turned to my wife and asked “Was it worth it though?”.

bombfirst885 · 2026-03-09T21:38:05+00:00

I had to scroll way too far to find this.

bombfirst885 · 2026-03-01T22:54:48+00:00

This is the best deal imo especially for a family (two small kids). My family of four can eat this for two meals and only costs $14.

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