MixMasterTang
Diamond Member
Basically I had a my whole scenario typed out about me possibly moving to Boston and accidently touched my touch pad as I was hitting backspace and lost it all. So I will shorten and leave out all of the boring details!
I am going to Boston in a week and a half for a job interview with a company that seems pretty interested in hiring me, but just wants to meet me in person and finalize a few things first. I am a little scared and confused right now because I am married, have two kids and have lived in the Kansas City area my whole life. I think I'll enjoy the job more than my current job, but financially it's not going to be much of a gain after taking into consideration the 45% cost of living increase.
Questions:
1) Has anyone been faced with a similar situation that required a move to a totally different part of the country?
1a) Do you regret making the move, or if you didn't move do you regret at least not taking the chance?
1b) If you did make the move was it a big cost of living increase? How did you adjust to that, and do you think the cost of living calculators are correct?
2) What do you guys/girls think about the Boston area? If you live there do you love it and would never consider moving? Do you live there but think it's just a place to live and you could be just as happy anywhere? Do you live somewhere else and would never consider moving to Boston, or do you live somewhere else but would really consider moving to Boston if you had the chance?
Also I would be interested in hearing anyone elses opinion's on cost of living calculators. While I think they may portray what the increases are on average, from what I see is they have flaws. I think they are based on a lot of averages and probably on average income, but they basically use the same percentage across the board no matter what you put in for your salary. For example would someone making $20,000 only need to make an extra 9000 per year in Boston to live the same while a person making 100,000 in KC needs to pull in 45000 more?
Thanks for any replys or comments!
I am going to Boston in a week and a half for a job interview with a company that seems pretty interested in hiring me, but just wants to meet me in person and finalize a few things first. I am a little scared and confused right now because I am married, have two kids and have lived in the Kansas City area my whole life. I think I'll enjoy the job more than my current job, but financially it's not going to be much of a gain after taking into consideration the 45% cost of living increase.
Questions:
1) Has anyone been faced with a similar situation that required a move to a totally different part of the country?
1a) Do you regret making the move, or if you didn't move do you regret at least not taking the chance?
1b) If you did make the move was it a big cost of living increase? How did you adjust to that, and do you think the cost of living calculators are correct?
2) What do you guys/girls think about the Boston area? If you live there do you love it and would never consider moving? Do you live there but think it's just a place to live and you could be just as happy anywhere? Do you live somewhere else and would never consider moving to Boston, or do you live somewhere else but would really consider moving to Boston if you had the chance?
Also I would be interested in hearing anyone elses opinion's on cost of living calculators. While I think they may portray what the increases are on average, from what I see is they have flaws. I think they are based on a lot of averages and probably on average income, but they basically use the same percentage across the board no matter what you put in for your salary. For example would someone making $20,000 only need to make an extra 9000 per year in Boston to live the same while a person making 100,000 in KC needs to pull in 45000 more?
Thanks for any replys or comments!
