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I hate living in a rural area. . .

episodic

episodic

Lifer
Blah blah you should move etc. . . personally, I don't know how you guys afford to live in metro areas. . . I think my rent of 400$ a month for a 2 bedroom house is too high . . .

I get paid a nice median salary in theory - of course health insurance, taxes, disability insurance, retirement contributions eat up approximately a little less than half my gross. . . so I actually bring home crap.

Sigh.

This post inspired by the fact that I can't find brown basmati rice and real steel cut oatmeal here.

 
There are always trade-offs. $400 a month is mind-blowingly cheap to me. I wouldn't complain about Basmati rice and oatmeal, if I were you (though I do love Basmati rice 😛).
 
You only pay $400 for a two bedroom HOUSE? That's insanely cheap. Studio apartments near where I am now go for about $650/month... and those are in not-so-nice complexes.
 
I miss living in the middle of the woods. Very silent, never have to worry about your speakers being too loud, crime could be lower (maybe, I don't know). Lots of good things; of course, the city is where the jobs are at.

Now tell me where you pay $400 for a 2 bedroom house!
 
My town has about 25,000 people. There are about 75,000 people in my county. The six surrounding counties have a total population of something like 35,000 people. You have to drive a minimum of 100 miles in any direction to reach another sizable town. Having said that, we have everything a larger city has when it comes to amenities and public works. We have all the same chain stores, restaurants, etc. What we don't have is crime and a shitty education system, in fact our schools are some of the best in the state. Overall I like living in a rural area, it doesn't even feel that rural until you drive out of town.

I moved from a large metro area in 2007 to this small rural area. I was paying about $18,000/year in rent back in the big city. Now I pay exactly $7,800/year for rent.
 
I love rural areas, but there's absolutely no way I could live there full-time. I couldn't deal with the isolation, lack of dining options, etc. I know a lot of people in the Atlanta area that have another residence (generally just a cabin) up in the mountains that they can enjoy in the off-time, so for me that's about as far as I'll ever go.

 
Originally posted by: iFX
My town has about 25,000 people. There are about 75,000 people in my county. The six surrounding counties have a total population of something like 35,000 people. You have to drive a minimum of 100 miles in any direction to reach another sizable town. Having said that, we have everything a larger city has when it comes to amenities and public works. We have all the same chain stores, restaurants, etc. What we don't have is crime and a shitty education system, in fact our schools are some of the best in the state. Overall I like living in a rural area, it doesn't even feel that rural until you drive out of town.
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That's just the thing though. Having all the chains is why most people choose urban areas, because you don't get all the chains (though they're still accessible).

The lack of variety of what drives me nuts.

 
Originally posted by: Xanis
You only pay $400 for a two bedroom HOUSE? That's insanely cheap. Studio apartments near where I am now go for about $650/month... and those are in not-so-nice complexes.
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heh, my wife and i rent a 550 square foot 1 bedroom apartment, only $1500 a month
 
Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: iFX
My town has about 25,000 people. There are about 75,000 people in my county. The six surrounding counties have a total population of something like 35,000 people. You have to drive a minimum of 100 miles in any direction to reach another sizable town. Having said that, we have everything a larger city has when it comes to amenities and public works. We have all the same chain stores, restaurants, etc. What we don't have is crime and a shitty education system, in fact our schools are some of the best in the state. Overall I like living in a rural area, it doesn't even feel that rural until you drive out of town.
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That's just the thing though. Having all the chains is why most people choose urban areas, because you don't get all the chains (though they're still accessible).

The lack of variety of what drives me nuts.
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We have the chains like I said, but honestly I can't remember the last time I shopped at Walmart or ate at Burger King. My town has a ton of shopping and dining options that are locally owned and operated. About the only chain store I visit with any consistency is the Shell station a few blocks from my house - there aren't too many mom and pop gas stations anymore.

I'm not saying one type of town is better than another. Each have their own benefits.
 
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: episodic

This post inspired by the fact that I can't find brown basmati rice and real steel cut oatmeal here.
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Amazon
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This.

Amazon is a mighty river of consumer goods born in a cool glacial lake of electrons and rushing down, branching into tributaries as it goes, into the steaming jungles of our lives.

And, Lo! The Shining Light of the Super Saver has blessed us with the Miracle of the Immaculate Delivery, unsullied by the dark, fetid commerce of extra charges.

No, my friend, it is you who should pity us, for there are no $400/mo. houses available on Amazon, though many have searched and some still clutch the candle of flickering hope to their heaving breasts.

Basmati rice, steel cut oatmeal, the ability to pee unhindered off your back porch -- you must embrace the harmony of your many blessings, OP, and gripe no more.
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Rural area would be nice as you get to see more of nature, like birds, squirrels etc, and stuff you simply don't see in town. Also, way less violence and crime.

Downside is, the internet sucks. If they could run me a 1-5 meg reliable internet line to the bush I'd move there in a heart beat. A farm land would actually be fun. Build a couple wind turbines to generate power, sell the rest off the the hydro company. 😀
 
Price for living is FULLY dependent on location. In rural Oklahoma you can get a decent 3 bedroom house for $350 a month.

I love living in the boonies. What's the point of investing big $$$ in a stereo if you have neighbors that won't let you take it past 10%? Can you piss off your porch in the city?
 
Originally posted by: Xanis
You only pay $400 for a two bedroom HOUSE? That's insanely cheap. Studio apartments near where I am now go for about $650/month... and those are in not-so-nice complexes.
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I lived in Kansas for a while and worked with a guy who owned 2 houses. Nothing new, I forget the age, but i think it cost him under $35k, and his mortgage for the two was about $200 a month or so.

Well, when I moved there, the Big Red 1, a large army division, had just been moved back and there wasnt enough housing available. This guy lived an hour from their base and rented one house out for $450 a month.

I had to pay $900 a month for a shack. :-/

Honestly, Id rather live near, but not in, a larger city. My sister lives in Clayton, NC, which is near enough to Raleigh to get around there easily. I live in a small town of about 10,000. It really, really sucks here.
 
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: episodic

This post inspired by the fact that I can't find brown basmati rice and real steel cut oatmeal here.
Click to expand...

Amazon
Click to expand...

This.

Amazon is a mighty river of consumer goods born in a cool glacial lake of electrons and rushing down, branching into tributaries as it goes, into the steaming jungles of our lives.

And, Lo! The Shining Light of the Super Saver has blessed us with the Miracle of the Immaculate Delivery, unsullied by the dark, fetid commerce of extra charges.

No, my friend, it is you who should pity us, for there are no $400/mo. houses available on Amazon, though many have searched and some still clutch the candle of flickering hope to their heaving breasts.

Basmati rice, steel cut oatmeal, the ability to pee unhindered off your back porch -- you must embrace the harmony of your many blessings, OP, and gripe no more.
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Preach it, Rev. Perknose! 🙂
 
Originally posted by: yh125d
Price for living is FULLY dependent on location. In rural Oklahoma you can get a decent 3 bedroom house for $350 a month.

I love living in the boonies. What's the point of investing big $$$ in a stereo if you have neighbors that won't let you take it past 10%? Can you piss off your porch in the city?
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In 1988 I lived in Lawton, OK and was paying $180 a month for a studio apartment.
You could buy a 3/2 with a 2 car garage on .33 acres for $35,000. (2 bed/1 bath for $22,000)
Of course the jood paying jobs were at the Goodyear plant and starting at $7.00 an hour.
I worked in a glass shop during the day for $3.65 an hour, delivered pizzas at night for $3.50 an hour, plus tips and took 6 units at Cameron University.
I moved back to California in 1988 and started in a glass shop for $10 an hour.

 
Originally posted by: miri
Originally posted by: Xanis
You only pay $400 for a two bedroom HOUSE? That's insanely cheap. Studio apartments near where I am now go for about $650/month... and those are in not-so-nice complexes.
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heh, my wife and i rent a 550 square foot 1 bedroom apartment, only $1500 a month
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I bought a 1900 sq ft 4 bedroom house for 780 a month.. renting is the suck
 
Sounds like someone is suffering from the "grass is always greener" syndrome. As humans we seem to want what we don't (and can't) have. I'm not going to tell you to move or whatever ... but the only one in control of you is you.

Personally, I would love to live in a rural area. I live in a "nice" area, own my own house outright but still yearn for the (relative) quiet of the country. I am tired of the Harley's with their illegal exhausts and the idiots with the (still illegal) car audio systems that blare music and bass hundreds of feet in all directs, even though the law limits the sound to 25 feet. All of this indicated (to me) an almost toal lack of respect for one's neighbor.

Go rural!
 
I think my rent of 400$ a month for a 2 bedroom house is too high
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Queue influx of "rent where I live costs $xxx for yyy".

A 2BR crappy apartment with roaches in the ghetto - where you can't be seen bringing anything in your place with a power cord, lest it be stolen that night - where you need to step over homeless guys, crackheads come knocking on the door asking for money to buy crack, where if you put up wood to cover the broken window from the last time you were robbed - they steal the wood... costs $800 a month where I live.

I miss living in the sticks. Well I never really did, but my mom does now - Nicholson, GA. Close enough to Athens to get what she needs - far enough from Athens to be peaceful.



 
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: episodic

This post inspired by the fact that I can't find brown basmati rice and real steel cut oatmeal here.
Click to expand...

Amazon
Click to expand...

This.

Amazon is a mighty river of consumer goods born in a cool glacial lake of electrons and rushing down, branching into tributaries as it goes, into the steaming jungles of our lives.

And, Lo! The Shining Light of the Super Saver has blessed us with the Miracle of the Immaculate Delivery, unsullied by the dark, fetid commerce of extra charges.

No, my friend, it is you who should pity us, for there are no $400/mo. houses available on Amazon, though many have searched and some still clutch the candle of flickering hope to their heaving breasts.

Basmati rice, steel cut oatmeal, the ability to pee unhindered off your back porch -- you must embrace the harmony of your many blessings, OP, and gripe no more.
rose.gif
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I need a tissue.
 
I live in a 3000 sf house that I have <$200K in (will be paid off in 4+ years), over 1.5 acres of land, I can only see one other house from my house, 6Mb internet, and I have one of the largest man-made lakes in the US in my backyard. The downside is that it is 48 miles to work and 20 miles to a reasonably sized city. It isn't that bad a tradeoff for me personally.
 
Originally posted by: episodic
Blah blah you should move etc. . . personally, I don't know how you guys afford to live in metro areas. . . I think my rent of 400$ a month for a 2 bedroom house is too high . . .

I get paid a nice median salary in theory - of course health insurance, taxes, disability insurance, retirement contributions eat up approximately a little less than half my gross. . . so I actually bring home crap.

Sigh.

This post inspired by the fact that I can't find brown basmati rice and real steel cut oatmeal here.
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I love it. But I fish 3x a week (going at noon as a mater a fact) and hunt a lot (was pheasant hunting yesterday got 6) The people are nice and known which makes them nicer. I grew up in concrete jungle called Costa Mesa Southern California. Not thanks you can keep it. I go back and hate it before getting to my parents house. Driving though Ontario from Airport you can't even see billboards because of air quality. So much traffic and aggression. So much concrete. Humans were not made to live that way.
 
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