I've been traveling for over a month now... make it stop

[K1052]

TBH you aren't going to be happy anywhere. Calling it now.

Given the OP's history that seems like a pretty safe bet.

Miserable people are going to be miserable wherever they are.

 

[Ns1]

Is anyone adding this to the scroll?

 

[gorcorps]

You can rent in some of the best Chicago neighborhoods for well under $2 per sq ft. If you're looking only at brand new luxury high rises right downtown you'll be in $3 per foot territory.

The problem with the "best" Chicago neighborhoods is that they're in Chicago

:whiste:

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

you should try couchsurfing. although i've read people would prefer visitors who are staying for more than a day or two. they want to be able to show you around their town.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Champagne taste with a beer budget

Also LOL at everything outside of downtown or la Jolla is a ghetto. Clearly you did one drive through the city and that was it.

I live DT right now but if I end up making SD a permanent spot I intend to move out to one of the other neighborhoods where it is actually quite nice. You're not going to be looking at luxury housing because spending 800K+ isn't really in my budget but very very nice things can be had for reasonable price if you know where to look.

TBH you aren't going to be happy anywhere. Calling it now.

This. Reading his blahblahblah reply of excuses, he'll never be happy anywhere. At his age and income level, you'd think he would be looking at roommates but he's such a miserable antisocial loser, he's going to spend all of his money on rent. He could even make a friend with a roommate. And lol, at being able to get a job anywhere. You would think during his traveling, he would be lining up interviews at all of these cities.

 

[vi edit]

Miserable people are going to be miserable wherever they are.

Thank you for saving me the typing. /thread

 

[TridenT]

Champagne taste with a beer budget

Also LOL at everything outside of downtown or la Jolla is a ghetto. Clearly you did one drive through the city and that was it.

I live DT right now but if I end up making SD a permanent spot I intend to move out to one of the other neighborhoods where it is actually quite nice. You're not going to be looking at luxury housing because spending 800K+ isn't really in my budget but very very nice things can be had for reasonable price if you know where to look.

TBH you aren't going to be happy anywhere. Calling it now.

I drove through a lot of San Diego... I think I drove over 200 miles within San Diego while I was there. So, I saw quite a bit... Most of it is a shit hole. Pretty much any place that is nice is beyond reasonable affordability for a single person with a reasonable salary.

you should try couchsurfing. although i've read people would prefer visitors who are staying for more than a day or two. they want to be able to show you around their town.

I've done couchsurfing but it's a lot of work to find anyone who is not a serial killer and available. They're also usually booked up all the time because so many people want a free place to stay. There's work to be done once you stay at the person's place too.

This. Reading his blahblahblah reply of excuses, he'll never be happy anywhere. At his age and income level, you'd think he would be looking at roommates but he's such a miserable antisocial loser, he's going to spend all of his money on rent. He could even make a friend with a roommate. And lol, at being able to get a job anywhere. You would think during his traveling, he would be lining up interviews at all of these cities.

I don't think I'd spend all my money on rent. Definitely less than half. (Even in SF) It would be nice if I could live with other people but other people make so much noise that it's hard for me to get a decent rest when I do live with other people. Outside of that, I'm up at ungodly hours and am quite active within my residence. So, unless I lived in an apartment where the rooms were virtually noise proof from other activity in the apartment... it's going to be a bad time for everyone. Where I lived before, I could listen to things at a decent level, be active, and not disturb other tenants in the building. I couldn't do that in an apartment with other people. It'd never happen since they don't make the internal walls insulated from sound almost at all.

Why would I line up interviews (or even apply) to cities where I don't have a desire to live in them? That's wasting my time and the employers. Not only that but it's deceitful to the employer because they think I actually want a job in that area when I really don't. I've said it before, even if I was offered a job for a $1,000,000/yr in Seattle, I'd never take it. It's not valuable to waste my time in a city that I don't like. I have a very finite amount of time left in my life.

And I can get a job just about anywhere. Software development isn't exactly a job that is only happening between San Jose and San Francisco...

 

[kinev]

...
And I can get a job just about anywhere. Software development isn't exactly a job that is only happening between San Jose and San Francisco...

Quoted for future LOLZ...

Prediction: "I decided on _____ city (even though I don't like it), but the job market here is terrible. They'll only hire you with relevant job experience, but how am I supposed to get the experience if nobody will hire me...?"

Or some other "it's not my fault I can't get a job; it's EVERYBODY ELSE" fruit loopy rationale.

 

[slugg]

Sounds like you're just unhappy with yourself. Moving anywhere won't change that.

 

[ussfletcher]

If its this hard for you to find a place to live for the next couple years, I don't even want to know what your job hunt will be like...

 

[Red Squirrel]

With all the gas money you spent you probably could have hired some kind of national real estate agent to do all the leg work for you.

 

[Greenman]

Seems to me you'll just drive around until you run out of money then try to find a job where ever you happen to be at that time. You'd have done as well with darts and a map.

 

[slugg]

With all the gas money you spent you probably could have hired some kind of national real estate agent to do all the leg work for you.

National real estate agent: earning that 6%! :awe:

 

[Leros]

Are you taking time to experience the city and all it's areas? You should try meeting up with some locals.

 

[disappoint]

I've said it before, even if I was offered a job for a $1,000,000/yr in Seattle, I'd never take it. It's not valuable to waste my time in a city that I don't like. I have a very finite amount of time left in my life.

Aren't you a little young to be playing the part of this guy in real life?:

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Dude, screw you. I'd love to travel the US without a care in the world. Your biggest complaint is ghettos and crappy wifi... You have an incredible opportunity to experience so much of the world without major responsibilities, do it and love it, because your shitty attitude is ruining an awesome experience and that is YOUR idiotic choice.

 

[slugg]

And I can get a job just about anywhere. Software development isn't exactly a job that is only happening between San Jose and San Francisco...

Don't you have a background in like philosophy, or some other non-software-engineering area?

And if you're so good that you could get a job anywhere, why not have those companies fly you out? Travel on their dime. Have some cocktails, join the mile-high club... Many things to do on the way to a job interview.

 

[IronWing]

The problem with the "best" Chicago neighborhoods is that they're in Chicago

:whiste:

Chicago is a great place... if you got the money. Otherwise, not so much.

 

[OverVolt]

Ashville NC, go there, supposed to be the hip place to live.

I was about to say this.

If you want a city, try like, Nashville, Norfolk, Raleigh, Ashville, in that type of area.

 

[OverVolt]

Dude, screw you. I'd love to travel the US without a care in the world. Your biggest complaint is ghettos and crappy wifi... You have an incredible opportunity to experience so much of the world without major responsibilities, do it and love it, because your shitty attitude is ruining an awesome experience and that is YOUR idiotic choice.

All the cities he visited I know for a fact suck, unless you have one of those sweet wealth inequality boosting gigs but you likely had to grow up there to get one. Unless you have a ton of money most of those cities suck.

 

[OverVolt]

This. Reading his blahblahblah reply of excuses, he'll never be happy anywhere. At his age and income level, you'd think he would be looking at roommates but he's such a miserable antisocial loser, he's going to spend all of his money on rent. He could even make a friend with a roommate. And lol, at being able to get a job anywhere. You would think during his traveling, he would be lining up interviews at all of these cities.

1 month and like 8 different cities and it takes like at least week to set up an interview these days. Spoken like someone who hasn't had to job search in 10 years?

 

[Ns1]

1 month and like 8 different cities and it takes like at least week to set up an interview these days. Spoken like someone who hasn't had to job search in 10 years?

They got these things called "phones" which you can use to assist in scheduling.

 

[Ns1]

All the cities he visited I know for a fact suck, unless you have one of those sweet wealth inequality boosting gigs but you likely had to grow up there to get one. Unless you have a ton of money most of those cities suck.

That's pretty much the exact problem though, dude just graduated (or w/e) and wants to live in awesome places. dude does not want to pay his dues.

 

[Platypus]

Sounds like you're just unhappy with yourself. Moving anywhere won't change that.

bingo.

Are you taking time to experience the city and all it's areas? You should try meeting up with some locals.

judging by the fact that he called most of Chicago a ghetto shithole, I highly doubt it.


OP: make it stop? just stop then... but then you'd have nothing to complain about, so I see the dilemma.

 

[Ns1]

OP: make it stop? just stop then... but then you'd have nothing to complain about, so I see the dilemma.

:biggrin: