omg you guys you are being fucking PREPOSTEROUS with the “look what $300k buys you in Ohio posts”
as someone who has lived in a trendy city for the last 10+ years
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as someone who has lived in a trendy city for the last 10+ years
I’m staying now in rural washington state
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(it’s also cheaper than EVERYTHING in SF including cramming 4 single people in a 2 bed apt)
(it’s also cheaper than EVERYTHING in SF including cramming 4 single people in a 2 bed apt)
we are the only people in our town that do not own a german shepherd. when we go on adorable rural walks around our house, the dogs bark furiously at us, and lunge towards us with their teeth bared, jumping up behind their chain link fences. they bark all through our zoom calls.
Dirt biking is a common hobby / form of transportation in my town.
There are between 0-1 grocery stores.
Like it’s all fine, I’m happy to be here but ya, downsides exist for sure.
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There are between 0-1 grocery stores.
Like it’s all fine, I’m happy to be here but ya, downsides exist for sure.
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