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Re:Ask HN: Location-independent entrepreneurs, where do you ... by thatoneguy on Monday August 01, 2016 @01:14AM (#12200322)
Vancouver, WA just across the bridge from Portland. Native Oregonian but mortgage on a condo downtown was less than $400/month, no state income tax & my profit-making side project is better protected by WA state IP laws (basically a copy of California's own time laws).

Worked for Google for many years, quit when I got a WFH job where I was guaranteed an "office" in Washington state.

Nowadays, just hang out with the friends I grew up with when I'm not working, saving money & hanging out with the wife (who also works from home).

Travel used to matter a lot but then I moved back home and realized I just hated living in San Francisco and people are way more important to me nowadays.

Basically the best thing ever and every morning I step out to get coffee & feel legit thankful I got escape the Bay Area and get back to my native biome.

Re:Ask HN: Location-independent entrepreneurs, where do you ... by 1_listerine_pls on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @02:42AM (#12208176)
What sucks about the Bay