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Re:DHH: Are you sure you want to be in San Francisco? by cbryan on Tuesday April 22, 2008 @03:34PM (#170870)
I'm surprised that noone's really talking about money here. The Bay Area has one of the highest costs of living of any city in the country. That means its going to take that much more of your time to work, to make money, and to live. If you're spending your time working to live, that means you're not using that time to work on your projects.

Right now I'm taking a culture hit. Living in Worcester, MA certainly doesn't put me at the center of startup culture, but Boston and Providence are close enough. I can take the bus/train and find myself surrounded by technically oriented people. A low cost of living in this town is what allows me to work less and affords me the free time to work on my projects. To me, this time to work is alot more valuable.

(Oh, there is culture in Worcester. You just have to dig. :)

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Re:DHH: Are you sure you want to be in San Francisco? by kingkongrevenge on Tuesday April 22, 2008 @10:51PM (#171224)
Not to mention that California is probably the most fiscally screwed up and one of the most tax heavy states in the country.
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Re:DHH: Are you sure you want to be in San Francisco? by ardit33 on Wednesday April 23, 2008 @02:00AM (#171331)
You forget to mention that I make about twice as much here in SF as I did in Boston. And my lifestyle and quality of life improved dramatically...

I have an uncle in Worcester, and I visit it once and a while, and I think it is really boring.

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