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Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,... by Meekro on Friday June 12, 2020 @05:32PM (#23504128)
Where do you live? I'm in Houston, a place with a low cost of living relative to California. I'm in my early 30s, and I know lots of people aged 25-35 who are marrying, buying homes, and having kids.
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Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,... by selimthegrim on Friday June 12, 2020 @07:45PM (#23505113)
What sort of tech jobs do you come across?
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Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,... by Meekro on Saturday June 13, 2020 @11:43AM (#23510216)
Well, personally I'm running a small online company. The company is basically just me, and it pays enough to support me. That means I can live anywhere without changing my income, so living where it's cheaper effectively makes me richer.

Oil & gas has a major presence here in Houston, and is a huge employer of engineers -- not sure about compsci people, but probably them too. The salaries are not as high as California, but the effective housing-adjusted salaries are probably higher. You can buy a nice 3+ bedroom house in a safe neighborhood for $200-400k. When, in California, Google giveth and the landlord taketh away, that isn't really money in your pocket (except you still owe taxes on it).

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