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I may have to decline an opportunity to advance my career due to the cost of living

The fact that I’m writing this post is sickening. And I can’t believe the current state of American housing and pay. My company wants me to relocate to a new city to expand our business, they’re going to give a decent raise, however, no relocation assistance. This is an opportunity everybody dreams of, being recognized for their work, and being offered a new position with higher pay for it. The insane part, is that even with this raise, and selling my current home for a small profit, I will be completely unable to afford any home within a 50 mile+ radius of this new job location. This all leads to the realization that I may have to decline this opportunity because it’s too expensive to accept. Ps: I have a wife, and 2 dogs, so there is a minimum quality of living that I cannot go below for the sake…


The fact that I’m writing this post is sickening. And I can’t believe the current state of American housing and pay.

My company wants me to relocate to a new city to expand our business, they’re going to give a decent raise, however, no relocation assistance.

This is an opportunity everybody dreams of, being recognized for their work, and being offered a new position with higher pay for it.

The insane part, is that even with this raise, and selling my current home for a small profit, I will be completely unable to afford any home within a 50 mile+ radius of this new job location. This all leads to the realization that I may have to decline this opportunity because it’s too expensive to accept.

Ps: I have a wife, and 2 dogs, so there is a minimum quality of living that I cannot go below for the sake of my family.

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