2

1/13/2009 6:12:48 PM

That's what we were having difficulties with, live in the moment or save for our future. We are both young and know ultimately we will be by the beach. I'd have better success building up my work on the beach though.

It's a tough call because we could be really miserable for the next two years being in a place we can't connect with but we will have money.

oh blah

1/13/2009 6:15:18 PM

I wish somebody would just say what the fucking towns/cities are.

1/13/2009 6:27:45 PM

25k extra is a no brainer

1/13/2009 6:32:27 PM

fuck that. Go with the place where you will enjoy living. Live your life not your job. Free dem titties Incorporated.

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

1/13/2009 6:33:08 PM

that's a really good way to end up in debt if you aren't careful

1/13/2009 6:35:54 PM

Go get a job that you hate first. Then get the first job that comes along while youre at that job. it'll feel great in comparison. that's how my life has worked so far.

1/13/2009 6:37:04 PM

keel over

[Edited on January 13, 2009 at 6:38 PM. Reason : also..."i say money will buy a jetski."]

1/13/2009 6:37:20 PM

bristol, tn or charleston, sc

1/13/2009 6:37:35 PM

its plenty easy to stereotype places into "OMGZ DA BEAUTIFUL BEACH" and "LOLZ COLD REDNECK COUNTRY." there's a lot of places that are nice you wouldn't expect.

I live in Madison right now and while it is a college town on a lake, I'd have never though I'd want to be in the midwest in a town that got 100+ inches of snow last winter (already 50+ this year).

1/13/2009 6:38:10 PM

Wow. Charleston, SC all the way.

At first I was going to say..."I'd live at the beach no matter what. I'd slum it and pick up an extra job bartending or waiting tables if I wanted to save money."

But then yous say Charleston...and that's a no brainer. I'm currently in my 4th year here and wouldn't want to be anywhere else (unless it was maybe overseas).

1/13/2009 6:41:53 PM

25k though?

1/13/2009 6:48:09 PM

25k won't buy happiness.

go spend a few weekends in both places. if you aren't enjoying the place outside of work then fuck it


I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

1/13/2009 6:49:52 PM

You could make that 25k waiting tables or bartending a few shifts a week. The food and beverage industry is lucrative down here.

1/13/2009 6:50:28 PM

easy to say when ur college kid. less so as you begin to settle down more and/or have a family. 25k (depending where the salary range lies) could be the difference between comfort and struggling.

think of making 25k vs 50k.

[Edited on January 13, 2009 at 6:51 PM. Reason : just what i want after a 40-50 hour week...another job ]

1/13/2009 6:50:53 PM

kiwi has a family?
didn't know dat shit

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

1/13/2009 6:51:38 PM

i mean id rather burst my eyes out of their sockets with grenades than think about her having sex, but hte point still stands.

1/13/2009 6:54:43 PM

lols, no kids but looking towards the future.

1/13/2009 6:56:57 PM

money might not buy happiness, but it makes things a hell of a lot easier

1/13/2009 6:58:23 PM

I'm just saying...

About 5 times a week I walk downtown through one of the more historic downtowns in America. Then I go home, cross over one street and watch one of the best sunsets on the East Coast (the way my beach is positioned, you still see the sunset over the water).

It's also some of the best collection of places to eat and drink without having to go to a NY/LA type area. And compared to most of NC/SC...its pretty liberal because of the college and arts/entertainment sector.

1/13/2009 6:58:23 PM

25k is pocket change.

flip a coin

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

1/13/2009 6:59:24 PM

man, i would hate living somewhere like that

give me the middle of nowhere

1/13/2009 6:59:50 PM

is this kiwis job or her bfs

1/13/2009 7:00:05 PM

kiwi doesn't have a boyfriend

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

1/13/2009 7:00:29 PM

Oh I love Charleston. I've been there several times throughout my life and want to settle there. We found a house on folly beach, an art gallery that wanted my work, and a job offer for him, but the income isn't there immediately and could be rough for a while so we are going the sensible route.

We both want Charleston in the long run though.

[Edited on January 13, 2009 at 7:01 PM. Reason : not gonna lie, the bf's]

1/13/2009 7:01:06 PM

wtf all this ruckus and its not even your job? or someone you're married to?

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

1/13/2009 7:02:19 PM

Watch you get stuck in TN.

1/13/2009 7:10:28 PM

Never saw TN as a permanent place.

1/13/2009 7:12:03 PM

definitely number 2

1/13/2009 7:12:14 PM

I would choose the second option, work there for two years and make some money and gain some experience. Then move on to bigger and better things

1/13/2009 7:20:15 PM

right now i would probably say #1
but if i were thinking logically i would do #2 for awhile, then try to find another #1

1/13/2009 7:21:18 PM

Word. hard choice but adulthood means responsibility.

Work now play later *hopefully*

1/13/2009 7:24:04 PM

I'd say take the job in Charleston, regardless of what it is. With the economy going down the pooper, a large town is less likely to completely go down the shitter. A small town with not a whole lot has a lot to lose, and fewer job prospects I'd assume. Ultimately choose the one you're likely to still have by next year.

1/13/2009 7:31:24 PM

there should be more factors. the type of job being one. if you are going to get a job that could possibly make up the difference. there is a huge difference between 25k and 50k. but as much between 175k and 200k. if it is one way you should probably be prepared to make up the difference. Either way our opinions should make much of a difference. actually if it is his job i wouldn't even consider your opinion to be too much of a factor. but maybe thats why i'm single.

1/13/2009 7:47:17 PM

Maybe it's just because I've lived on a coast for 90% of my life and the beach is just a moment away, but I don't really see the draw of living near the beach.

1/13/2009 10:14:04 PM

Quote :

"[quote]making assloads of money, have to be there at least 2 yrs, low low cost of living ($$ to save), shitty housing, fucking rednecks, NASCAR, COLD WEATHER, out in the fucking boondocks, little opportunity for career growth"

[/quote]

"fucking rednecks" and "shitty AFFORDABLE housing" describes Charleston as well. you won't need as much career growth when you start out making more money than you'd make in the other job in 10 years. Go with Bristol, and then move in 2 years if you want a change.

1/13/2009 10:34:30 PM

nm.

take the higher paying job. being young, you need money to start yourself off, and will be better off down the road. you have all your life to live by the beach, but given the current status of the country, its better to be financially well off right now.

[Edited on January 13, 2009 at 10:38 PM. Reason : .]

1/13/2009 10:36:52 PM

showcase #2 bobdrew

1/13/2009 10:39:54 PM

career growth

when you're young you can afford to be broke

but poor old people are sad

1/13/2009 11:13:30 PM

^ Yes. 25K does not make up for no career growth.

1/13/2009 11:14:57 PM

I'm working a job for fucking free right now so that I can maneuver myself into my dream job

1/13/2009 11:15:52 PM

unless the cheaper one is drastically below the comfortable range, stick with it

happiness + opportunity > a quick $

1/13/2009 11:17:36 PM

always go with the happiness - you'll just end up there anyway

I'd rather graduate and make minimum wage and be happy than assloads of money and be miserable. Make the right decision now so you won't have to make it in 6 months. No use living miserable at this point in your life, thats stupid

1/13/2009 11:17:51 PM

Quote :

" take the higher paying job. being young, you need money to start yourself off, and will be better off down the road. you have all your life to live by the beach, but given the current status of the country, its better to be financially well off right now. "

I'm all about happiness but I want to do it right, I don't want to be miserable because I don't have an money and am struggling to pay bills. Stress can ruin the beauty of the beach.

Granted there is an unknown variable of possibilities in Charleston but with the economy we think it's safe to take the sure thing.

And I know Charleston has rednecks but they're a different breed of redneck, no where near TN's definition.

1/13/2009 11:25:12 PM

so has she said yet that it's not her and someone else - there's no way there is a 25k difference in 2 salaries being offered to kiwi - she'd be lucky to get 25k period

1/13/2009 11:25:47 PM

Nerdchick is in Charleston, hit her up for the sights

1/13/2009 11:26:33 PM

I've made much more than 25k in a year but this opportunity isn't mine.

^I didn't know that. We were in Charleston last week! Found a kick ass place right on the fucking beach and she was willing to cut us a deal but we couldn't take it not knowing if we could afford it.

We decided realistically we can't but want to in 2 yrs

[Edited on January 13, 2009 at 11:29 PM. Reason : boo]

1/13/2009 11:27:20 PM

this is very simple

money talks

1/13/2009 11:31:09 PM

nascar!

1/14/2009 11:05:26 AM

set em up

1/14/2009 11:34:00 AM