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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She's right. I live it and live it well.

Her article is better than the other one that was full of whine. She gets it. [/quote]

Smaller city living is the way to go.  Or inner ring suburbs of a smaller city.

Better cost of living than top-tier cities and more amenities and education than small towns.   [/quote]

True! There are plenty of nice lower cost in housing cities to provide a better balance of life. 
Minneapolis 
Madison, WI
Ann Arbor, Michigan 
Boulder
Portland, Maine
Burlington, VT
Austin, TX
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I can only speak to Austin, which is where I'm from. Housing costs are lower than they are here but one thing that many people I know moving to Austin from CA, East Coast, etc. have realized is that it's not nearly as low as you think. Especially to live where you want. And it's offset by the increased property taxes, etc. These people are mostly doctors, engineers, other professions, so their salaries are high and they still can't just buy whatever they want. Not to mention the people who think they're going to get some gorgeous home for like...$400K only to realize they're priced into some zero lot cookie cutter crap in the boonies or a house closer in that's in major need of updating.

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