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[Flubber]

Originally posted by Caligastia
Taking a pregnant woman in her 3rd trimester on a plane ride isn't usually recommended. And I suppose driving is out of the question...

True and she is due in two months. Overall there is no great time to move between now and probably about 2 months after the birth.

[JohnT]

"Understatement" is putting it mildly. The cost of living difference is 1/2. If you're a homeowner living in San Jose, to maintain the same standard of living in Cincy you need just 1/2 the salary.

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Oerdin
Why don't you go to Ohio & scout things out then let wify stay in San Jose to ride out the baby thing then hire a moving company to move stuff a few weeks after junior arrives.

That could work but a new parent probably doesn't want to be away from their new child and even something as routine as a C section will mean that the new MOm will need a fair bit of help in the early days

[DanS]

I don't doubt it, but where do you get those figures?

[JohnT]

http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html

[Dis]

Ohio is okay I guess. I've never been to Cincinatti, but I have been to Cleveland and Canton (football hall of fame)

[JohnT]

This site actually breaks it down into various common cost categories:

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/movecalc.asp

[DanS]

Actually, check those numbers again. He's moving from the city of San Jose to any city in the Cincy area, not the city of Cincy itself. Compare San Jose to Hamilton, for instance. Even more of a difference.

[JohnT]

And if he lives across the river in Covington, KY he can take a 60% pay cut and still have the same SOL.

[DanS]

Living large.

[JohnT]

Not in Covington.

[Pekka]

he'll need the extra money. His kid will be travelling around the world soon.

[Dinner]

Cinncinnati is a seriously inexpensive place to live. $200k buys you a big house in the city and $32k is about the same as making $50k in So Cal.

[JohnT]

Stupid Bankrate.com has a stupid

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error whenever you try to compare Knoxville, TN. Not that we want a bunch of overpaid carpetbaggers finding out about this place, but I'd still like to know the comps.

[DanS]

Originally posted by JohnT
Not in Covington.

Can't say as I've been to Covington. Or at least have done nothing more than drive through it on the freeway.

In reality, if he wanted to, Japher could move to anything from a rural area to downtown highrise. It's not like San Jose in that regard. A half hour drive from downtown pretty much puts you in the country.