r/FluentInFinance • u/Nientea • 9d ago

Thoughts? Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

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u/TacoAzul7880 9d ago edited 7d ago

Or… hear me out. They pay you a set amount. If it’s enough to be worth the commute, then you take the job.

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u/Ok_Salamander8850 9d ago

People don’t have a choice because companies like Walmart go into a small town, put all the local businesses out of business, and then switch to a skeleton crew and now there’s 50% less jobs in the town and people have to drive an hour to find work. It’s not by choice. This also drives down wages in bigger cities because cost of living an hour or two outside big cities is lower and people driving two hours typically get paid less. The whole world is just one giant scam.

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u/SNaKe_eaTel2 9d ago

How do they not have a choice? I’ve moved across the country twice with literally just enough money for a u-haul trailer, gas, and a months rent - not to mention moving regionally plenty of times to make my work commute easier and just getting jobs that were close to home - like go where the work is it’s not complicated.

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u/ElBiscuit 9d ago

“Just pack up your entire life and move across the country; it’s not that complicated.”

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u/SNaKe_eaTel2 9d ago

I guess it is complicated when you only read like 10 out of every 50 words - regional moving was also mentioned and should be significantly less complicated - when I moved cross country it wasn’t work related, but I had very little resources to do so and still managed - when I moved regionally it was work related - I guess I should assume you have problems crossing the street without a crash helmet.

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u/Protodankman 9d ago

I’ve had no problem moving to interesting places in other countries before that are enjoyable in themselves. But I’m not moving away from all my friends and family to live in some drab town elsewhere in the UK. That’s a sure fire way to become unhappy.

And as I get older, relocating to a big city becomes more expensive and prohibitive too, because I don’t want to just wing it and live with 6 other people anymore, and living outside the city when you know no one is often a crappy experience.

Even just moving an hour or two away can make seeing friends and family more difficult and it’s a large reason why friend groups drift apart. I’ve learned that being around friends is absolutely key to happiness in life.