Moving to Newport next spring (cheap apartment, to rent, credit card)

[selchiegirl]

I am moving to Newport Oregon next spring. I have nothing lined up with employment, but have been wanting to move there for years. I am now ready to make the leap. I will not be buying a house, as I have always been a working class girl with a layed back paycheck to paycheck lifestyle. With the economy what it is now, does anyone out there have any advice on the area? I will be renting a home for a week in spring to get a better look at the situation and put out apps / resume. I would appreciate any info anyone is willing to offer.

[Rob Allen]

It's a beautiful area; best of luck with the move! Be prepared to be one of several hundred applicants for every job. To be on the safe side, you should come with enough money to live on for two or three years. It might not take that long to find a job, but realistically, it might take longer.

[selchiegirl]

Thank you so much for your response.

[selchiegirl]

I have one lingering question about the employment situation. Is the mad scramble for jobs referring to ALL jobs.....even the menial, low wage ones?? I appreciate anything anyone can add to this. Also....how hard is it to rent a cheap apartment or small place around there??

[backdrifter]

Originally Posted by selchiegirl

I have one lingering question about the employment situation. Is the mad scramble for jobs referring to ALL jobs.....even the menial, low wage ones?? I appreciate anything anyone can add to this. Also....how hard is it to rent a cheap apartment or small place around there??

Especially for the menial, low wage ones. I'm not sure what the housing market is like in Newport though...

Good luck! It's a beautiful, beautiful town.

[Steve97415]

Originally Posted by selchiegirl

a layed back paycheck to paycheck lifestyle.

There's such a thing as a laid back paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle?
More typically, living paycheck to paycheck -- knowing that you have no cushion to cover unforeseen expenses -- is precisely what stresses people out (of course, if you're REALLY naive, I guess you won't think you'll have any unplanned misfortunes).

My idea of a "laid back" economic lifestyle is direct deposit of a professional salary to a credit union savings account. I've done both, and find no piece of mind in zero-growth minimalism.

[Oregonbeachlover]

Originally Posted by Steve97415

There's such a thing as a laid back paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle?
More typically, living paycheck to paycheck -- knowing that you have no cushion to cover unforeseen expenses -- is precisely what stresses people out (of course, if you're REALLY naive, I guess you won't think you'll have any unplanned misfortunes).

My idea of a "laid back" economic lifestyle is direct deposit of a professional salary to a credit union savings account. I've done both, and find no piece of mind in zero-growth minimalism.

Just because someone doesn't think like you, Steve, doesn't make them naive.

"zero growth minimalism"? What the heck? Are you saying that if someone doesn't have a large salary directly deposited into a credit union savings account, they will be unable to attain anything? I disagree.

Selchiegirl, I wish you the best. Newport is a wonderful town.

[Steve97415]

Originally Posted by Oregonbeachlover

Just because someone doesn't think like you, Steve, doesn't make them naive.

If someone thinks that they will never need funds to cover unforeseen expenses because they think that misfortune will never strike them, then yes they are naive. It has nothing to do with concordance of life philosophy; it's just plain common sense. There are abundant examples roaming the streets of all U.S. cities gleaning their next mouthful of wretched food from the dumpster behind the grocery store.

Originally Posted by Oregonbeachlover

"zero growth minimalism"? What the heck? Are you saying that if someone doesn't have a large salary directly deposited into a credit union savings account, they will be unable to attain anything? I disagree.

"Zero-growth minimalism" means living hand-to-mouth for an indefinite period and never getting ahead. It means having no dream in your head that you're working toward, no major life goals in the oven, no ladder of self-defined success that you're climbing. Most importantly, it means having the prudence to maintain an economic threshold that is more than one notch above homelessness.

I see a lot of young people who are attracted to a footloose and fancy-free lifestyle. What they don't realize is that they aren't going to be satisfied living that way for the next 80 years. Someday they'll want to have the economic means to buy a house, start a family, have a real career that gives them a sense of self worth, be able to travel to foreign shores...they'll have some sort of rainbow that they'll want to follow. But they don't have the foresight to plant the seeds for these goals early enough in their life journey. Far too many times I've seen those young people suddenly "wake up" in their 30's to a new dimension of emotional maturity. Then all of a sudden they want these things and realize that they have years (maybe decades) of lost time and career development to make up before they can attain them.

[selchiegirl]

Thank you, Oregonbeachlover.

I need to clarify here, I suppose. I am not a professional, but I am hardworking. I am not naive. I am in my forties, and have already been visited by misfortune and losses, on several fronts over the years. I raised my kids alone and now that they are all of adult age, I am looking into moving elsewhere. I have some savings, but yes....I live paycheck to paycheck, while adding to my savings.

In regards to the laid back lifestyle, I was simply referring to the fact that I have no credit cards or bills other than housing and utilities...by choice. If I do not have money, I do not spend it. I tend to like a simple quiet lifestyle. It provides peace of mind for me, which is something that I value.

Thank you for all the input.

[darjoh]

You should have no problem. If you have good references, dont do drugs, and show up on time, you'll be able to get/keep a job doing something.
good luck, maybe I'll see ya around.