Cookeville, TN - Small town living & a low cost of living (Maryville: relocation)

[gemkeeper]

Originally Posted by AdrianR

Here is the apt. itself Cookeville, McMinnville Real Estate and Rentals - Stevens Realty is it in a 'good' part of town? close to grocery stores? Also, is there a Wal-Mart in cookeville?

AdrianR, is your mom able to use the stairs? We know that she is pretty sick and you may want to check that out with any apartment buildings that you are considering. Not all apartment complexes will have elevators if tennesseedreamin needs one.

Maybe someone in Cookeville knows about this particular apartment's facilities.

Hope you find something that will be just right for your family. It is very nice of you to help your mom with this search. You're a blessing to her. Take care.

[AdrianR]

Originally Posted by JMT

The minimum wage in Cookeville is the same as the national minimum wage. But in reality, I think most places (even fast-food places) tend to pay a little more.

How much is a little more? I thought, (yeah, lol) that the Federal was 7.50 per hour. Come to find its only 5.85! Even at full time you would only get $468 a month, and thats before taxes! I dont even see a point in moving if thats the case.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by AdrianR

How much is a little more? I thought, (yeah, lol) that the Federal was 7.50 per hour. Come to find its only 5.85! Even at full time you would only get $468 a month, and thats before taxes! I dont even see a point in moving if thats the case.

If you plan on mixing milkshakes at Dairy Queen 40 hours a week you're right, it'll be tough to make ends meet. If you have no job skills, it's doubtful you'll get paid much. What kind of job experience do you have? Education?

You might want to look at the help wanted classifieds at the local paper to see what kinds of jobs are being advertised. Welcome to the Herald-Citizen Web Page!!

[Sparkman]

Originally Posted by AdrianR

How much is a little more? I thought, (yeah, lol) that the Federal was 7.50 per hour. Come to find its only 5.85! Even at full time you would only get $468 a month, and thats before taxes! I dont even see a point in moving if thats the case.

How do you come up with $468/mo? $5.85 x 40 hr/wk = $234/wk, so $468 every 2 weeks, not every month. I'd bet if you have any job skills at all you'd make more than that. I'd also bet at least 1 bank in town is looking for tellers. If you could do that, you'd be above minimum wage, maybe not by alot, but at a job where benefits were offered.

Good luck with your search.

[AdrianR]

Originally Posted by JMT

If you plan on mixing milkshakes at Dairy Queen 40 hours a week you're right, it'll be tough to make ends meet. If you have no job skills, it's doubtful you'll get paid much. What kind of job experience do you have? Education?

You might want to look at the help wanted classifieds at the local paper to see what kinds of jobs are being advertised. Welcome to the Herald-Citizen Web Page!!

Hmm. I've been a department manager at k-mart, thats about it.
Nope, no speacial education.
Well, as far as the classifieds go, I hope that isnt the best the town has to offer. I remember someone here saying something to the effect of, 'there are 30,000 people in Cookeville, and 30,000 jobs.' (not literally of course) And the city-data site says, "Workers who live and work in this city: 8,958 (79.0%)" So thats pretty good right?

[AdrianR]

Originally Posted by Sparkman

How do you come up with $468/mo? $5.85 x 40 hr/wk = $234/wk, so $468 every 2 weeks, not every month. I'd bet if you have any job skills at all you'd make more than that. I'd also bet at least 1 bank in town is looking for tellers. If you could do that, you'd be above minimum wage, maybe not by alot, but at a job where benefits were offered.

Good luck with your search.

Oops, your right. What, it would be $936 a month?
~*Feels stupid now*~ lol
If thats the case then thats much better

[JMT]

Originally Posted by AdrianR

Hmm. I've been a department manager at k-mart, thats about it.
Nope, no speacial education.
Well, as far as the classifieds go, I hope that isnt the best the town has to offer. I remember someone here saying something to the effect of, 'there are 30,000 people in Cookeville, and 30,000 jobs.' (not literally of course) And the city-data site says, "Workers who live and work in this city: 8,958 (79.0%)" So thats pretty good right?

If you've been a department manager at KMart, I'm sure that means you would get paid more than minimum wage.

But remember, no one is guaranteed a job. There are over 30,000 jobs in Cookeville, but that doesn't mean there are 30,000 job openings. The newspaper doesn't have every job opening, of course, but it gives an idea of what's out there. Online job sites have a few, and employment agencies are usually a good way of getting a job.

Have you checked KMart's web site to see if there are jobs available at their Cookeville store? Or other retailers such as Wal-Mart, Dollar General, etc.? The two largest employers in town, the university and the hospital, advertise job openings on their own web sites and not in the newspaper. Same goes for other large employers such as Averitt Express (which is expanding). It seems that most restaurants also don't advertise in the paper whenever they need servers, dishwashers, etc. It's best to apply in person in such cases.

Good luck to you!

[bls5555]

I was looking at some houses in Cookeville and does anyone else think this one looks funny?

[jguillot]

Originally Posted by bls5555

I was looking at some houses in Cookeville and does anyone else think this one looks funny?

It is certainly not an ordinary looking home.

[taniaxx]

It kinda looks a li'l better if I tilt my laptop a little