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Old 09-07-2011, 11:25 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Best Cities to Be Young and Broke

Artsy, Cheap, Liberal Oasis: Austin
Others: New Orleans, Omaha, Kansas City, Nashville, Tucson


Easy-on-the-wallet alternatives near huge cities: Philadelphia
Others: Oakland, Jersey City, Milwaukee, Baltimore


Ultra Cheap Industrial In Need of TLC: Detroit
Others: Pittsburgh, Newark


Young Cities with Low Unemployment: Washington DC
Others: Madison, Boston, Richmond


The GOOD Guide to Hustlin': The Best Cities for the Young and Broke - Culture - GOOD
I strongly disagree with Philadelphia being characerized as an 'alternative' to a nearby huge city. That's dumb. Its a massive city in its own right.

I like the inclusion of New Orleans and Kansas City in the list of artsy places and agree.

Pittsburgh does not really need TLC imHo. It seemed nice enough to me.

Boston and DC are expensive arent they? I guess the logic is at least you'll find a job.
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Old 09-07-2011, 02:13 PM
 
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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Meh, poverty sucks any way you slice it. Ramen noodles and Big Macs taste the same in Philadelphia as they do in New Orleans. If one is broke, I'd say go for an area with plenty of good parkland and ample recreational opportunties.
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Old 09-07-2011, 03:27 PM
 
Location: Cleveland
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I don't think "liberal oasis" is a great description of Tucson. In fact, I think "conservative desert" would be better.
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Old 09-07-2011, 03:37 PM
 
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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I don't think "liberal oasis" is a great description of Tucson. In fact, I think "conservative desert" would be better.
Isn't it fairly liberal compared to the rest of AZ? The University being a big part of that? That was my impression anyway.
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Old 09-07-2011, 03:51 PM
 
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Cool, they did a list like this and for once didn't include Portland. That's good, we've already got too many un-employed liberal arts majors from East Coast colleges overcrowding our town. No need for anymore to come here expecting some sort of Mecca for their corny broke-ass fixie-bike ridin' lifestyle. Stay in Brooklyn or move to Austin, but please don't come here.
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Old 09-07-2011, 05:21 PM
 
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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Cool, they did a list like this and for once didn't include Portland. That's good, we've already got too many un-employed liberal arts majors from East Coast colleges overcrowding our town. No need for anymore to come here expecting some sort of Mecca for their corny broke-ass fixie-bike ridin' lifestyle. Stay in Brooklyn or move to Austin, but please don't come here.
Wasn't that same message broadcasted from Portland in the 90's? Didn't work out so well did it? LOL.
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Old 09-07-2011, 07:05 PM
 
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Isn't it fairly liberal compared to the rest of AZ? The University being a big part of that? That was my impression anyway.
If you are moving from a true liberal area, to a "liberal compared to the rest of the state" type place...my experience is that it just isn't going to cut it.
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Old 09-07-2011, 08:06 PM
 
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I would have put Buffalo in between the second and third categories, if not the third category.
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Old 09-07-2011, 08:17 PM
 
Location: Surprise, AZ
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If you are moving from a true liberal area, to a "liberal compared to the rest of the state" type place...my experience is that it just isn't going to cut it.
What experience do you actually have there anyways?
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Old 09-07-2011, 08:29 PM
 
Location: where you sip the tea of the breasts of the spinsters of Utica
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Meh, poverty sucks any way you slice it. Ramen noodles and Big Macs taste the same in Philadelphia as they do in New Orleans. If one is broke, I'd say go for an area with plenty of good parkland and ample recreational opportunties.
You must have been in the upper crust of poor people if you could afford a Big Mac. You're not really poor unless you have to steal condiment packets from fast food joints to use on the stale bread you got from the bakery dumpster.
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