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Old 05-28-2013, 11:37 AM
 
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
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Is the job machine going to slow down anytime soon? Will Houston eventually become the nation's largest city and MSA?

Houston Is Unstoppable: Why Texas' Juggernaut Is America's #1 Job Creator - Yahoo! Finance
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Old 05-28-2013, 11:41 AM
 
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Shhhh!!! We need to keep stuff like this a secret! Leaves more jobs for the people already here! High demand with less local candidates = More money!
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Old 05-28-2013, 11:42 AM
 
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Thats impressive!!!!.........for Dallas too.
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Old 05-28-2013, 11:49 AM
 
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Is the job machine going to slow down anytime soon? Will Houston eventually become the nation's largest city and MSA?

Houston Is Unstoppable: Why Texas' Juggernaut Is America's #1 Job Creator - Yahoo! Finance
What goes up, must come down
instead of celebrating this, we should make sure that we are ready for when it goes downhill.
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Old 05-28-2013, 11:51 AM
 
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
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So, should I sell out here and bring my pension down there? I could pick up some kind of job for some extra spending money, couldn't I? Or just continue living on my pension and pay slightly less in cost-of-living expenses according to a comparison I did.
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Old 05-28-2013, 12:48 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Houston is a working city. A retiree would probably enjoy a more peaceful and relaxed lifestyle where you currently are. Guess it all depends what you want.
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Old 05-28-2013, 01:01 PM
 
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Dopo shame on you! How about celebrating that Texas is a business friendly state. We are not run by politicians and unions demading paybacks. Houston has a heathly economy with oil and gas, medical and technology- just to name a few industries.
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Old 05-28-2013, 01:03 PM
 
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So, should I sell out here and bring my pension down there? I could pick up some kind of job for some extra spending money, couldn't I? Or just continue living on my pension and pay slightly less in cost-of-living expenses according to a comparison I did.
A lot of it depends on field of work too. I would imagine a big part of Houstons growth may be due to the oil and gas boom right now.

Also, there's many more factors to consider than just cost of living and jobs. Crime here is probably higher than where you are. The weather here is great, for a few months out of the year. There's a reason why retired people come here in the winters and leaving around March or April.

If you're someone looking to make a career, Houston could be a good choice. If you're retired, it would be far from my choice. There's a ton of places I would rather live, but I've learned I would rather live somewhere slightly less enjoyable, and make twice as much as living somewhere else that I might enjoy the weather or scenery a bit more.
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Old 05-28-2013, 01:06 PM
 
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We would never live here if we were retired.
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Old 05-28-2013, 01:16 PM
 
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We would never live here if we were retired.
This!

My ILs will retire in about a year and a half. They live in Ft. Worth. They refuse to move down here (where their only family is) because of the humidity. I don't really blame them.
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