On: De-Location Package: Keep Your Career and Live Bey...

[tobz]

By the same token, moving to an area with a high CoL could be restricting if you lost your employment and had to scramble to find a new job.

It cuts both ways.

[pmiller2 → tobz]

I wouldn't have moved to the Bay Area if there weren't as many jobs as there are. If you have the choice to relocate, you might as well go where the jobs are, right?

[mateo411 → tobz]

In today's economy it's usually easier to find a new job in a high CoL area.

[laughfactory → mateo411]

Not in San Diego! High CoL area, relatively low wages, and tech jobs are relatively scarce. We moved to the Greater Salt Lake City area three months ago because CoL is much lower here, and there's a plethora of opportunity.