Things at my job (of ten years) have started to get a little rocky as of late.. nothing actually happening but just seems the outlook is less than wonderful.. so I started to think.. what the hell am I going to do should I lose my job.. for a couple days I was kind of down about it.. really bummed.. but then it dawned on me.. if I lose my job, I am headed to PA, out in the country to be specific.. when I was little I used to spend a lot of time up there (Catawissa, Blumsburg, etc..)... my girlfriend is all for it.. I mean it may not happen.. things at work might improve.. but we are just started to develop an exit strategy if they don't..... and that exit strategy is the mountains in PA... I already have gun accessories picked out for the first day I move it.. lol This topic obviously has little to do with guns, and is more just a piece of my personal life.. but just figured I would share.. lol part of me kind of hopes things don't improve at work.. thinking sometime the middle of next year if at all..

Bro, we are in the same boat. It seems tho longer I'm with this job the worse the it gets. Less pay, less benifits, more bullsh1t. If something better comes along, don't hesitate.

just seems that property is SO much cheaper.. and the freedom so much greater.. why am I here.. even if I learn a little less.. it seems like I am paying out so much mess there that it makes it worth it....

My sister lives in PA. Shes in a small town where everyone is packing. I go stay from time to time. Its nice because there is a shooting range down the street from her house. I would love to live in PA.

PA is looking great, problem is the whole conversion process job/house, lmfao

 

If I had that shat situated i'd probably be there by now.

just seems that property is SO much cheaper.. and the freedom so much greater.. why am I here.. even if I learn a little less.. it seems like I am paying out so much mess there that it makes it worth it....

 

I know what you mean, the cost of living is wayyyy cheaper in PA. My girlfriend and I visited her family/friends up in Erie PA and it was a nice little area. We were talking with her sister and found out she pays the same amount for monthly rent as I do, only difference she has a 2 bedroom apartment and I have a single room studio Also found out her best friend has a nice little house with the upstairs & downstairs finished off 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bath, she bought that house for around 35,000 about a year ago...............a house like that in NJ wouldn't go for any less than 100,000 so yes you are correct, you can get by even if you make less $$$ then you do now

Also found out her best friend has a nice little house with the upstairs & downstairs finished off 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bath, she bought that house for around 35,000 about a year ago...............a house like that in NJ wouldn't go for any less than 100,000

My dad and I just bought a single story, 3 bedroom, 1 bath house in Ewing for ~$230k, and that was actually a decent price. Maybe you could get a 3bed, 1.5bath in the heart of Trenton for $100k.....maybe.....

 

Oh and Anthony.....if you do move to PA, make sure you get a place with a nice bit of land so I can come shooting

My dad and I just bought a single story, 3 bedroom, 1 bath house in Ewing for ~$230k, and that was actually a decent price. Maybe you could get a 3bed, 1.5bath in the heart of Trenton for $100k.....maybe.....

 

Oh and Anthony.....if you do move to PA, make sure you get a place with a nice bit of land so I can come shooting

 

 

most of what we looked at so far was 3-4 acres backed up into woods..

Whatever happens, I hope that the result is positive for you. Sometimes a bad situation creates a very positive change. Like getting the hell out of NJ! lol

My wife and I looked into moving to Lehigh Valley last year. She is a PICU nurse at Columbia hospital in the city. She would have had to take a 50% cut in pay. So we could not make the move. I was really disappointed.

Yeah you gotta realize that while the cost of living is a lot lower, so is the pay scale.

My wife and I looked into moving to Lehigh Valley last year. She is a PICU nurse at Columbia hospital in the city. She would have had to take a 50% cut in pay. So we could not make the move. I was really disappointed.

 

 

I am not sure what the rest of your financial situation is.. but for me I would lose some pay as well.. but the upside is from what I can tell you do not need to make nearly as much to live the same kind of life... we were looking at some houses that were out there a little (longer drive to work)... but there are 4,5 and 6 bedroom houses on acres of land for under $200k....with taxes that are a fraction of what they are here.. couple that with things like cheaper car insurance.. and it starts to get very feasible... It is scary to say the least.. and maybe someone in the upper pay scale like your wife would have to sacrifice too much.. but I earn a fairly modest living doing what I do.. so for me.. the drop in income is pretty low.... we are even considering the possibility of buying a very large house and sharing it with my girlfriends brother... we spend a ton of time together already, and get along great so living together really wouldn't be an issue.. now you are dividing things like mortgage, utilities, etc.. in half.. the only thing that I KNOW is that I really don't want to live in this state forever..

Just make sure that if you divide the mortgage in half to include her brother.....that you could pay for it all if one day he backs out. Just saying that you never know. You may get along great with him, but something may come along for him. Dont get a house so big that you can only afford half of it, then be stuck in a crappy situation if he bounces or loses his job.

Just make sure that if you divide the mortgage in half to include her brother.....that you could pay for it all if one day he backs out. Just saying that you never know. You may get along great with him, but something may come along for him. Dont get a house so big that you can only afford half of it, then be stuck in a crappy situation if he bounces or loses his job.

 

 

yup that has already been discussed.. but excellent point! that is actually what we are in the process of figuring out right now.. I mean at first I was like living with someone.. kind of strange.. but we really get along that good.. and we have all had enough of NJ.. lol

I'm in a similar situation at my job. My GF and I went to Pa. a few weeks ago to check out some towns. We'll be going back again soon. I lived in Tannersville for a little while in the mid 80's. It was nice to walk into the woods behind the house and shoot anytime I wanted with no hassle at all from local LEO.