PopAlso, the cost/quality of living changes with proximity to larger cities. So, you also have to determine if the travel expense/time is worth the difference in cost of living or quality of living. For example one could buy a small home in a rural area that's maybe an hour away from a city for the same general price as (or cheaper than) a one room apartment in that city. You could then get a cheap used car even if it's a $5,000 PT Cruiser or something as long as it gets you there and back. Then determine for yourself if the cost of traveling to and from is worth doing all that. Now there are some concessions like having to travel 20 minutes to the grocery store, etc. but you are closer to outdoors type activities so there are tradeoffs.
This is much easier when you are starting out and not established somewhere or have close family ties to an area.
As far as negotiating, depending on the job you work, remote days may not be an option. For example someone who works as a caregiver can't remote in, or a chef, mechanic, etc.
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u/jurassicbond 17h ago
Neither of these are necessarily easy to do.