Comments on: Cheapest places to live in America

By: Forest

Forest — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:59:22 +0000

Hey Timmel,

That’s really cool that you lived all over…. I have spent some time in New England and can agree about the prices and cold!!!

It’s a tough world right now but I work online and get by…. If it’s a 2nd job then it can be a real helper and as long as the company takes off and doesn’t have many debts you can do well…. Good luck.

By: Timmei

Timmei — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:36:27 +0000

I have been a vagrant around the us for the last few years. I am origionally from sandiego California I moved to Kansas which was nice in ft worth? But all they had really was a walmart. I moved to Missouri in Columbia and all I can say about there is it was a very bad place all full of gangs and that sort even scared just walking down the street to get a pop. I then moved to massachusettes and it was nice but hellaciously cold and rather expensive. I then moved back to Oceanside California for a while to catch up with friends before trying out orange California. Orange is nice really no crime and peaceful but I am now involved with girl who has a child and we cannot afford it so we are looking into finding a place very cheap and atleast a 2 bedroom to atleast settle while we start things up. I am looking to start up a clothing company so I’m hoping the cash supply would be mostly online.

By: Forest

Forest — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:06:31 +0000

@Jason, Thanks so much for your awesome comment… I will be publishing a new article very soon with the great details you provided me about Texas..

As for the heat, I currently live in Cairo, Egypt so I know all about that

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:15:40 +0000

I know this is an old blog, but I’ve been reading through some of the comments, and felt compelled to comment. I currently live in Texas, born and raised, and the housing is extremely cheap here. I work in the culinary industry, and have been recently looking for a place up north to broaden my experience. From what I’ve seen, the cost of living is just ridiculous. I guess it’s just because I’m used to everything being so cheap down here, but I’m seriously starting to reconsider, because I wont have much cash left over at the end of the month for anything other than eating, and gas money. Some of the other comments kind of put Texas in a bad light though. I have done a lot of traveling, and I’ve found that generally speaking the people here are very nice. It’s a family friendly atmosphere, and it’s very community based. I also am an Atheist, and even though most people here are Christian I have never in anyway felt pressured to adopt Christianity. Of course you might find someone every now and then that wants to strike up an argument, but I’ve found that if you just say you would rather not talk about it because it only causes stress, they will generally agree and you can go back to having a good time. Also, with the “corrupt” police issue, I can say from experience that police here are not corrupt. They are however very strict, and can at times be overly intimidating. If you don’t break the law, you wont have anything to worry about. One of my best friends that lived down here for most of his life recently moved up to Maine, and he said that the police up there were much worse. Overall it’s a very friendly place to live, and I plan on staying.

P.S. I almost forgot about the heat issue. Yes it does get hot…it’s Texas. There are only a few days a year that it can really get to you though, and there is no shortage of swimming pools with plenty of people willing to share them. Personally I would rather deal with a few hot days at the pool, and a nice tan, than an entire winter of painful cold, and messy snow.

By: Forest

Forest — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:31:13 +0000

@Juan, Thanks very much for the info….. If you can get by without having a job or you already have a job set up there it sounds like an excellent area to look to moving to.

Thank you for the info, always best to get it from people who know.

By: Juan

Juan — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:36:27 +0000

My parents just bought a house in Martinsville, VA for $45,000. Some might think, “cheap price cheap house.” But it’s a four bedroom, two bath, with a 25′x25′ livingroom, a dinning room and a den, with a full basement (though not finished). The only downsides are that it has a small, but doable, kitchen and no attic. It also has an area off of the kitchen where we have a second fridge, freezer, and small pantry. Because we live in the city, most houses are right next to each other, but this house has an acre of land in the front and sides and a little more in the back, though that is a wooded area. The minimum wage is $7.25 and the unemployment rate is 21%, but there are plenty of cheap foreclosures in this area. I’m sure there are cheaper places than this, but Henry County and Martinsville, VA are cheap if you are retired or don’t need a job. Other wise the only setback is the unemployment rate.

By: Forest

Forest — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:58:25 +0000

@Sherlock, really really sorry to hear about your situation…. With the bad economy right now it’s very hard.

I work online and earn a reasonable wage….. It’s not easy but if you or your husband have any time and are ok at writing you may be able to make a little cash from some niche websites.

By: sherlock

sherlock — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:50:16 +0000

Missouri might be cheap, but in many areas, especially during the winter, jobs are non-existent. Many of the sawmills, which are the only source of employment, close due to low demand. We just moved here, loved it last summer, found a little house, with a couple acres (our dream spot) and now can’t find work. We don’t know how long we can hold out. We have a three year old and can only exist on minimal money for so long, does anyone have any advice? I’m a student, my husband’s disabled, and we have a young child, so we have only so many options, but we’ll do what we have to do. We are just tired of living day to day, we want better for our son, for our family. Where is that ideal place, the happy place?

By: Forest

Forest — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:05:12 +0000

Hey Cross, thanks. I will look into Missouri

By: cross

cross — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:13:43 +0000

i thin that one of the cheapest places to live is missourri