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re: How expensive is moving out of state for a job?
Posted on 1/31/17 at 9:10 am to volod
Posted on 1/31/17 at 9:10 am to volod
It is not going to break the bank if you are young and single.
I moved a lot in my younger years and the most important thing, get rid of all your junk you do not need. Everything you own should fit in a U-haul of some sort and you should be able to move yourself.
Move to your new destination, get an extended stay room or AirBNB for a month. $500 - $1500
Unload all your crap into self storage, pay monthly. $130 - $250
Find place to live - $????
I moved a lot in my younger years and the most important thing, get rid of all your junk you do not need. Everything you own should fit in a U-haul of some sort and you should be able to move yourself.
Move to your new destination, get an extended stay room or AirBNB for a month. $500 - $1500
Unload all your crap into self storage, pay monthly. $130 - $250
Find place to live - $????
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Posted on 1/31/17 at 9:12 am to volod
If you're young and single you can probably do the whole move with a Uhaul for $500-1000 depending on how much help you have.
Dallas property values have skyrocketed in the past two years. Even the suburbs are pricy. However, if you don't have kids you can find a nicer area yet less desirable school district.
Also, Dallas has a lot of toll roads. You may need to budget between $1-3 k for tolls depending on how far out you live, and how often you plan on using toll roads.
They do have a DART commuter train that can be a solid option if you live/work near the line.
Dallas property values have skyrocketed in the past two years. Even the suburbs are pricy. However, if you don't have kids you can find a nicer area yet less desirable school district.
Also, Dallas has a lot of toll roads. You may need to budget between $1-3 k for tolls depending on how far out you live, and how often you plan on using toll roads.
They do have a DART commuter train that can be a solid option if you live/work near the line.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 9:13 am to baseballmind1212
It's common for companies to give moving allowances.
I got a 12k moving allowance to move to California for my job out of grad school
I got a 12k moving allowance to move to California for my job out of grad school
Posted on 1/31/17 at 9:19 am to Bmath
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Also, Dallas has a lot of toll roads. You may need to budget between $1-3 k for tolls depending on how far out you live, and how often you plan on using toll roads
Where do you live where you accumulate that much for tolls? I know people that travel to client sites all over DFW that have maybe 1k a year.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 9:33 am to Mingo Was His NameO
I take tolls almost exclusively in North Dallas and pay roughly 120 a month or just under 1440 a year.
I rent a 2 bedroom apt for 1400 a month in North Dallas. It will cost you roughly 800-900 for a 1 bedroom in a minor culcha area. Non culcha areas you are looking at 1100 easily.
Gas hovers around 2 dollars a gallon. Time Warner internet gets you 300MB for 60 bucks a month. Electricity is on par with SE LA if you are trying to factor that in as well.
Most companies will get you a relo bonus if you are outside of 100 miles (Mine gave me 6k).
If they are not giving you anything geez they must not think too highly of you :( .
I rent a 2 bedroom apt for 1400 a month in North Dallas. It will cost you roughly 800-900 for a 1 bedroom in a minor culcha area. Non culcha areas you are looking at 1100 easily.
Gas hovers around 2 dollars a gallon. Time Warner internet gets you 300MB for 60 bucks a month. Electricity is on par with SE LA if you are trying to factor that in as well.
Most companies will get you a relo bonus if you are outside of 100 miles (Mine gave me 6k).
If they are not giving you anything geez they must not think too highly of you :( .
Posted on 1/31/17 at 9:37 am to volod
$0. Get a better job that does it for you and pays you for it
Posted on 1/31/17 at 9:38 am to Mir
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Google.com>how to understand and make basic financial decisions
Congratulations you're now an 18 year old adult. Enjoy
If I invented a time machine, I'd go back in time to when volod discovered tigerdroppings. I'd love to see his face when he realized a website such as this existed. One where he can get answers to extraordinarily simple questions that most people already know. It must have been mind blowing for him to know that so much information was right at his fingertips. I figure before he found this site, he was like a video game character with a stuck joystick just constantly walking into a wall not being able to figure out how to use a door.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 9:52 am to volod
Determine your housing budget.
Search craigslist, ads, newspapers, online listings, Zillow etc in your range
Find out your pay schedule at new job. Weekly, bi weekly, monthly, etc. figure out how much you need to survive until you get your first check. When I moved to St. Louis, I needed 3k, 1500 for housing, other 1500 for living expenses, groceries, gas etc until I started the new gig.
If you're a single man you shouldn't need much more than that. If you already have furniture, could make it for less. You don't have to have a fully furnished place as a single young male. A bed, a couch, and your tvs is about all you'll need to start out. Washer/dryer optional as long a there is a laundromat close to your new location. You can work on fully furnishing the place once your checks start rolling in. Think of how you lived in your college apt.
Search craigslist, ads, newspapers, online listings, Zillow etc in your range
Find out your pay schedule at new job. Weekly, bi weekly, monthly, etc. figure out how much you need to survive until you get your first check. When I moved to St. Louis, I needed 3k, 1500 for housing, other 1500 for living expenses, groceries, gas etc until I started the new gig.
If you're a single man you shouldn't need much more than that. If you already have furniture, could make it for less. You don't have to have a fully furnished place as a single young male. A bed, a couch, and your tvs is about all you'll need to start out. Washer/dryer optional as long a there is a laundromat close to your new location. You can work on fully furnishing the place once your checks start rolling in. Think of how you lived in your college apt.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:04 am to volod
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Dallas Texas
Dallas is full baw, try Houston
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:06 am to volod
I would not move if the company I was going to work for did not give a large lump sum or pay for moving costs. Most professional jobs I know of do this outside of maybe entry level positions.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:13 am to volod
I guess I'll be that guy.
About tree fiddy.
About tree fiddy.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:17 am to volod
That E7 job must really not be working out.
And the move should cost you zero. Your new company should be paying for that. You are an engineer, right?
And the move should cost you zero. Your new company should be paying for that. You are an engineer, right?
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:18 am to volod
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Also, is it worth moving if the company doesn't help with expenses (most seem to be moving away from this).
That sucks. We certainly don't. We offer a moving stipend, city educational/transition course, and other services to help employees have a stress-free move as possible.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:21 am to volod
I believe there's some research out there about full cost - travel, opportunity cost from brief unemployment period, gas, restocking a house with supplies, new fees, transfer of insurance, etc. - puts an out of state move of generally between $5000-10000 dollars. I've done it 4 times now and can concur. I don't know if I ever came close to 10k, but 5-7 seems about right.
And again, that's measuring EVERYTHING, not just the travel cost.
And again, that's measuring EVERYTHING, not just the travel cost.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:24 am to Restomod
No thanks. We are apparently taking goldennugget. You get volod. Fair is fair
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:42 am to volod
I moved 700 miles last spring, company paid for it and the major costs were as follows:
Movers/packers: $7000
Random shite you don't think of: $1000
Registering vehicles in new state: ~1-2k
Movers/packers: $7000
Random shite you don't think of: $1000
Registering vehicles in new state: ~1-2k
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:44 am to Muice
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Registering vehicles in new state: ~1-2k
You have a lot of cars? That sounds like a lot just to register a couple cars.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:44 am to volod
quote:not joining the Navy Seals anymore? DOTD job don't pay enough?
volod
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:49 am to LNCHBOX
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That sounds like a lot just to register a couple cars.
Nope, just two. I thought the same thing, but LA makes you pay tax on them, it's ridiculous
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:49 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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Where do you live where you accumulate that much for tolls? I know people that travel to client sites all over DFW that have maybe 1k a year.
My brother-in-law lives in McKinney and works downtown Dallas and pays close to $3k in tolls.
Possibly that includes his wife's tolls two, but it didn't seem that way when he was talking about it.
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