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EconTalk is the GOAT podcast, IMO. The earlier episodes focus more on pure economics and various financial issues. As Russ gets older, he tends to focus more on general issues around human flourishing. I can't recommend it (and Russ's books) enough.

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Prob not the board to ask this,

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you're right, but any conversations about places to live on the OT are just...insufferable.

i can edit to add that this decision is driven mostly by achieving Coast FIRE/Barista FIRE by the time we come home to the states.

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Some of these could be subjective from person to person, like what is considered a major city or micro city, how acceptable are the outdoor opportunities, and what is considered extreme weather. However for me with your list of needs I land on:

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Agreed - thanks for the rec's!

I'm currently on an expat assignment overseas with my wife and toddler. We have sold our home in the US and just beginning to brainstorm ideas of where we might move to when we return. We are still 3.5 years out, but curious if anyone had recommendations on towns/cities. We would plan to stay for about 10 years (at least) and we are likely to both find remote jobs, so state/region won't necessarily be a limiting factor.

Some of the criteria we have (no expectation of meeting all of them):

-Reasonable cost of living
-Smaller than a major city (with preference for micro-city)
-Decent schools (ideally public; do not need "blue ribbon")
-Good sized airport within an hours drive
-Opportunities for outdoor recreation (eg mountains, lake)
-Access to reasonably fast internet (for taking on remote job)
-Community feel with middle/upper-middle class demographics
-Weather/climate without the extremes (no insane snow/cold or constant humidity)

After living in NOLA for most of our lives, we are drawn to the West as sort of an opposites thing, but I can't rule out staying South. Welcome any recommendations the MT may have.

TL;DR - where would you move in the US with a small family if job wasn't a restriction?

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blah - super sorry i missed that. disregard this post. i'll check back if i can't figure it out from there.

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Elaborate?

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Sure, sorry.

I don't know the split exactly, but some percentage of my income will be paid to me in USD, and some other percentage in local currency. The split is determined by some formula whereby they attempt to "keep you whole" during the assignment. The split assumes costs in the new country, and costs in the home country. I've rationalized it as "local spending money." So let's assume it's 30% of my salary, but would represent what I would primarily plan to spend locally.

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Hence why, if you must have O&G exposure, my focus would be more on BP, Total, Shell, etc. than Exxon, Chevron, etc. This fund, for instance, is on point, in my opinion, as far as a pre-built energy allocation goes. Mind the currency exposure, though:

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We're 100% in agreement. I'll take a look at that ETF. Thanks for sharing.

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I really am trying to get your point and I thought I had it.

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We may be talking past one another. No worries -- I'll try to clarify.

Whether or not you agree or disagree with the movement that's happening, we have two dynamics at play. The first is a social movement that's applying pressure to government, leading to many governments to slowly (but surely) ratchet up restrictions and requirements with respect to greenhouse gases. The second is a demand dynamic, where we use to think that the first world would continue their love of FF-based products, like plastics, and the emerging markets would eventually surpass the first world. That's simply not happening. There's a demand collapse afoot, mostly caused by COVID-19, but many of these companies have data that suggests it won't recover at the same level.

For both of those reasons, there's pressure for firms to adapt. All I'm saying is that the majors see the squeeze that will happen. They want to emerge on the other side of it, to preserve their "dirty" businesses, but integrate the clean tech to allow it to thrive on the other side. The smaller, private firms will pick up the profits in the near term, but once the globe makes the transition, they won't be able to compete.

You can disagree with the transition we're making, but it's happening. The technology is moving quicker than we ever imagined, the demand is collapsing faster than we thought, and the requirements are being enacted way sooner.

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I still strongly believe that there is still no solution for plastics, consumables, etc as a cheap and effective material. Same with energy density for the liquid products. People will shite when they finally realize how immersed O&G is one very day life (that isn’t just powering your car) and how expensive it will be to reduce consumption.

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I think you may be missing the point (not meant offensively). When the requirement to be able to produce those goods becomes carbon neutrality (something we can reasonably foresee in the developed world), the only ones who will be able to participate in the market are those large IOCs that properly created survivable/profitable businesses that can offset the emissions. Other than the government, who else will be able to make those products carbon neutral?

We need the giants to find a way to make that industry profitable so we can continue our way of life. Otherwise, we'll see legit calls to end plastics and other CO2 heavy products...I don't want that world.