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Moving to DC without a job ($130k crypto nest egg). How dumb?

Not quite a year out of school. Hoping to find work within t...
splenetic stage
  02/20/18
no. move to dc bc you have to. no one wants to.
Fragrant legend den
  02/20/18
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hairraiser red church
  07/04/18
EXPLAIN
Racy cruise ship
  07/04/18
Dc is a lame transient city. why would someone move there un...
hairraiser red church
  07/04/18
I can think of a few reasons. It's a place to develop skills...
Racy cruise ship
  07/04/18
with freedome to relocate anywhere why choose dc unless op h...
hairraiser red church
  07/04/18
You're sticking to your assumption that DC has nothing inter...
Racy cruise ship
  07/04/18
to each his own.
hairraiser red church
  07/04/18
"I'm drawn there because I do have a hardon for governm...
rusted theater stage
  07/04/18
tcr
rusted theater stage
  07/04/18
Why the fuck would you willingly move here if not forced to ...
Nudist hospital
  02/20/18
My current job sucks and is short-term.
splenetic stage
  02/20/18
DC is fucking horrible dude lol move to Texas if you're b...
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  02/20/18
I don't even hate DC that much but I'd get a job and THEN mo...
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  02/20/18
I’m not getting any bites applying for jobs online from ARE ...
splenetic stage
  02/20/18
What makes you think you'll get more just by moving here? ...
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To be fair, in my limited experience, I think certain types ...
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  02/20/18
There are jobs where being able to start right away is an ad...
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  02/20/18
CR. Just put a DC address on your resume for any app you su...
Pearly Stead
  07/04/18
Currently working at a legal clinic. I’ve applied to the Sta...
splenetic stage
  02/20/18
TCR, obviously.
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  02/20/18
op makes me depressed
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  02/20/18
If you do find a private sector job, it will be related to a...
Nudist hospital
  02/20/18
...
Idiotic hilarious wrinkle
  07/04/18
Government relations jobs exist outside of DC, so skills do ...
Racy cruise ship
  07/04/18
My only advice is to rent out a room in the $700 and below r...
nubile coiffed bawdyhouse
  02/20/18
Moving to DC is always dumb. Net worth is irrelevant
hairless brethren plaza
  02/20/18
So how did this work out? I don't understand the DC hate on ...
Racy cruise ship
  07/04/18
the value of my portfolio is now only around $80k (never cas...
splenetic stage
  07/04/18
JFC
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  07/05/18
Know a few people in similar situation DC shouldn’t be on...
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What if your parents own a home in DC? Couldn't you just liv...
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Why the hate for DC on xoxo? If you're living in, say, Allen...
Racy cruise ship
  07/04/18
I don't know a lot about most of these cities, but if you're...
Iridescent whorehouse
  07/04/18
Explain why someone would move to Milwaukee over DC.
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  07/04/18
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  07/04/18
No Austin?
Chestnut Alpha
  07/04/18
Austin sucks now man
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I just moved to LA from Austin a year ago. It is being overr...
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  07/04/18
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Idiotic hilarious wrinkle
  07/04/18
not doobs or flaming you but can you explain a little better...
Territorial Home Clown
  07/04/18
i got a BA last year. i'm a "legal assistant."
splenetic stage
  07/04/18
i sympathize with your sentiment. there is more opportunity ...
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  07/04/18
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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:40 PM
Author: splenetic stage

Not quite a year out of school. Hoping to find work within two months of moving there in the private sector. Would prefer to live in NoVa. Any advice zozo?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446377)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:41 PM
Author: Fragrant legend den

no. move to dc bc you have to. no one wants to.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446380)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:34 PM
Author: hairraiser red church



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364031)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:35 PM
Author: Racy cruise ship

EXPLAIN

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364036)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:41 PM
Author: hairraiser red church

Dc is a lame transient city. why would someone move there unless they had to for work?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364077)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:45 PM
Author: Racy cruise ship

I can think of a few reasons. It's a place to develop skills that can transfer elsewhere. It's a more interesting place to live than most small towns.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364095)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:47 PM
Author: hairraiser red church

with freedome to relocate anywhere why choose dc unless op has some hard on for govt work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364105)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:53 PM
Author: Racy cruise ship

You're sticking to your assumption that DC has nothing interesting to offer. That's just not true. I'm drawn there because I do have a hardon for government-related work, but it's objectively an interesting place.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364140)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 4:08 PM
Author: hairraiser red church

to each his own.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364220)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 8:24 PM
Author: rusted theater stage

"I'm drawn there because I do have a hardon for government-related work"

Serious q - why??? Gov work is awful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36365177)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 8:23 PM
Author: rusted theater stage

tcr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36365175)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:41 PM
Author: Nudist hospital

Why the fuck would you willingly move here if not forced to for work?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446382)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:43 PM
Author: splenetic stage

My current job sucks and is short-term.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446393)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:42 PM
Author: Nighttime talented crackhouse

DC is fucking horrible dude lol

move to Texas if you're blind looking for a job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446389)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: ruby razzmatazz round eye stock car

I don't even hate DC that much but I'd get a job and THEN move, friend.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446397)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:47 PM
Author: splenetic stage

I’m not getting any bites applying for jobs online from ARE country

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446418)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:48 PM
Author: ruby razzmatazz round eye stock car

What makes you think you'll get more just by moving here?

What are you applying for and what's your background?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446427)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:52 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone Brunch Athletic Conference

To be fair, in my limited experience, I think certain types of jobs are easier to secure for those already in DC, for networking reasons.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446455)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:54 PM
Author: ruby razzmatazz round eye stock car

There are jobs where being able to start right away is an advantage. If he doesn't have that many possessions, he could potentially get everything ready for a move and start applying as though he already lives in D.C. Then he could move immediately if he gets a job. How plausible that is depends on his circumstances but a single guy 1 year out of school is as good a candidate as any.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446472)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:42 PM
Author: Pearly Stead

CR. Just put a DC address on your resume for any app you submit so you don't get screened out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364084)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:55 PM
Author: splenetic stage

Currently working at a legal clinic. I’ve applied to the State Dept. and a bunch of federal analyst positions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446478)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:52 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone Brunch Athletic Conference

TCR, obviously.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446451)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: Adventurous Sepia Abode Blood Rage

op makes me depressed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446398)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: Nudist hospital

If you do find a private sector job, it will be related to and dependent on the federal govt.

You will not develop skills transferable to other cities or industries.

Your nest egg will deplete and you will be stuck in a mediocre govt contracting job.

Before you know it, 15 years will have passed and youll be in the same place and a worse financial position than when you started.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35446399)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:37 PM
Author: Idiotic hilarious wrinkle



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364045)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:46 PM
Author: Racy cruise ship

Government relations jobs exist outside of DC, so skills do transfer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364101)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 8:18 PM
Author: nubile coiffed bawdyhouse

My only advice is to rent out a room in the $700 and below range

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35448185)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 8:20 PM
Author: hairless brethren plaza

Moving to DC is always dumb. Net worth is irrelevant

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#35448193)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:07 PM
Author: Racy cruise ship

So how did this work out? I don't understand the DC hate on this bort.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36363890)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 4:15 PM
Author: splenetic stage

the value of my portfolio is now only around $80k (never cashed out). so i decided to move back in with my parents, take CS courses at my local CC in the fall, and work part-time as a dog walker/pet sitter.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364252)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 11:42 PM
Author: Electric Cumskin

JFC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36365961)



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Date: July 5th, 2018 12:37 AM
Author: Cyan glittery heaven

Alpha

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36366198)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:12 PM
Author: titillating drab bbw

Know a few people in similar situation

DC shouldn’t be on the table at all unless job lined up

Only markets I’d look into right now for housing+ jerb + COL for young guy are:

Houston

Tampa/Orlando

Charlotte/Raleigh

Nashville

Portland OR

Salt Lake City

Milwaukee

Columbus

Dallas/FtW

OKC

Greenville

DC is 100% at the bottom of the list

Every where else is a crapshoot and likely unsustainable

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36363916)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:16 PM
Author: lascivious masturbator site

What if your parents own a home in DC? Couldn't you just live at home and stack cash

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36363930)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: lascivious masturbator site



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36363979)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:19 PM
Author: Racy cruise ship

Why the hate for DC on xoxo? If you're living in, say, Allentown, PA, as I am, then DC seems like a good move.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36363953)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:26 PM
Author: Iridescent whorehouse

I don't know a lot about most of these cities, but if you're going to just pick up and move to a random city, I think choosing based on COL/Housing prices is obviously tcr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36363989)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:26 PM
Author: poppy chest-beating boiling water

Explain why someone would move to Milwaukee over DC.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36363991)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:33 PM
Author: mind-boggling crawly kitty cat locus

Real Chili

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364025)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:34 PM
Author: titillating drab bbw

CCGWBT for one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364030)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:40 PM
Author: poppy chest-beating boiling water

Chubby Cheerful Girls With Big Tits?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364069)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:49 PM
Author: Chestnut Alpha

No Austin?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364121)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 4:24 PM
Author: titillating drab bbw

Austin sucks now man

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364291)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 7:42 PM
Author: Chestnut Alpha

I just moved to LA from Austin a year ago. It is being overrun by tech money and the traffic is awful, but it is still a 180 city.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364976)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 7:45 PM
Author: titillating drab bbw

Too lib and traffic is atl/la bad now

Some quality UT 6th street ass though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364997)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 3:36 PM
Author: Idiotic hilarious wrinkle

Lol wtf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36364040)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 8:19 PM
Author: Territorial Home Clown

not doobs or flaming you but can you explain a little better ... you have a JD? Is it from a TTT? you were at a legal clinic?

If you came to DC for a month living in an AirBnB and just networked and applied like crazy it might be worth the investment

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36365156)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 11:33 PM
Author: splenetic stage

i got a BA last year. i'm a "legal assistant."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36365925)



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Date: July 4th, 2018 8:23 PM
Author: sienna base

i sympathize with your sentiment. there is more opportunity in big cities, which is why most posters live in them.

think about what you want out of the next ten years though. i wish i had when i was younger. I moved to a big city (NYC/LA/DC/CHI) from true flyover, without a job, as soon as a i graduated college. There was in fact more opportunity there and i dont regret the move. but i let some friendships and connections whither and i wish i wouldnt have. so keep those up, but if you have to make a move, make the move. you are a man and will be expected to make money and find opportunity.

DC is not a bad town, depending on what you want to do. I would recommend moving to the nearest large city that is still close to your family, so that you can visit them regularly, which you should.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36365174)



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Date: July 5th, 2018 12:38 AM
Author: Turquoise rehab sound barrier

last part is highly cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898637&forum_id=2#36366202)