http://toughmoneylove.com/2009/06/12/financial-do-over/ The Hard Truth about Money and Personal Finance Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:03:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://toughmoneylove.com/2009/06/12/financial-do-over/comment-page-1/#comment-4764 Mr. ToughMoneyLove Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:21:04 +0000 http://toughmoneylove.com/?p=3935#comment-4764 If you look at the entire slide show you will see that there are places highlighted for being sources of high tech jobs in this economy. The charisma states alas do not make the list. If you look at the entire slide show you will see that there are places highlighted for being sources of high tech jobs in this economy. The charisma states alas do not make the list.

]]> http://toughmoneylove.com/2009/06/12/financial-do-over/comment-page-1/#comment-4749 cjbr549 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:31:00 +0000 http://toughmoneylove.com/?p=3935#comment-4749 I don't know if I agree with you completely about the "Charisma States" as you put it. I think it depends on your skill set about where you should look. I think if your skill set is construction, mechanic, machinist or some other blue collar job that requires a level of skill but not a college degree, then Alaska, Texas or some of the other states that were not as hard hit by the housing bubble may be much better off than Cali or some of the others. On the other hand, high skills jobs that require degrees, such as engineering, medical or similar will likely still find good and possibly better opportunities in the charisma states. I moved to California from the Midwest about a decade ago, and although I have a 20% higher cost of living than where I moved from (and I live in the desert), I make about 80% more than I could have hoped for back there. So I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. Of course, if you have no skills or a degree in underwater basket weaving, maybe you should be thinking about the Military. I hear the Army is still hiring. I don’t know if I agree with you completely about the “Charisma States” as you put it. I think it depends on your skill set about where you should look. I think if your skill set is construction, mechanic, machinist or some other blue collar job that requires a level of skill but not a college degree, then Alaska, Texas or some of the other states that were not as hard hit by the housing bubble may be much better off than Cali or some of the others. On the other hand, high skills jobs that require degrees, such as engineering, medical or similar will likely still find good and possibly better opportunities in the charisma states. I moved to California from the Midwest about a decade ago, and although I have a 20% higher cost of living than where I moved from (and I live in the desert), I make about 80% more than I could have hoped for back there. So I’m not going anywhere anytime soon. Of course, if you have no skills or a degree in underwater basket weaving, maybe you should be thinking about the Military. I hear the Army is still hiring.

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