[sfryxell]

"runway and low rents to keep whiddling away on, until it happened "

That's exactly it. Living here in the city. I have cheap rent $680 decent work and the room and time to spend my day coding on projects that I feel like matter.

The projects don't feel fully baked, but getting closer right. I just need the time and space to work on them.

well said.

[digdugdirk]

Holy smokes, what city are you getting rent for less than $700?

[golergka]

A two-bedroom in a modern high-rise will cost you about $300 a month in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Quite a developed city, and, according to a few friends of mine, very pleasant to live in.

[invalidptr]

4 people splitting rent on a house will get you very nice accommodations for 600-700 in most of the US, even some coastal cities.

[sfryxell]

yep 4 people in san francisco. I mean I've lived in the city since the 90's. and eventually you get to know people who value decency over rent. Also, tiny room.

[Avicebron]

Can you name some? I'm very curious because that was low even for a tiny little college town several hours from any coast ~10+ years ago.

[reducesuffering]

Green Bay, Wisconsin. Erie, Pennsylvania. Youngstown, Ohio.

There are a lot of of places with ~$700 rents in the US.

Disclaimer: I'm building a project that helps people find these types of places: https://www.exoroad.com/?meanRent=300%2C1000&population=6000...

I put in $1,000 average as a maximum which means you'll find many studios around $700.