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presidentender on Feb 14, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tell HN: I quit my job to bootstrap my startup by ...

Staying at your parents' house might be free ($0/mo). Food? I think $700's a high quote, even for SF, but you can save quite a bit eating at home in Bumblefuck, Alabama relative to San Fran. Most people don't live in Boston and NYC, either.

I'm not talking about stretching living expenses from 6 months to 8 months - I'm talking about stretching them to 24 months.

netmau5 on Feb 14, 2011 [–]

I live in B, Alabama and can attest to the excellent cost of living here. My runway lasts over twice as long here as in the NE or SV.

davidandgoliath on Feb 15, 2011 | [–]

Sure, but it's ~37 degrees there now and ~75 in San Francisco. Quality of life is important, too.

_b8r0 on Feb 15, 2011 | | [–]

So it's above freezing then, all is good!

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