Illinois population is now going backwards

[HollowPoints2]

It's the poor blacks that's leaving cac

Because of the high crime the Democrat Party allowed to persist without doing anything about it.

 

[BigMan]

Because of the high crime the Democrat Party allowed to persist without doing anything about it.

Damn your annoying af

Ignored

 

[Mr.Big Meat McGee]

illinois, indiana, michigan wisconsin, pennsyvania and ohio are not landlocked doggy.

A landlocked state in the United States is any state whose territorial boundaries do not touch an ocean.

List of landlocked U.S. states - Wikipedia

Therefore all those states you just named are landlocked.

 

[beenz]

Don't count bodies of water when classifying landlocked states breh's.

I'd say ride it out for as long as you can because she may stay down there more than two years, since you were saying she was making less than you for a while even with her degrees, so I know she's not going to be trying to give that money up.

You may be able to rent out the house you're in now if you decide to move down there.

man, that would be a major pain in the ass. I already have another house I'm dealing with renters in. I don't want to multiply that times 2. especially being 13 hours away.

the place she's renting down there is like 1100 sq ft and only 2 bedrooms. which ain't shyt compared to the current house I live in being 3500 sq ft with 5 BR's. not that we need 5 BR's, but at least 3 since there's 4 of us. that amount of square footage would be cramped as hell with us all trying to live in it. she loves this house and doesn't want to give it up either.

 

[beenz]

Lakes don't count

the great lakes aren't some kinda little pond. those are major bodies of water. hardly landlocked when you live in a city with a shytload of beachfront.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

to be honest, I dont know how it's gonna work. the amount of money she will make for the promotion is almost triple my salary, so it was a no brainer. plus she is eligible for bonuses of up to 25% of her salary. we will see how it goes. her lease is only for 6 months. if we can't handle it, I will move down there or she will come back and find another gig as I still make enough money on my own to support the household. this would be simple if not for kids who will be staying up here for the forseeable future cuz of school. maybe we go down there for the entire summer. it hasn't been decided. luckily flights on southwest between here and dallas can be found for as low as $45 each way.

oh yeah on top of that, we JUST bought this house we have now a year ago.

so that is another thing that makes it hard to just simply move.

other than buying a house recently, why won't you move to texas? or does she want to test it out to see if she likes it before the the whole family commits to the move? seems like a no brainer to move to a place with a lower cost of living where she's making more and the weather is better. i know the sentiment of "home" but having lived in chicago and spent time in texas....texas >>> chicago (well dallas and houston)

 

[#1 pick]

300k plus a little bit extra would have got you the mini mansion I came of age in.
Chicago is going to shyt real estate price wise.
Plus, nobody really has any liquid substantial capital but pritzkers and a few others.

Real talk, if I don't stay on my old block.
It is nowhere in Chicago appealing for me to be at any way.
When I lived in other parts of Chicago it was huff as fukk.

If it ain't my old actual block and a house there.
I am good on moving back, just because.
If I moved back.
it would be for my daughter and her to get the knowledge.
Supplied from the urban experience in high school.
past that, Chicago has no value to me to move back.
there is no money in real estate there either.
Best thing about Chicago is you can get around in certain areas and get resources if you fukked up.
Yet, the problem is if you black you are going to be fukked up.

Art Barr

Sound like the problem I had in Atlanta. It's all good if you got a great job or business but getting to that point is a hurdle for even cacs and you already know how it is for us in a system of white supremacy

 

[How Sway?]

These nikkas watch movies and tv shows about NYC and LA and dream about going there when in real life, they'd be packed like sardines in a 5 bedroom roomshare house/apartment or living in a 400 sq. foot junior 1 bedroom paying $1,650 a month for it but, feeling like they winning because they can get Vietnamese food at 3am

I would rather live in cities like Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta and maybe Washington D.C. (I'm in D.C. now but, I'd only stay long term if I made more money) over New York or LA. If you search real estate listings and you can only get a crackhouse for $300,000 then you need to ask yourself if living in the big city is really worth it.

I could never live in NY. Paying an arm and a leg for a glorified master bedroom?

>$1,000 just to live a box in the hood?
I'm cool on that

 

[How Sway?]

I know a bunch of classmates and cousins that gtfo of chicago/illinois.
Texas is the biggest destination followed by ATL and florida.

Technically I left only bc my mom dragged me down here in high school and I been here ever since

 

[beenz]

I know a bunch of classmates and cousins that gtfo of chicago/illinois.
Texas is the biggest destination followed by ATL and florida.

Technically I left only bc my mom dragged me down here in high school and I been here ever since

texas doesn't have state income tax, so that right there increases one's salary by 3.5% even if u don't get a raise. but personally, I could probably do atlanta. been there plenty of times and I like it out there. I'm not really interested in texas. hell, I'd prefer chicago over both tho.

 

[Art Barr]

texas doesn't have state income tax, so that right there increases one's salary by 3.5% even if u don't get a raise. but personally, I could probably do atlanta. been there plenty of times and I like it out there. I'm not really interested in texas. hell, I'd prefer chicago over both tho.

Beanie,..
I feel you are the exception to this discussion.
You have told us you were doing well and realistically all your post seem high spirited.
even one's when you tell us stress from work if you had posted about it.
Which usually was insightful and not even imo corrosive.
So, I just feel all this talk you are the exception to.
You always seem to be doing well and living the full life.

Salute, black man,.......

 

[How Sway?]

texas doesn't have state income tax, so that right there increases one's salary by 3.5% even if u don't get a raise. but personally, I could probably do atlanta. been there plenty of times and I like it out there. I'm not really interested in texas. hell, I'd prefer chicago over both tho.

ATL is cool, although I think people overrate the hell out of it, But I could definitely see myself out there or Maryland.

I've never been to Texas, But I hear it's nothing to get a McMansion for like 200k esp. in Dallas

Chicago is better as far as amenities and is just a better city objectively, But Most of the people who did move out seem to doing much better than when they were in chicago.

 

[beenz]

ATL is cool, although I think people overrate the hell out of it, But I could definitely see myself out there or Maryland.

I've never been to Texas, But I hear it's nothing to get a McMansion for like 200k esp. in Dallas

Chicago is better as far as amenities and is just a better city objectively, But Most of the people who did move out seem to doing much better than when they were in chicago.

man I love the DMV, but I'd NEVER live on the east or west coast due to the ridiculous cost of living. as for a mcmansion, I hate those. plus we already have a pretty big house here anyways. and yeah, the ammenities here overall will spoil you in comparison to most other US cities.

 

[ManBearPig]

I know a bunch of classmates and cousins that gtfo of chicago/illinois.
Texas is the biggest destination followed by ATL and florida.

Technically I left only bc my mom dragged me down here in high school and I been here ever since

Blacks go to the states u just mentioned, a lot of Hispanic I know went to Indiana and whites went west.

I went to Los Angeles and ran into 3 folks there were originally from the Chicago area

 

[How Sway?]

Blacks go to the states u just mentioned, a lot of Hispanic I know went to Indiana and whites went west.

I went to Los Angeles and ran into 3 folks there were originally from the Chicago area

true,Altrhough I know a lot of mexicans that went to texas and P ricans to fla.

Most of the white folks went to AZ or vegas