So where are you from in which makes you too stupid to read the word country and not state?
[/quote]

Did you read the OP? The OP never asked for a country; he asked for a location. Nunco's the only one who used the word country. You're a troll with reading comprehension issues, step your game up.

OP: Aren't you the Ryan that was trying to buy an S on the whims of a construction job that never panned out, and got stuck delivering pizzas? Hopefully you've learned a thing or two about making grandiose plans before considering marriage, or moving to Yukon.

 

A couple of suggestions:

1. Houston, TX - high salaries, low cost of living, no state income tax, higher property taxes (as a percentage) but generally roughly equal dollars compared to most places. Oil and gas industry means salaries are very strong compared to cost of living.

2. Alberta Oil Sands - easy to make $100K+ starting out and you can quickly ramp up with stock options (CNRL) or with retention bonuses ($20K to $90K, depending on how long of a contract you sign), not to mention annual merit increases. Very high cost of living, though - houses start at $600K, mobile homes are $300K - and the weather is horrible in the winter.

 

So where are you from in which makes you too stupid to read the word country and not state?
[/quote]

So why do you have a stick up your ass? Maybe he didn't read through it fully. give the guy a break
[/quote]
Did anyone take into consideration that the guy who suggested Florida might have been the moderator of the forum, and was playing along with Nunco in addition to using Florida as a punching bag for lulz?

 

So where are you from in which makes you too stupid to read the word country and not state?
[/quote]

Did you read the OP? The OP never asked for a country; he asked for a location. Nunco's the only one who used the word country. You're a troll with reading comprehension issues, step your game up.

OP: Aren't you the Ryan that was trying to buy an S on the whims of a construction job that never panned out, and got stuck delivering pizzas? Hopefully you've learned a thing or two about making grandiose plans before considering marriage, or moving to Yukon.
[/quote]
I think the country was implied based on the thread tittle.
anyhoo, to the OP, consider another career, instead of location, if high income is your goal. Business, banking, etc.

 

I'm trollin and illiterate, apparently ( ) but still...

 

I know, I've taken that into consideration as well. I'm just planning ahead is all, I'll be in school for the next 3-4 years so I don't plan on moving anywhere during that.


Yes, I am... Unfortunately. I remember when I first joined I would ask to most idiotic questions, but oh well, I learnt a thing or two. When I was buying that S I was making $600 a week take home, no rent, no nothing, not even insurance. The bank didn't want to give me the loan for 15,000 even with my father as a cosigner due to only working 3 months. Fully understandable, though. Since then I've gone through a few jobs before deciding what I wanted to do and that was to become an engineer of some sort and mechanical just seemed right for me. I'm not planning marriage, I've had long relationships and got screwed after letting them be my whole life, so I learnt from that!

Anyways, it's not that I want to move there, it's that I want to know where I could make the best living. Nothing wrong with planning ahead! I bought an rx7 with low mileage and plan on getting into an S once I've graduated college.


I'm not a big fan of hot weather. Here where I live in Ontario we see 30+ from July - August and 15-20 during spring and fall. Then once winter hits we get HEAVY snow fall (30+ cm's in one day a few times). I'd prefer to live somewhere similar to the weather you guys get, or in B.C. I know B.C doesn't get much snow, if any and it's rarely hotter than 25-30. How is the weather horrible during winter? Is it because it's all slush and sand/salt, instead of being cold and snowy? Alberta is high on my list and I've seen 2 bedroom/2 bathroom houses going for 250-300k, how did you get the 600k+ figure?

 

Weather in Ft. McMurray (Oil Sands country) is very cold in the winter. We've seen -52*C on a shutdown in the last two years. That's not typical but it's possible. -35*C would be very common there in the winter, though.

You can buy a small house or a condo/apartment for $250K (less or more, depending on where and how nice) but an actual free-standing, single-family house is going to run you $300K in Edmonton or Calgary. In Ft. McMurray, though, a house is going to be $600K and a small apartment would be $300K (!!!). You might get "lucky" and be able to live in a camp on-site but then, of course, you're stuck there most evenings since you work long shifts and the drive to Ft. McMurray is at least 45 minutes (can take a few hours in rush hour).

Ft. McMurray is snowy and cold, but not as snowy as Ontario is. Much colder, on average, though!

 

Damn! Didn't realize it got that bad out there. Yeah, the houses I'm looking at are 1000-1600 sq/ft. But from now and the time I graduate, the world can be completely different economy-wise. After checking the weather networks statistics, where I currently live in Ontario gets hotter on average than Edmonton, get's colder on average than Edmonton, we get similar rain and we get A LOT more snow. So Edmonton sounds better weather-wise than here, aha.

But you're right about Ft. McMurray, it's a lot colder year round there, but we get more snow. Sounds awful, cold without much snow? That's no fun.

 

Difference is, when they get snow, it stays around. Ontario can still get a warm spell occasionally that melts the snow and turns things to slush, thanks to the large bodies of water that surround it. Ft. McMurray doesn't, really, so you can still do lots of snowmobiling around there if you want. Most guys have nice toys up there, just to make the long hours worth it...

Edmonton has a more moderate climate (Calgary is generally better yet) and, of course, it's a better place to live overall. Calgary offers higher wages for engineers but also a higher cost of living. In return, you're only 30-45 minutes from the mountains, you are closer to the US border and you are a pretty major hub for flights all over North America and the world.

In Calgary, most engineers are working for large oil companies or EPCMs. You generally will need experience to get in with them.

 

If I did move to Alberta, it would be Calgary.


**
Considering when I did research and found that no matter where I live in Canada I'd make a similar salary, both me and the girlfriend, where is the cheapest place to live? Is it expensive to live in Nova Scotia? I would love to live there and find it very beautiful. Especially the roads running along the ocean.