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How much money should I save to move from NE to AZ?
January 20th, 2010 | 
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Good morning!
My fiancee and I are looking to move from Nebraska to Arizona when our lease is up, which is in October of 2010…we are looking into moving into an apartment there to start, and then once we get settled and find jobs, look for a home. About how much money do you think we should save for our big move? Does anyone know what the job market in Arizona is like right now? Does anyone know what neighborhoods in Arizona are good and which ones we should stay away from? All I really have debt wise is a car payment to worry about. Any advice would be helpful! Thanks for your time!
Well, we are looking to move for a change, basically. We are young, nothing is really holding us back, and we figured, might as well. Not to mention, we are really wanting to get away from the brutal winter here in Nebraska! I also noticed there are more things to do in Arizona. We are going down there in a week to check out jobs, living situations, etc. Does anyone know how to go about applying for a job out of state? I mean, we are going there in a week, but we don’t plan on moving there until our lease is up, which is October of this year.
I jump into three southwest forums; LA, San Diego and Phoenix.
Let me tell you that Phoenix is the best city to take a chance in. You can come here with $13,000 in the bank and last for eight months. In SoCal you would be eaten alive in four months.
Neither one of you have offered to state what you do for a living. If it’s health care you will rock. If you are both snowplow operators you will starve. If you are IT specialists you should have little problems. If you are surreal bartenders and waitresses you should be able to click here, especially in the cooler months when the snowbirds flock into the Valley. In the summertime the 5-Star resorts are the way to shine.
Phoenix is either Hi-Tech or Low Tech for jobs. The mid range jobs seem to have been off loaded overseas. Customer service?…See India. Hi-Tech assembly…see Mexico or China or Thailand or Indonesia. I really hope you see my point here. Jobs requiring an average technical skill are not available in the U.S.A. in significant numbers. Low Tech jobs, servicing the people that do Hi-Tech jobs, are abundant. Mickey-D’s, Jacks, Circle-K, supermarkets…ETC.
Email me directly if you want to know about applying for jobs or moving here. I’ll help you all I can. There is so much you two do not know.
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Do not come without jobs. Our economy is hurting like most places. Make a trip out to job hunt soon and scope out the area. You want to live near your job – traffic is fierce during rush hours. Bad areas would include Maryvale, south Phoenix and spotty areas around the valley. I don’t know why you’re moving but be wise and plan carefully. It’s hard to recommend areas not knowing where you’ll end up working, but for people just starting out I think Chandler, Gilbert, and Queen Creek areas are great – fairly new areas with pretty views and up and coming communities. Good luck to you and yours.
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Phoenix resident
I live in west phoenix, but come from the east valley (gilbert). The east side is very nice and hard to find bad areas. Central and northern phoenix are okay too, but I def agree with Pepper about the economy and scoping it out first.
Chandler and tempe are both nice too. Scottsdale is nice, but snobby(a lot of 30,000/yr milionare wannabes) so beware. Also, south scottsdale is where most of the "massage parlors" and strip joints are. The bad part of scottsdale.
Listen to pepper, she’s right
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I jump into three southwest forums; LA, San Diego and Phoenix.
Let me tell you that Phoenix is the best city to take a chance in. You can come here with $13,000 in the bank and last for eight months. In SoCal you would be eaten alive in four months.
Neither one of you have offered to state what you do for a living. If it’s health care you will rock. If you are both snowplow operators you will starve. If you are IT specialists you should have little problems. If you are surreal bartenders and waitresses you should be able to click here, especially in the cooler months when the snowbirds flock into the Valley. In the summertime the 5-Star resorts are the way to shine.
Phoenix is either Hi-Tech or Low Tech for jobs. The mid range jobs seem to have been off loaded overseas. Customer service?…See India. Hi-Tech assembly…see Mexico or China or Thailand or Indonesia. I really hope you see my point here. Jobs requiring an average technical skill are not available in the U.S.A. in significant numbers. Low Tech jobs, servicing the people that do Hi-Tech jobs, are abundant. Mickey-D’s, Jacks, Circle-K, supermarkets…ETC.
Email me directly if you want to know about applying for jobs or moving here. I’ll help you all I can. There is so much you two do not know.
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I Live Here.
Depending on your field/area of expertise it may be difficult to find a job down here….buying a house, however, would be very easy with all the foreclosures. Do you like the suburban quiet lifestyle or do you want to live in a vibrant part of town? Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek -are far away -in the boonies. Try Phoenix (Ahwatukee area, Arcadia area are good -most stuff east of the 17 are decent), Tempe and Scottsdale are more vibrant, more activity, more shops and restaurants, more jobs and less commute time because they are centralized. Glendale, Avondale, Peoria are not bad either -I am less familiar with those places however.
To answer your actual question -cost of living here is very comprable to what your cost of living is now, do you live in the Omaha area? or a rural area? I am from Nebraska as well -I moved here for Grad school so I didn’t save anything before I came….but I would say save enough to live for 6 months to a year, especially if you don’t have a job set up when you move. October would be an amazing time to move- your utilities will be low all winter and you can go hiking, biking and camping virtually anywhere for little to no expense.
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Live here -south scottsdale area for 3 years.