Unless you can afford it, I would stick with the job until you can find a new one. It's hard, but if they lay you off, you'll at least have unemployment as a small amount of income while you are searching for that new job. IT work is getting harder and harder to find.

 

So...

It's been three months...

I sent an email basically saying, it's been 90 days, and I was planning on going back to my 3/2 schedule. Just wanted to confirm it was okay.

It's been a week and my boss has not responded. Screw it. I am going back on my old schedule. 5 days a week commute was killing me, literally. 90 miles to Dublin BART, minimum 2 hours, 45 minutes on BART, 8:30am - 5pm, another 45 minutes on BART, and a minimum 2 hours and 90 miles home.

5am-8pm away from home. $25 bucks a day in gas and BART fare alone, not to mention wear and tear on the car...

I hate working.

 

if you've made good money on the house, sell it, move back to the BA and use what you've made for a down payment.

 

Just re-fi'd. Got some good cash out. Unfortunately, I have tons of CC bills I need to consolidate and I want to put some of the money back into the house...

That being said, my house appraised for $100,000+ more than what I payed for it two years ago. Try that in the BA.

I'm trying to find a job up there, so hopefully it won't be a problem much longer...

 

Happens EVERY day. My good friend bought 3 years ago for 390, now it's worth _well_ over 550.

BA > all, when it comes to ridiculous housing prices.

 

Bought my house 13 months ago for 467K, spent 25k (most of the work done by me) and just had reappraised for a equity line @ 600k.

there are gems in the BA, you just got to look and willing to put in some work. I say let the fools buy the new 800+k homes.

 

Check the suburbs north of San Diego (i.e. La Jolla, Carlsbad, San Marcos, etc.) My parents bought their home for $790,000 a year and three months ago. They are looking to move and had it appraised two weeks ago at $990,000 to just over 1 Mill. Granted, they have added an additional 80k or so in the meantime in the form of some landscaping and interior options, but that's still over 150k in just a year. Nothern San Diego Suburbs > BA when it comes to ridiculous housing prices.

-Chris

 

Hey I would love to be a librarian. Sac State had an opening for over $100,000/year...

 

please tell me you're joking?

 

I'm gonna become a librarian then!

 

Not kidding. If I had the qualifications, I would have been all over it.