How do people live / manage their money living in a place where the cost of living is high?

Is it all roomates or

Planning to move to Boston and other areas of MA

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/east-valley/2012/10/14/history-church-end-times-outside/49350209007/

Is Uxbridge the place with that weird sex cult?

Really nice. I’d buy that painting!

Are there sensitive locations in MA?

North Shore is nice. Politically diverse with a majority of Dems. Not as many open gun carriers as most southern and mid western states. Cost of living higher than most other places, but worth it IMO

If you feel all obsessed with a certain interpretation of 2A might not like it. You have to wait until you are 14, pass a very basic firearms course, fill out paper work and they ask you if you've had guns "stolen" in the past, using an alias, are a citizen, etc. Pay between 25 and 100 bucks. They'll do a check and let you know when you are approved.

So if those seem onerous to you, you wont like Mass.

Well...OP says "eastern MA" and "MA coast" so.... I'm thinking the salient point is that's too broad of an area to make generalizations about.

The mighty Quabbin demands ocean status NOW

Attleboro isn't a coastal town.

I would say the coastal towns touching Boston don’t have this vibe. Ipswich and Hamilton are places where everyone has a coexist sticker but they’re boycotting affordable housing on the commuter rail

State and national politics are very blue. Local politics very conservative. I live in a suburb north of Boston and my neighbors grew up in the houses they currently live in, or grew up just blocks away. People don't like change. Lots of NIMBYism. The downtown area of my city is decrepit and falling apart but nobody wants to do anything about it because it's always been that way and that's the way they like it. Real estate is crazy high, and people complain that their kids can't afford to live in the town they grew up in. But they are against building affordable housing. I dunno....

It's way nicer than the west coast of MA.

It’s great!

Wet if you go far enough east

Gun laws, general culture and politics

Mendon is a great town. Pretty good school system as well. 495 to Route 9 to Framingham is not that bad even during rush hour. Mendon area in general is fantastic, lots to do, lots of restaurants, etc., lots of good places for kids. You would be more than happy here. I live 2 towns over and grew up in Boston proper, for reference

I mean... Fall River and Attleboro are MA coast. There are towns that really fit your description but Revere, for example, is as MA coast as anywhere and I would not call it trustafarian

Lol isn’t that the only coast in Mass?

Coast of MA? New Bedford is culturally far from Manchester By the Sea; Chelsea doesn't resemble Duxbury. Boston is a whole other thing. No one is going to be able to give you a genuinely helpful answer to this question.

Could you narrow it down? Do you need to live within commuting distance of a specific town?

I would never in my life describe people from the south shore as trustifarians. Maybe one or two pockets. Even cape cod. Most full time residents are just regular folk.

NIMBY is fair though.

>Sounds like you live in a bad area

Yeah, like not Boston?

I lived in Albany for 3 years before moving back to MA. I can give you a good scope if have any questions

Yeah I hear you on that. I tried but it’s an out of state employer that had no idea what any of this was about. Apparently they are NOT obliged to have health plan offerings adhere to MCC requirements. So I’m hoping I can find a reasonable ear at the state revenue service level. (Naive I know. LOL)

I’m guessing there more people than just me getting blindsided by this right now. Because I think 2022 was the first tax year where this could happen.

Kinda similar. Closer to the ocean.