Question - a bit out there

[westtexas]

I always thought I would like to retire in the Austin, TX area. I am in California and it is pretty expensive.

Austin is getting pretty expensive these days too. I had lot of friends who wanted to go there after graduation but their job market is so saturated in my field right now that only a few were actually able to do it and they had to give up a lot for those jobs and they're living pretty tight money-wise. My parents want to go there when my father retires in a few years but they are reconsidering because there is no way my brother nor I could afford to be close by.

Sure is a nice part of Texas though. Not too humid, not too dry. Lots of stuff to do, especially if you like live music and good coffee. Much, much better than west Texas, haha!