TLDR: all houses except one are above $1m

You’re being downvoted because this line comes straight from the post-tragedy marketing/public relations campaign developed by the NRA

For me, the very strong desire to avoid being stuck in traffic on 93 while in labor would trump most other factors but I think it’s as an assessment every makes independently.

Not to be sarcastic but why are you asking us to help you decide whether to drive to the doctor from work or from home when you only need to go into the office 2 days a week. The decision seems pretty obvious to me given the frequency and inflexibility of ob/gyn appts during pregnancy. The logical strategy to me is to consider the providers/hospitals closest to home and increase your radius as needed until you find one that meets your needs. Unless you’re high risk, then it’s a different conversation.

You have to go to Norway and Denmark for that.

Reading between the lines, it sounds like they are asking to be fired/non-renewed in more words.

There are relatively strict restrictions on Airbnbs in Boston and Cambridge so please check the regulations and whether or not the unit is compliant. Otherwise, you are at increased risk of having your booking cancelled last minute.

In this case I would not have intervened unless it was to hold open a door or slide out of the way. People are capable of using their words and asking for help. In my opinion, a double wide stroller is city life on hard mode but who am I to judge someone who makes different decisions than I would. ETA: I think Boston people do a great job of jumping in and helping in true emergencies.

Im going to add on and say that these are the lower end prices for older, not updated units that are in further neighborhoods or not directly on a transit line. Expect to pay 50%-100% more if the goal is an updated apartment or in a closer/trendier neighborhood.

It looks like a community electricity program in Malden is still in development. Many communities have them so check where you live. It’s quick and easy to move to them - just make sure you’re signing up for the right type of program. There are many look alike that are more expensive in the long run.

Contrarian view in more urban locations. This analysis totally ignores higher interest rates driving rents higher as rental units are more likely to have variable rate loans and people still need a roof over their heads. The equalization of the rent versus buy decision that used to favor renting in more expensive markets will continue to prop up the housing market. In other words, rental inflation will keep driving housing inflation, especially in markets where with limited room for new housing and also lower sales volume.

I work in a bioinformatics related field and we were hybrid and remote pre-pandemic, mostly because we had offices and colleagues in multiple states. They struggled to enforce a hybrid 3 days in the office for folks near an office because we were already set up to meet virtually and senior management didn’t want to commute and weren’t in the office regularly. Periodic initiatives to hire near office locations failed because of the additional salaries and time required to find talent (especially Boston compared to elsewhere). That said, just 4 or 5 years ago we were doing telephone only conferencing without shared screens. So the tech has evolved quickly, to the point where I would say today for technical content virtual meetings are more productive and efficient than in person meetings. These days, rarely do I hear clients who tend to be more on-site companies say ‘sorry I’m late, I’m coming from another building’ or ‘I’m being kicked out of my conference room, gotta go NOW’ which was a daily or weekly occurrence pre-pandemic. Zoom first is here to stay.

Interestingly, my former coworker who lives in nowheresville Texas just accepted a fully remote programming job for a MA hospital. I imagine no one in MA could afford to take the role for the salary she’s being paid (def <$100k/yr). But I guess it’s a win win for them. And yes, that leaves the rest of us screwed or needing to move and reliant on fully remote work.

I think he lives out there somewhere. Others have mentioned seeing him commuting into Boston on the commuter rail like a normal 9-5er.

Do you have a Time Machine? Houses prices were 50% lower in 2019.

In the long run a more general degree may allow for more flexibility in your career. I did see that UMB iT department has a few cybersecurity classes so you could take them and learn cybersecurity while not being locked into it. Sometimes super specialization backfires on students in the long run as the industry changes over time.

UMASS Boston has an IT degree that might be a good fit and more reputable than Cambridge college. Presumably this would give you the option to take the CS classes that aren’t as math heavy. I think you would be wasting your GI Bill money at Cambridge College.

Lol. Whoops. Half asleep commenting. I’m tempted to edit but I’m going to own up to it and leave it there. I’m guessing the OP is a pharma exec so the point probably still stands.

There are lots of walking trails and conservation lands around Lexington, Lincoln, Carlisle, and Concord….some of which probably date back to the time of Thoreau or earlier. Check out Drumlin farms, which is run by the Audubon society, and all of the sites owned by the trustees of the reservation. There are hundreds of them around MA. Anyway, for the average person here the hardest thing about MA is the cost of living and the time it takes to commute but if your family lives in the Hamptons you’re probably not in the cohort who will be struggling to afford a house so I’m sure you’ll love it. Enjoy the e adventure.

Shhhhhhh….

The obvious solution is to get rid of your car if you can’t afford to park it in back bay.

I’ve had baguettes at every French bakery in Somerville, Arlington, and Cambridge and I agree that Mamadou’s win.

I still think you’re missing the point slightly. The recommendation is to tap into the HOH community for experiences/ recommendations with school districts specifically related to accommodating HOH children. A school district may be great for kids with accommodations for one reason (e.g. autism or learning disabilities) but could still have a history of failure for accommodating HOH children. This is the research I would do before spending upwards of a million dollars on a house.

My opinion: Airbnbs take away much needed housing from residents. Stay in a hotel.

Agree with the person who said start with 2.5 mg. One thing I’ve noticed with edibles is that sometimes the thc Is not mixed evenly within the container of gummies and some will be stronger than others. I like the Coast Cannabis ones and haven’t run into this issue with them.