Moving from the Big Apple to a TBA city in North Carolina

Hey yall,

I have been in the Big Apple for 2 years post completion of my undergraduate degree and its time to find a cheap cost of living!!!!! With 2 years of rotational finance experience(project management and financial analysis) im seeking an investment analyst role(sitting for CFA level 1 in December 2018). Does anyone have 1st had perspective on the finance scene in North Carolina (i.e Charlotte)?

Talk soon,

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"Betseat-Getachew" Hey yall,

I have been in the Big Apple for 2 years post completion of my undergraduate degree and its time to find a cheap cost of living!!!!! With 2 years of rotational finance experience(project management and financial analysis) im seeking an investment analyst role(sitting for CFA level 1 in December 2018). Does anyone have 1st had perspective on the finance scene in North Carolina (i.e Charlotte)?

Talk soon,

Why don't you take L1 in June?

The L1 Dec and L2 June seems a bit tight.

Charlotte is ok. I would stay in NYC if I were you. Your cost of living might be lower in NC, but I feel living in NYC increases earnings potential.

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