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Coventina

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19. Oh believe me, I hate it here in Phoenix as well.

Reply to mentalsolstice (Reply #18)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 08:01 PM

Aug 2025

I was born and raised in Seattle, and have wanted to move back since my parents dragged me here to Phoenix as a teen.

I tried to go back a number of times, but between the outrageous cost of living, and some personal family events that brought me back to Phoenix, I've never been successful.

Between Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, and Costco, there is no more affordable housing in Seattle.

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