So I'm thinking of moving to Seattle...good idea or bad idea?

[He loved Big Brother]

10. Portland

Has light rail that goes absolutely everywhere, which makes it easier to live somewhere less expensive. I don't have a car because I gave up driving in Seattle a decade ago. I therefore always have to live in places where the rent is too high because the public transportation is pretty bad. Getting better, but nowhere near as good as Portland's. Or even South Florida's Tri-rail. Also, Oregon has enough blue-collar and hippie types that rent will be affordable *somewhere*, and there's more cooperative living situations if the economy does go bust. My advice would be to do what I am doing and make all your money in Seattle, then head to Portland on weekends and eventually move there.