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BucketsGotMarried t1_j6ieokk wrote

Reply to comment by PezXCore in weather in NJ by xrt679

Yeah last Jan/Feb the temps were consistently in the teens and below? And the year before that we had several huge snowstorms. This winter is extremely mild, but it hasn’t been like this for years.

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PezXCore t1_j6idqwd wrote

Reply to comment by jjb89 in weather in NJ by xrt679

I can’t forget because I moved that day. It was absolutely insane and the next day I woke up in my new house to the most beautiful snow I’d ever seen.

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N0_ThisIsPATRICK t1_j6icalf wrote

I can tell by your choice of cities that you're not super familiar with NJ.

For example, I was surprised to see "Franklin" as one of the cities. While Franklin Township technically has a higher population, it's far less well-known than neighboring New Brunswick which you excluded. New Brunswick is much more of an actual city than Franklin. It is home to Rutgers University, Johnson&Johnson's headquarters, several hospitals, a large performing art center, an Amtrak station, etc, etc.

Using the population alone in determining which are "Major Cities" in NJ is likely to leave you with a map of some large suburbs that aren't really the cultural hubs of the regions. (See also, Cherry Hill vs Camden).

There are also some culturally or economically significant cities that could be added, if you so chose. (i.e. Hackensack, Fort Lee, Morristown, Bayonne, Hoboken, Asbury Park, etc)

Cool game though!

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Ithrowbot t1_j6ic4ft wrote

It was enough, about 15 years ago when we relocated from another state. My girlfriend earned 22k/yr back then and we lived in a small attic apartment of 770sqft in New Brunswick, paying about 16k/yr for housing.

Yes, it's enough to survive. But it's not sustainable without a plan to begin at a low-expense level, and to increase your earnings.

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