Tesla dangles the chance of a factory tour with Elon Musk as an incentive to get people to vote on his $55 billion pay package

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Tesla is offering investors the chance to take a tour of the Austin gigafactory with Elon Musk.
Tesla is offering investors the chance to take a tour of the Austin gigafactory with Elon Musk.

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We were paid $10,000 to move from Austin to Arkansas. It wasn't perfect, but we have no regrets.

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My husband and I lived in Arkansas for a little over a year.

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Inside 2 Texas cities where home prices are dropping, sellers are slashing asks, and buyers can get lowball offers accepted

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Homebuyers in Austin and New Braunfels are finding more success as sellers lower their prices.

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We're DINKs in Austin who are waiting until we make $350,000 to have kids. Maintaining our lifestyle as parents is a priority.

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Matthew and Brooke Bennett.

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Austin offers the jobs and city life of San Francisco but with Atlanta's cost of living. Here's how.

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People gather at Barton Springs Pool on June 21, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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I'm moving out of Texas after 60 years there. The culture has changed and big tech firms have made Austin too expensive.

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Flora Batts and her husband.
Flora Batts and her husband, who are moving to Pennsylvania after becoming fed up with aspects of living in Texas.

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15 cities with plenty of rentals and high enough wages to afford them

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San Jose.
Wages in San Jose have grown much faster than rents.

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New York offers the worst cost-of-living tradeoff of any major city for new college grads. Starting salaries go further in these 14 metros.

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New York City is still a dominant job market.

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Tesla found a way to get out of environmental regulations at its Texas gigafactory

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Tesla's gigafactory outside Austin, Texas in 2024.

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It took an Austin developer 4 years to build 4 small homes that he made no money on as the city struggles to bridge the gap between tiny apartments and pricy houses

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One of four smaller homes built on a single lot (right), adjacent to a 5-bedroom single-family home on a similar lot in Austin, Texas.
A five-bedroom single-family home, left, and one of four smaller homes built on a similar lot in Austin.

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