MoveBuddha

MoveBuddha

The smarter way to move long distance

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MoveBuddha is the fastest and easiest way to plan a move. Whether you're moving a couch across town or a home cross-country.
This is the 2nd launch from MoveBuddha. View more

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Should I move for work?
moveBuddha was ranked #2 of the day for January 24th, 2020
1 in 4 people who relocate for work ultimately regret their decision. That's no good. Since we help thousands of people move every year (mostly for work) we built this tool as a starting point to help people think through relocation decisions.
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What do you think? …

Ryan Hoover
Request for product: A more accurate cost of living calculator than Numbeo. This is particularly needed as more companies expand globally. cc @seanlinehan
Ryan Carrigan
Maker
@rrhoover the numbeo data is pretty disappointing for sure. COLI has better data but it's limited to only major US cities. Would love a better API!
Sean Linehan
Love the product @carriganisms! @rrhoover We use a variety of sources for Placement.com but it's a tricky problem. For broadly lower-to-middle class folks the data from COLI + government sources gives a good high-level take. The reality is that no matter how good the data is, there are a crazy number of lifestyle-driven factors that come in to play (family planning, school districts, commuting preferences, status signaling via zip code, etc, etc). We have plans to build tools to help people think through those types of things in the future!
Ryan Carrigan
Maker
@seanlinehan agreed, cost of living is not as straightforward a calculation as it seems. A personalized cost of living calculator would be a very cool product.
Sean Linehan
@carriganisms We can do a MoveBuddha + Placement collab for it in the future? :-)
Thom Malone
I went through the form but it didn't return a result unfortunately, just an infinite loading screen. Will try again later though, love the idea!
Jason Pancake
Maker
@thom_malone Thanks for the feedback, Thom. Sorry it wasn't working for you. If you're comfortable sharing the cities I'd be happy to check it out. You may also try some other nearby cities?
Thom Malone
@jasonpancake yeah great call! I was trying out Sydney from Toronto. I'll try a few more examples right now though
Jason Pancake
Maker
@thomasmalone I see the same issue for Toronto => Sydney. I'll check it out!
Shavin Peiries
This is interesting! It might help to clarify the how much you make question by stating a month or a year. I also like that fact that you guys persist the data when you start over
Ryan Carrigan
Maker
@shavin47 very true, I can see how that question is a bit confusing. We'll think about it a little more. Appreciate you trying out the tool.
Shavin Peiries
@carriganisms Happy to help, congratulations on getting to the top 5!