Girlfriend in Texas cheated already. Should I still go to Midland or another part of Texas

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  1. Kingty9183

    Kingty9183 Light Load Member

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    That's seriously what a few buddies were telling me just to screw the address and live on the truck. My lease to my apartment is up in August so I may just let it go w/o renewal
     
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  3. Chinatown

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    Houston is super congested with traffic.
    Corpus Christi, Texas is ok though.
    Las Vegas is also good and same as Texas; no personal state income taxes. No winter weather to speak of. Just need a light jacket during the winter months.
     
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    The Petro Truck Stop in Amarillo is one of my layover points.
    I like Amarillo being in the panhandle of Texas and right on Interstate 40.
     
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  5. Kingty9183

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    What's are some ways I can grow my money
     
  6. Chinatown

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    Get an address in a tax free state though. Some ways to do that have already been suggested on your thread. Use that address when you file taxes. Some drivers use a UPS Store and rent a mail box there. Instead of using "Box # 1234 they use Apt. # 1234. I haven't done that, but some drivers on here can give you tips on that.
     
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  7. Kingty9183

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    I wanna go OTR and run hard but I also wanna have a home base in a Texas in a metro area. I don't need an apartment but I'd be willing to rent a room to come home to every few months.
     
  8. Linte_Loco

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    DFW is a nice area actually. Lived there for 5 years. Little bit of everything. Check out places to rent in small towns East and south of DFW. Good place to stack some cheddar and make your next move
     
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  9. SmallPackage

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    San Antonio is getting worse than Austin traffic wise and I-35 seems like its full 24/7. Even I-10 from tx 130 into city is crazy now. Since around 2008 it is becoming very truck unfriendly as the days go by. They are rebuilding the downtown area for illegals and the evil HIPSTERS. They are slowly pushing businesses out either north east to the Selma/ Schertz area or east to Seguin. They have raised rent and property tax rates to where the folks born and raised here can’t afford to live in the city or in certain areas of Bexar county anymore. The three southern to east surrounding counties of Atoscosa, Wilson, and Guadalupe are getting expensive to buy or own property now. Used to be dirt cheap. Before the beginning of all the growth started in 2005 we bought 6 acres for $50,000 between I-35 and I-10 in Guadalupe (from a farm that was downsizing ) just to work hay. We just paid $5,276 yearly tax on it and it keeps going up. Its now been appraised at worth $278,000 and its just flat land with black clay dirt and coastal grass. It’s Stupid.
     
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  10. SteveScott

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    When I was in Austin a few weeks ago, I used the toll roads around the city to avoid traffic. The signs said that they would bill to the registered owner of the vehicle for toll charges. Haven't gotten a bill yet.
     
  11. SmallPackage

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    I believe they bill every 3 or 4 months.
     
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