H and I were all set on moving back to our hometown, but now my grandmother might sell her house and move to southern Cali where my mom and aunt are. So, while we still think we'll move home for a year or two to save money, we're realizing that we could go anywhere. H's job is wfh and he can do it anywhere. Possibilities include:
San Diego- it's my favorite place on earth, but we could afford a shoebox.
I'm 99.9% sure I'll end up in Philly or NYC long term and I'm very happy with that. In close 3rd is DC.
I've never lived in a city for more than 4 years so its kind of weird to think about settling down for longer than that, but I think I'm ready for it.
The reasons I want to be in those places is due to the diversity, variety of things to do, public transport, ease to travel throughout the east coast, multiple airports, great medical centers and not too extreme weather.
Post by compassrose on Mar 6, 2015 10:08:05 GMT -5
I am so grateful to be back near my parents, especially with my dad being sick. That being said, I went to undergrad and grad school on the east coast and I miss all of my friends. When I lived in boston, I saw my BFF once a week, and I could visit the other once a month. It's hard to be far either way. I think you just have to decide which of the quality of life and relationships you'd have in either place works better for your family. If I had no ties, though? I'd move to Spain or New Zealand.
I would love to retire near the beach in a warm place. Till I retire I don't want to be tied to one place, so I would love to live in all sorts of places in Europe, China, Australia, etc..
Post by EmilieMadison on Mar 6, 2015 10:12:08 GMT -5
Sadly, my husband and I dont agree on this
I would move to our farm in VT in a heartbeat. He likes to visit, but DH is not at all interested in living there. The older I get, the more sad this makes me.
ETA: We both agree that we'd move to London if he could get a job transfer.
Post by usuallylurking on Mar 6, 2015 10:17:02 GMT -5
I love the PNW, but miss Alaska dearly. I would move back there if I wouldn't 1, miss my family so much, and 2, feel like we would have less financial freedom than we do here due to the pretty substantial COL difference.
There is a small town near the city where we live that I think we may retire to. It's a gold rush town so they do lots of community things like parades and festivals, etc.
Or Oregon. We have family in Bend and we just love it there. It's so relaxed and even more green than california.
I have no desire to live outside of WA state. My family and friends are here and here on the Westside of the state the weather is for the most part mild. Thankfully H and I agree that it would take an amazing job offer with lots of great perks to make us move away from where we have settled. We plan on staying here long term.
I love the PNW, but miss Alaska dearly. I would move back there if I wouldn't 1, miss my family so much, and 2, feel like we would have less financial freedom than we do here due to the pretty substantial COL difference.
I thought people got PAID to live in Alaska.
They do, but it isn't much! It's enough to squirrel away to help with heating costs for the winter, or get a new set of tires, or catch yourself up once a year, or plan a family trip out of AK once a year. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to have, but it only comes once a year
We're just outside of Philly and I like where we live. The only time I really want to leave is when it's covered in snow, then I fantasize about living somewhere warm year round.
I'm in Philly and I feel the same, except for January through March when I decide I need to move to San Diego.
I would love to live in MA. It's where my friends and family are, and it's still my favorite state because of the culture, politics, environment etc. We're trying to make it happen, but it all depends on where we can get jobs.