I am currently in the early phases of planning our move back to Albuquerque in the spring.
I am constrained to live within the 48 contiguous states, and that is the only place I would really want to live. There are a few places I would consider if there were a reason to go there, but NM is #1 on the list.
If I were able to move internationally, maybe New Zealand. I need some place with lots of mountains and not very many people.
I live a mile from the beach and it is sunny and moderate weather most of the time here at the LA beaches. My city has great public schools and awesome restaurants. I can drive 30 minutes and be in downtown LA to see the theatre. I have lived other places and ended up back here because I love it.
If I had a chance to live internationally for a period of time, I could get behind Madrid.
Post by alleinesein on Oct 7, 2015 13:24:12 GMT -5
Domestically- I'll stick with SoCal. If I had to go back to Iowa I could do it but wouldn't be my first choice.
Internationally- I'd move back to India in a heartbeat. I prefer Mumbai over Bangalore but I could easily live in either city. Zagreb, Croatia. I love London but I could never afford to live there.
But I do like where I live now, and job options outside of NYC/SF/Seattle are harder to come by, and of those I'd rather live in Seattle. Austin, I guess. While it's nice but too hot in the summer.
If I had all the monies, I would have two houses in retirement, one in Montana or Idaho, and the other in somewhere warmer with a beach. Florida Keys, maybe?
Realistically, we'll be in NY forever. There's nowhere else in the US where I'd want to live.
I don't know if we'll be in NY forever, but this is pretty much how I feel. There are cities in the US I would consider living if the job opps were right, but not because I am dying to leave NY.
Internationally, I would love to live in Berlin or Lisbon for a spell. But I would want to come back to NY.
Our realistic short list right now is the suburbs of either Nashville, KC, Dallas, or Raleigh. We might not end up in any of those places, but those fit the best with our parameters.
Our dream retirement location is southern Spain (Malaga or Marbella, preferably).
Hawaii or somewhere in the Caribbean, probably St. Thomas or St. Croix. DH and I dream of moving somewhere tropical as we have determined our happiness is directly proportional to our proximity to the ocean.
Central Mexico. We are going to early retire and spend the first year there. Depending how we like it, we will stay there for longer or come back to the US. We haven't figured out where in the US yet, but ideally, somewhere that is near mountains, low cost of living, better climate than Chicago, and liberal (or at least not too conservative). Feel free to suggest any places that match these requirements.
I'll be looking to move in another year or two. I'm really open. I loved Boston when I visited, but I can't see taking my bow on the T, so that maybe wouldn't be a good fit. I love Nashville. Somewhere in TX would be awesome, I think it would be a good fit for me and it's closer to my sister and not too far from my parents.
There are so many places where I would consider living in the right circumstances (good jobs, good salary). At this point in my life, i am starting to see the appeal of going somewhere with a better cost-of-living but I'm not committed to it and I'm not sure where I would go. My BF is a lawyer who is barred in several states. For him to move beyond those areas would require an investment on his part. It's something he considers doing but doing so would need to be logical and so that narrows things down for him. He does have some prospect of a possible stint abroad since he does work for a firm with int'l offices but he is valuable where he is so it is hard to know if he would be offered the chance to move.
I have more flexibility to move to a variety of areas but it would require some degree of career shake up. I might be ok with that at some point but I could also see staying in my general area for a long time.
Money No Object Dream: Apartment in NYC for Spring/Fall, summer house on Jersey shore (Hamptons if you ask DH, but I am not going to betray my beloved shore), NOLA house for the winter. Internationally I'm going to Spain, have a teeny apartment somewhere, bounce around and vacation.
Realistic: I'd still like to go back to NOLA, I miss it so much. Retirement plan, most likely. Maybe Philly area one day, if DH finds a suitable job, but that takes me too close to his parents and that I don't love.
I'm very happy in London, but I'd love to live in Southern France for a bit (perhaps retirement), Singapore or Tokyo for a few years, Paris for a year or so, possibly a short-term bit in New Zealand in the mountains.
I would love to live in Southern California again. I don't know if DH will ever agree to it. He said he'd rather move back to Seattle, which I would be happy with. Phoenix is another option. Overseas, England or Australia. I'm such a realist, lol, because these are all places DH and I could get jobs and/or be near family. I don't like where we live now so I'd consider a lot of places.