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Post by Waffle on May 25, 2012 6:55:40 GMT -5
Where would you pick?
As I was about to go out to dinner with friends last night, my mother said "let's move". I said "where to?" She said anywhere, where would you want to live? And I realized I don't really know. I've lived in the same area for most of my life - all of my adult life.
I have been thinking about making a change, but I had been thinking about if I could find the "perfect" job and just move to wherever it was. I never thought of it the other way around - like pick a place and then find a job.
So give me some ideas. Where would you pick (preferably in the U.S.) and why?
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Post by zibazinski on May 25, 2012 7:02:22 GMT -5
Florida. I want to go HOME. I hate it here.
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Post by zibazinski on May 25, 2012 7:13:22 GMT -5
Summers are that way but I'd rather that than the Midwest. We had a mild winter and it still sucked. I want to go home! Plus, you have the water and beaches and pools to cool off in. I really don't remember being miserable. I just knew I was HOME when I first moved there. Nothing has felt like home ever since. All my happy memories are there even though I got divorced there. But I was still in Florida so I didn't lose everything.
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Post by zibazinski on May 25, 2012 7:18:06 GMT -5
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Post by zibazinski on May 25, 2012 7:18:30 GMT -5
As my daddy would say, you take the bitter with the better.
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Post by pinkbow832 on May 25, 2012 7:19:50 GMT -5
Every time I'm in NH or Maine, I love it so much I wish I could live there. It's so beautiful, the summers are reasonably mild, and the skiing in winter is great. There's a lot of snow, but it's an area where people are used to dealing with snow and it tends to get plowed and removed quickly. I live in the mid-Atlantic and that is NOT the case here!
One of my coworkers was formulating a plan to move to Hawaii a couple of years ago, and that sounded pretty fantastic also. Maybe not long term there, but I could probably do 5 years at least.
My retirement goal is to be able to live and experience different places, and not just travel and visit for a week or two. I'm thinking a winter in the South of France, a summer in Sweden, etc. Getting a visa is much easier when you can prove that you have sufficient income and won't need to find a job.
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Post by aliciar6 on May 25, 2012 7:26:10 GMT -5
Colorado....i love everything about that state
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Post by Waffle on May 25, 2012 7:32:45 GMT -5
Hawaii sounds heavenly, but too expensive. I think I'm afraid of CA - mudslides, fires, earthquakes, broke state government. I've wondered about FL - and I know hardly anything about Colorado.
Aliciar - what makes Colorado so wonderful?
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Post by busymom on May 25, 2012 7:43:31 GMT -5
I'd like to move someplace where I don't have to shovel snow in the winter.  Hawaii sounds good! Any other suggestions? (Low taxes, etc. would be a plus too!) |
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on May 25, 2012 7:54:20 GMT -5
The area (Far Northern CA) we live in is beautiful, with lakes, rivers, trees and decent seasons. It's not a HCOL area, so not a gazillion people living here. The only problem is it's in the BS state of California. I keep hoping that our part of the state will break off and become a state of it's own. We have nothing in common with the Southern part. A good earthquake could accomplish that for you very easily. |
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Post by happyhoix on May 25, 2012 7:57:12 GMT -5
DH and I are considering retiring around Asheville NC. It's up in the mountains so it isn't as blazingly hot as the part of the south we currently live in (NW GA). Absolutely fabulous scenery. Compared to the straight laced city we currently live near, it's fairly liberal (they have a big artist population there). Cold enough in the winter they get some snow. And again - the scenery - right in the Smoky mountains.
If we should retire fabulously wealthy (we won't) I would also love to have a winter home in Savannah, Ga, right downtown in the historic section, maybe a Victorian on Forsyth park. Savannah is laid out to be a perfect walking/biking city, has amazing buildings from colonial period homes up to Victorian beauties, very liberal/artistic vibe to it (it's legal to walk around downtown with an open container of alcohol - almost unheard of in the South - DH and I like to get a 'to go' cup at our favorite pub). However, Savannah in the summer is almost unbearably hot and humid, so I wouldn't want to attempt to live there year round.
What we would really like to retire to is a community with a small downtown area - grocery stores, pharmacy, library, etc. all within walking distance of some comfortable cottages/condos. In retirement, I would love to give up my reliance on my car and walk everywhere I go. Haven't found a community like that yet - would love to hear if other YM's have.
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Post by steph08 on May 25, 2012 8:07:37 GMT -5
London. Lived there for three months during my study abroad internship in college and miss it every day!!
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Post by Waffle on May 25, 2012 8:11:35 GMT -5
London. Lived there for three months during my study abroad internship in college and miss it every day!! I've spent a (very) little time in London and I loved it, but I'm looking for a rest of my life place and for me that means somewhere in the U.S. Then if I pick a place the next step would be having the nerve to actually pick up and leave. |
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on May 25, 2012 8:14:54 GMT -5
A good earthquake could accomplish that for you very easily. Naw, they'd just make us pay to repair all the damage. What? Like build a bridge to re-connect your area of Norther California with the rest? What are they gonna do, make you?   |
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Post by moxie on May 25, 2012 8:16:45 GMT -5
Tuscany, Italy...After I saw "Under The Tuscan Sun," I fell in love with it. A little home on a hill overlooking the beautiful countryside, wine, and pasta...PERFECT!  |
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Post by moxie on May 25, 2012 8:18:36 GMT -5
"Summers are that way but I'd rather that than the Midwest. We had a mild winter and it still sucked." I love the midwest, but it IS my home. I could only live in FL from Jan. to April. |
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Post by moxie on May 25, 2012 8:20:04 GMT -5
In the U.S., I could easily live on the Oregon coast.
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Post by 973beachbum on May 25, 2012 8:20:50 GMT -5
If money is no object it would be Hawaii hand down!
Even if money is an object I would rather live in a tiki hut there than a mansion almost anywhere else.
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Post by pinkbow832 on May 25, 2012 8:23:57 GMT -5
After college, one of my friends did a pretty in-depth analysis of statistics dealing with income levels, cost of living, happiness, weather, number of rainy days, etc. to come up with the most ideal place to live in the US. He's now living in the bay area and absolutely loves it. I'm not sure what he does to offset the cost of living, but apparently he's doing ok since he's still living there.
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Post by moxie on May 25, 2012 8:30:50 GMT -5
"Wouldn't all the rain and fog get to you?"
Not if I had a fireplace to keep things cozy. A view of the Pacific...PRICELESS!
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Post by moxie on May 25, 2012 8:32:11 GMT -5
Lake Tahoe is nice too.
I want to see the Big Sur area...that would be a possibility...I have seen it in movies.
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Post by moxie on May 25, 2012 8:32:40 GMT -5
TN mountains in a log cabin...yep!
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Post by steph08 on May 25, 2012 8:43:44 GMT -5
London. Lived there for three months during my study abroad internship in college and miss it every day!! I've spent a (very) little time in London and I loved it, but I'm looking for a rest of my life place and for me that means somewhere in the U.S. Then if I pick a place the next step would be having the nerve to actually pick up and leave. Hmm, in the U.S. in addition to Hawaii , I would probably pick southern Virginia or North Carolina - not too bad in the winters and not too bad in the summers. I also loved the lack of humidity in Colorado, though I don't know about spending winters there! |
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Post by Waffle on May 25, 2012 9:03:28 GMT -5
I just took the "Find your spot" quiz. www.findyourspot.com/According to the quiz, I should move to one of the following locations: Alpine, TX Murray, KY Walla Wall, WA Berea, KY Woodbury, TN Bisbee, AZ Amarillo, TX Lubbock, TX Salisbury, NC Moab, UT Lima, OH Guthrie, OK Mitchell, SD Arrow Rock, MO Abilene, TX Oberlin, OH Hopkinsville, KY Lawrenceburg, KY New Harmony, IN Cedar Falls, IA Fredericksburg, TX Oxford, MS Hickory, NC Lansing, MI I'll have to do a bit of research on them and see if I think I would really like to live in any of them. |
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Post by alabamagal on May 25, 2012 9:10:13 GMT -5
Summers are that way but I'd rather that than the Midwest. We had a mild winter and it still sucked. I want to go home! Plus, you have the water and beaches and pools to cool off in. I really don't remember being miserable. I just knew I was HOME when I first moved there. Nothing has felt like home ever since. All my happy memories are there even though I got divorced there. But I was still in Florida so I didn't lose everything. I'm picking Florida too. Grew up in Miami. Favorite place would be Islamorada in Florida Keys. Yes it is hot in the middle of the day in the summer - that is what A/C, pools, and siestas are for! There are no real beaches in the keys, it is more of a boating spot. In the keys, in the middle of summer you get the ocean breezes so you can sit outside in the evening - much different than the middle of the state. In order to live there, would need at leat 1/2 million to buy a house, and maybe another $30k for a nice boat. Would have to be retired since there is no work there (unless you are in the tourist industry). There are seasons in Florida. Winter is when you get to turn the AC off! |
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Post by Peace77 on May 25, 2012 9:12:11 GMT -5
Waffle,
I think you meant Walla Walla, WA
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Post by constanz22 on May 25, 2012 9:12:50 GMT -5
Anywhere? France...spent a year there when I was 18.
In the US? I'm not really drawn to anywhere. At some point in my life, maybe when I retire, I'd like to move somewhere with fairly mild weather, with little or no snow. I HATE the cold and snow. Maybe North Carolina. I've visited my uncle there and it's nice. Mom lives in Florida. Too hot to live there year round, although sometimes I think I'd love to live in a small beach town on the gulf coast, even just for a year.
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Post by moxie on May 25, 2012 9:16:06 GMT -5
Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Post by Waffle on May 25, 2012 9:17:38 GMT -5
Waffle, I think you meant Walla Walla, WA Yep. |
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Post by moxie on May 25, 2012 9:20:05 GMT -5
I LOVE Seattle!! |
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