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Post by muttleynfelix on Jan 30, 2015 10:01:29 GMT -5
I figure I would do a separate thread since not everyone reads the Job Hunt or the Kids thread. Plus this will give me an opportunity to sort of organize my checklist. I officially accepted the job offer to move to Iowa. I start March 16th. My last day of work here is February 27th. The job is an amazing opportunity to put in the position to learn a lot both technically and from a management aspect. The company will move us. They will pay for a house hunting trip and for 30 days of temporary housing if need be. But, they won't move our tractor. Although we aren't going to need it. The family heirloom tractor will go to my parent's house for now. Our other tractor we have been trying to sell for a couple years anyway (not very hard). Yes I am getting a big raise in base salary. They do a 401k match and they also do some bonus/stock options/profit sharing that we didn't get into the details of that. The PTO is great - 22 days and then 9.5 holidays. Health insurance for the 4 of us plus dental and vision with a $500 deductible is going to be less than what we pay for on the exchange for DH and the kids for a $3000 deductible! I will be committed to work for them for 2 years if they pay the relocation costs or we will have to pay it back. So now, to move 440 miles with 2 little kids in 6 weeks! The plan for this weekend: 1. Come up with a plan of attack. We don't have one at all right now. I'm of the mindset of renting up in Iowa for a while, but renting is more expensive than buying. DH doesn't want to move twice. So he wants to buy. I can't figure out how that is going to work time wise. So, we need to get our plan together. 2. We are meeting with a realtor on Sunday. We can't buy anything until our house sells. 3. Start packing things we don't need. Next week, I need to make appointments for taxes to be done, DD's 2 year check up, and my annual exam. I need to call DS's school and come up with a plan as to when his last day is going to be (private preschool, he will just be missing the last 2 months of the school year, we aren't going to enroll him up in Iowa). Oh, take the dog to vet. We need to make sure his shots are up to date since we are going to be living in town. I also need to tally my reimburseables from my trip so they can repay me for that. I did have to take my car to the shop today because I ended up with a nasty vibration (but it started before this trip). Things I've already done - I've already talked to my church so they know they have to find a new Sunday School teacher for my "class".
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jan 30, 2015 10:05:59 GMT -5
Welcome to the land of pigs and corn!
Iowa State Fair meet up in August!
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Post by Bonny on Jan 30, 2015 10:06:16 GMT -5
How exciting!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2015 10:07:06 GMT -5
Iowa! I was just there last night...picking up a pig coincidentally.
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Post by swasat on Jan 30, 2015 10:11:47 GMT -5
I figure I would do a separate thread since not everyone reads the Job Hunt or the Kids thread. Plus this will give me an opportunity to sort of organize my checklist. I officially accepted the job offer to move to Iowa. I start March 16th. My last day of work here is February 27th. The job is an amazing opportunity to put in the position to learn a lot both technically and from a management aspect. The company will move us. They will pay for a house hunting trip and for 30 days of temporary housing if need be. But, they won't move our tractor. Although we aren't going to need it. The family heirloom tractor will go to my parent's house for now. Our other tractor we have been trying to sell for a couple years anyway (not very hard). Yes I am getting a big raise in base salary. They do a 401k match and they also do some bonus/stock options/profit sharing that we didn't get into the details of that. The PTO is great - 22 days and then 9.5 holidays. Health insurance for the 4 of us plus dental and vision with a $500 deductible is going to be less than what we pay for on the exchange for DH and the kids for a $3000 deductible! I will be committed to work for them for 2 years if they pay the relocation costs or we will have to pay it back. So now, to move 440 miles with 2 little kids in 6 weeks! The plan for this weekend: 1. Come up with a plan of attack. We don't have one at all right now. I'm of the mindset of renting up in Iowa for a while, but renting is more expensive than buying. DH doesn't want to move twice. So he wants to buy. I can't figure out how that is going to work time wise. So, we need to get our plan together. 2. We are meeting with a realtor on Sunday. We can't buy anything until our house sells. 3. Start packing things we don't need. Next week, I need to make appointments for taxes to be done, DD's 2 year check up, and my annual exam. I need to call DS's school and come up with a plan as to when his last day is going to be (private preschool, he will just be missing the last 2 months of the school year, we aren't going to enroll him up in Iowa). Oh, take the dog to vet. We need to make sure his shots are up to date since we are going to be living in town. I also need to tally my reimburseables from my trip so they can repay me for that. I did have to take my car to the shop today because I ended up with a nasty vibration (but it started before this trip). Things I've already done - I've already talked to my church so they know they have to find a new Sunday School teacher for my "class". YAYYYYY muttley!!! See, relocating brought you so many good things, when initially you were so opposed to relocating Can I just say that I see a huge list of TODOs but no celebration yet? You got an awesome opportunity. Go and celebrate a bit first !! THEN make a list of things to do. And welcome to staying put in the midwest. Us cow tippers need to hang together
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Post by Blonde Granny on Jan 30, 2015 10:13:57 GMT -5
It's too bad you'll have to become a Hawkeye or a Cardinal. Being a Husker is much more enjoyable! Anyway, welcome to the Midwest, it's a great place to live, work and raise a family.
Congratulations on the new job and all the excitement that goes along with the big move.
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Post by billisonboard on Jan 30, 2015 10:17:28 GMT -5
Iowa! I was just there last night...picking up a pig coincidentally. And I though you weren't dating these days.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2015 10:22:39 GMT -5
Iowa! I was just there last night...picking up a pig coincidentally. And I though you weren't dating these days. We don't date. I'm just in it for their meat.
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Post by tractor on Jan 30, 2015 10:23:06 GMT -5
Congratulations, I hear they have tractors in Iowa too, so you can always stock up when you are there.
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Post by giramomma on Jan 30, 2015 10:40:28 GMT -5
I am so happy for you!
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Post by muttleynfelix on Jan 30, 2015 11:13:18 GMT -5
Iowa! I was just there last night...picking up a pig coincidentally. Too funny.
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Post by sesfw on Jan 30, 2015 11:14:24 GMT -5
YEA!!!!!!!!! congrats on the up-move.
Moving can be a PIA but you have things listed and ready to go.
Take a deep breath and don't panic. Mark off the days on a calendar so you can see how far you have come at any time.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Jan 30, 2015 11:19:08 GMT -5
I figure I would do a separate thread since not everyone reads the Job Hunt or the Kids thread. Plus this will give me an opportunity to sort of organize my checklist. I officially accepted the job offer to move to Iowa. I start March 16th. My last day of work here is February 27th. The job is an amazing opportunity to put in the position to learn a lot both technically and from a management aspect. The company will move us. They will pay for a house hunting trip and for 30 days of temporary housing if need be. But, they won't move our tractor. Although we aren't going to need it. The family heirloom tractor will go to my parent's house for now. Our other tractor we have been trying to sell for a couple years anyway (not very hard). Yes I am getting a big raise in base salary. They do a 401k match and they also do some bonus/stock options/profit sharing that we didn't get into the details of that. The PTO is great - 22 days and then 9.5 holidays. Health insurance for the 4 of us plus dental and vision with a $500 deductible is going to be less than what we pay for on the exchange for DH and the kids for a $3000 deductible! I will be committed to work for them for 2 years if they pay the relocation costs or we will have to pay it back. So now, to move 440 miles with 2 little kids in 6 weeks! The plan for this weekend: 1. Come up with a plan of attack. We don't have one at all right now. I'm of the mindset of renting up in Iowa for a while, but renting is more expensive than buying. DH doesn't want to move twice. So he wants to buy. I can't figure out how that is going to work time wise. So, we need to get our plan together. 2. We are meeting with a realtor on Sunday. We can't buy anything until our house sells. 3. Start packing things we don't need. Next week, I need to make appointments for taxes to be done, DD's 2 year check up, and my annual exam. I need to call DS's school and come up with a plan as to when his last day is going to be (private preschool, he will just be missing the last 2 months of the school year, we aren't going to enroll him up in Iowa). Oh, take the dog to vet. We need to make sure his shots are up to date since we are going to be living in town. I also need to tally my reimburseables from my trip so they can repay me for that. I did have to take my car to the shop today because I ended up with a nasty vibration (but it started before this trip). Things I've already done - I've already talked to my church so they know they have to find a new Sunday School teacher for my "class". YAYYYYY muttley!!! See, relocating brought you so many good things, when initially you were so opposed to relocating Can I just say that I see a huge list of TODOs but no celebration yet? You got an awesome opportunity. Go and celebrate a bit first !! THEN make a list of things to do. And welcome to staying put in the midwest. Us cow tippers need to hang together Thanks. I really didn't think my husband would be up for moving, but I underestimated him. I feel bad because his mom is not doing well. She has really struggled with her health the last year and a half and she has sort of given up life the last couple months. I keep telling DH that we can move his mom too (especially now, since we don't have to pay to move ourselves). In the nearly 5 years here, she doesn't go out and see friends and she has become very recluse. So, other than the warmer winters, she isn't giving up anything to move with us. As for a celebration, I think I sort of did that after my interview. I went out and got a margarita Monday night and then was too tired to really eat my supper, but I ordered crab enchiladas and what I ate was good. At some point I will really celebrate. Maybe I'll do an awesome supper Saturday night.
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Post by bean29 on Jan 30, 2015 11:19:41 GMT -5
Congrats!
Good luck with house hunting and the move.
Another reason to consider buying now is that interest rates are very low right now, but they still say they will rise later this year.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Jan 30, 2015 11:21:34 GMT -5
Congratulations, I hear they have tractors in Iowa too, so you can always stock up when you are there.
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Post by dannylion on Jan 30, 2015 13:06:37 GMT -5
Congratulations!
Sending good thoughts for an uneventful moving experience and much success in your new job.
Sorry you have to leave the ancestral tractor behind.
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Post by t-dog on Jan 30, 2015 13:20:30 GMT -5
Congrats! I am jealous, would love to move to the Midwest.
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Post by swamp on Jan 30, 2015 13:27:12 GMT -5
Congrats. And I'm sorry you have to live in the cultureless land of potato farmers.
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Post by mmhmm on Jan 30, 2015 13:32:51 GMT -5
Great news! So happy you got the job! I think everybody hates to move but it's usually worth the agony in the long run. Keep us posted about how things are going.
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Post by busymom on Jan 30, 2015 13:37:06 GMT -5
Hooray! Another Midwesterner!
So, how are we doing the housewarming party. Pig roast?
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Post by tractor on Jan 30, 2015 13:47:42 GMT -5
Congratulations, I hear they have tractors in Iowa too, so you can always stock up when you are there. I'm probably the only one who cares, but what is the precious tractor your leaving behind? One reason I will never be able to move is due to the number of tractors I own, it would be too hard to leave any behind.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2015 13:55:14 GMT -5
Where are you moving to in Iowa?
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Post by muttleynfelix on Jan 30, 2015 14:00:18 GMT -5
I'm probably the only one who cares, but what is the precious tractor your leaving behind? One reason I will never be able to move is due to the number of tractors I own, it would be too hard to leave any behind. LOL. It is a Zen-Noh. Just a baby. I think the year is 1976 or something like that. It is a good tractor. My husband prefers it to the 8N because the 8N needs some work that we haven't gotten to yet. But it can't do any heavy lifting. I'll probably offer it to my neighbors to see if they can fork over the cash and we may see if whoever buys our house wants it.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Jan 30, 2015 14:01:26 GMT -5
Where are you moving to in Iowa? Cedar Rapids.
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Post by yogiii on Jan 30, 2015 14:25:42 GMT -5
about house hunting ... will you guys be able to afford two mortgages temporarily if the house doesn't sell in time? I'd probably prefer to move into a house right away if I already knew of a few neighborhoods/towns I wanted to move to (I also hate moving). So if the cash is an issue, would it be possible to get a low interest loan from your parents to help with a down payment or take a 401k loan? This is one of the few times where I would think a 401k loan would actually make sense.
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Post by WholeLottaNothin on Jan 30, 2015 14:45:22 GMT -5
Congratulations!
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jan 30, 2015 14:51:22 GMT -5
And I'm sorry you have to live in the cultureless land of potato farmers. You forgot no access to modern medicine. That's why it's so important Mutt get her physical and DS' physical before they leave.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jan 30, 2015 14:51:30 GMT -5
And I though you weren't dating these days. We don't date. I'm just in it for their meat. You slut!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2015 14:55:43 GMT -5
We don't date. I'm just in it for their meat. You slut! What can I say? I have needs.
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Post by Jake 48 on Jan 30, 2015 15:01:49 GMT -5
Congratulations!!!!
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