Should I move to Florida?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just flew in from Florida last night as brother bought a place there in 2017 as a vacation home he plans to retire to.

First visit. Roads clean. No beggars, less traffic, electric cheaper, taxes way less, weather better. More normal and nice people. Publix is great Beach is nice. Had lunch in Naples. Nice to get away from DC drama a few days.

My brother is from Long Island and a bit fed up cancel culture and brainwashing and indoctrination in public schools and negative slanted TV News.

Good to be in a positive, clean place with low taxes

Yup, a nice change of pace from DC, isnt it? I'm glad you enjoyed it down here! Life is great here, despite the resounding hatred on DCUM!

+2

We moved here from DC, and love it!

The worst part is the hot, humid summer, but that's when we travel to Maine or back to Canada.

lol.. 99% of the people don't have the means to escape FL summers to ME or Canada. At some point, you will be too old to keep making that long distance trek.

[Anonymous]

If you want to save money,, West Virginia will actually pay you to move there. You can save lots of money and skip the flights and drive back to the dc area instead.

https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/personal-finance/articles/get-paid-12000-to-live-and-work-remotely-in-west-virginia/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:it is so fascinating to read all the responses, and what seems to be 95% hatred at the mere mention of florida.
perhaps i have different perspective because i grew up in south florida. and much of south florida, especially miami and fll really doesn't consider itself part of floriduh.
i left dc 2 years ago and feel like i can finally breathe!
i appreciate my time in dc and the many benefits to having lived there, but i'm so glad to be raising my family back in south florida.
and yes, i and many others cannot stand desantis.
but i love living 10 minutes from the beach and going to the beach 2x a week vs 1-2x a year, year round beach (warm enough to swim in, not freezing and rough) and pool weather, NO WINTER ICE OR SNOW!!!, no state income tax, incredible diversity, my kids are already conversant in spanish and portuguese, fantastic food, less cutthroat emphasis on who you know/what you do/what can you do for me, not worrying about signing up for good quality daycare or preschool spots at 6 weeks pregnant, being 2-3 hour plane rides from much of central and south america, having kids in person learning, all the watersports you can imagine, the lush tropical plants and trees, having fruit trees in my backyard like mango papaya and lychee, how greeen and alive everything is in winter instead of brown and dead, blue sunny skies, etc

the thought of being back in dc makes me feel suffocated and anxious.
my 2 cents!

I can understand not wanting to move back to DC, but there are other places to move to than FL.

The beaches in the summer in FL now can be hit or miss due to sargasum seaweed and red tide and hurricanes.

Personally, I don't mind the DC winters. It's not that bad, and I'm from CA. But the humidity is horrible in DC, and FL is even worse for humidity.

My family is here too, so i can't ask for anything more! I'd rather have south florida summers 100x than DC or any winter.
Life is so much easier not having to even think about or own mittens, hats, scarves, boots etc for little kids.
No issues with seaweed for us.

If you are overwhelmed by the prospect of dressing a kid for cold weather, perhaps it is for the best that you made the move down there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it is so fascinating to read all the responses, and what seems to be 95% hatred at the mere mention of florida.
perhaps i have different perspective because i grew up in south florida. and much of south florida, especially miami and fll really doesn't consider itself part of floriduh.
i left dc 2 years ago and feel like i can finally breathe!
i appreciate my time in dc and the many benefits to having lived there, but i'm so glad to be raising my family back in south florida.
and yes, i and many others cannot stand desantis.
but i love living 10 minutes from the beach and going to the beach 2x a week vs 1-2x a year, year round beach (warm enough to swim in, not freezing and rough) and pool weather, NO WINTER ICE OR SNOW!!!, no state income tax, incredible diversity, my kids are already conversant in spanish and portuguese, fantastic food, less cutthroat emphasis on who you know/what you do/what can you do for me, not worrying about signing up for good quality daycare or preschool spots at 6 weeks pregnant, being 2-3 hour plane rides from much of central and south america, having kids in person learning, all the watersports you can imagine, the lush tropical plants and trees, having fruit trees in my backyard like mango papaya and lychee, how greeen and alive everything is in winter instead of brown and dead, blue sunny skies, etc

the thought of being back in dc makes me feel suffocated and anxious.
my 2 cents!

I can understand not wanting to move back to DC, but there are other places to move to than FL.

The beaches in the summer in FL now can be hit or miss due to sargasum seaweed and red tide and hurricanes.

Personally, I don't mind the DC winters. It's not that bad, and I'm from CA. But the humidity is horrible in DC, and FL is even worse for humidity.

My family is here too, so i can't ask for anything more! I'd rather have south florida summers 100x than DC or any winter.
Life is so much easier not having to even think about or own mittens, hats, scarves, boots etc for little kids.
No issues with seaweed for us.

If you are overwhelmed by the prospect of dressing a kid for cold weather, perhaps it is for the best that you made the move down there.

Eyeroll x 100.
I said life is easier not having to deal with winter and little kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it is so fascinating to read all the responses, and what seems to be 95% hatred at the mere mention of florida.
perhaps i have different perspective because i grew up in south florida. and much of south florida, especially miami and fll really doesn't consider itself part of floriduh.
i left dc 2 years ago and feel like i can finally breathe!
i appreciate my time in dc and the many benefits to having lived there, but i'm so glad to be raising my family back in south florida.
and yes, i and many others cannot stand desantis.
but i love living 10 minutes from the beach and going to the beach 2x a week vs 1-2x a year, year round beach (warm enough to swim in, not freezing and rough) and pool weather, NO WINTER ICE OR SNOW!!!, no state income tax, incredible diversity, my kids are already conversant in spanish and portuguese, fantastic food, less cutthroat emphasis on who you know/what you do/what can you do for me, not worrying about signing up for good quality daycare or preschool spots at 6 weeks pregnant, being 2-3 hour plane rides from much of central and south america, having kids in person learning, all the watersports you can imagine, the lush tropical plants and trees, having fruit trees in my backyard like mango papaya and lychee, how greeen and alive everything is in winter instead of brown and dead, blue sunny skies, etc

the thought of being back in dc makes me feel suffocated and anxious.
my 2 cents!

I can understand not wanting to move back to DC, but there are other places to move to than FL.

The beaches in the summer in FL now can be hit or miss due to sargasum seaweed and red tide and hurricanes.

Personally, I don't mind the DC winters. It's not that bad, and I'm from CA. But the humidity is horrible in DC, and FL is even worse for humidity.

My family is here too, so i can't ask for anything more! I'd rather have south florida summers 100x than DC or any winter.
Life is so much easier not having to even think about or own mittens, hats, scarves, boots etc for little kids.
No issues with seaweed for us.

If you are overwhelmed by the prospect of dressing a kid for cold weather, perhaps it is for the best that you made the move down there.

Eyeroll x 100.
I said life is easier not having to deal with winter and little kids.

eh.. IMO, life is easier not having to deal with hurricane season and the heat/humidity for several months of the year. Not to mention the godawful bugs. DC is bad enough. FL is worse.

Winter in DC where it's really cold such that you really have to bundle up lasts maybe two months. FL humid summers and/or hurricane season lasts for at least 4 to 5 months.

[Anonymous]

According to US News rankings Florida has 10 of the top 100 high schools in the country. As a comparison, Va. has one, DC has one, MD has none.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just flew in from Florida last night as brother bought a place there in 2017 as a vacation home he plans to retire to.

First visit. Roads clean. No beggars, less traffic, electric cheaper, taxes way less, weather better. More normal and nice people. Publix is great Beach is nice. Had lunch in Naples. Nice to get away from DC drama a few days.

My brother is from Long Island and a bit fed up cancel culture and brainwashing and indoctrination in public schools and negative slanted TV News.

Good to be in a positive, clean place with low taxes

Politics and climate aside, in my experience FL has a large number of transplants like your brother, from LI/NJ. Culturally, not my people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just flew in from Florida last night as brother bought a place there in 2017 as a vacation home he plans to retire to.

First visit. Roads clean. No beggars, less traffic, electric cheaper, taxes way less, weather better. More normal and nice people. Publix is great Beach is nice. Had lunch in Naples. Nice to get away from DC drama a few days.

My brother is from Long Island and a bit fed up cancel culture and brainwashing and indoctrination in public schools and negative slanted TV News.

Good to be in a positive, clean place with low taxes

Politics and climate aside, in my experience FL has a large number of transplants like your brother, from LI/NJ. Culturally, not my people.

I'm from the South, and would never move to Florida, unless it was the panhandle. Not southern enough, but not liberal enough for me either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to US News rankings Florida has 10 of the top 100 high schools in the country. As a comparison, Va. has one, DC has one, MD has none.

They are tiny specialty schools of 2-500. Look at overall scores and outcomes.

[Anonymous]

Shame on you for suggesting commuting by air the day after the most serious climate report we’ve ever seen.

Do you have kids? Do you give the tiniest care about their future?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
it is so fascinating to read all the responses, and what seems to be 95% hatred at the mere mention of florida.
perhaps i have different perspective because i grew up in south florida. and much of south florida, especially miami and fll really doesn't consider itself part of floriduh.
i left dc 2 years ago and feel like i can finally breathe!
i appreciate my time in dc and the many benefits to having lived there, but i'm so glad to be raising my family back in south florida.
and yes, i and many others cannot stand desantis.
but i love living 10 minutes from the beach and going to the beach 2x a week vs 1-2x a year, year round beach (warm enough to swim in, not freezing and rough) and pool weather, NO WINTER ICE OR SNOW!!!, no state income tax, incredible diversity, my kids are already conversant in spanish and portuguese, fantastic food, less cutthroat emphasis on who you know/what you do/what can you do for me, not worrying about signing up for good quality daycare or preschool spots at 6 weeks pregnant, being 2-3 hour plane rides from much of central and south america, having kids in person learning, all the watersports you can imagine, the lush tropical plants and trees, having fruit trees in my backyard like mango papaya and lychee, how greeen and alive everything is in winter instead of brown and dead, blue sunny skies, etc

the thought of being back in dc makes me feel suffocated and anxious.
my 2 cents!

I can understand not wanting to move back to DC, but there are other places to move to than FL.

The beaches in the summer in FL now can be hit or miss due to sargasum seaweed and red tide and hurricanes.

Personally, I don't mind the DC winters. It's not that bad, and I'm from CA. But the humidity is horrible in DC, and FL is even worse for humidity.


My family is here too, so i can't ask for anything more! I'd rather have south florida summers 100x than DC or any winter.
Life is so much easier not having to even think about or own mittens, hats, scarves, boots etc for little kids.
No issues with seaweed for us.


If you are overwhelmed by the prospect of dressing a kid for cold weather, perhaps it is for the best that you made the move down there.


Eyeroll x 100.
I said life is easier not having to deal with winter and little kids.

eh.. IMO, life is easier not having to deal with hurricane season and the heat/humidity for several months of the year. Not to mention the godawful bugs. DC is bad enough. FL is worse.

Winter in DC where it's really cold such that you really have to bundle up lasts maybe two months. FL humid summers and/or hurricane season lasts for at least 4 to 5 months.

What are you talking about? You never have to "bundle up" in DC. Maybe a couple of days, but you clearly have not lived in the upper Midwest. In DC it almost always gets above 32 during the day in the winter and it never gets below 20 at night (maybe once every 10 years). It is often in the 40's during the day and might get down to 25 at night.

We came from the upper Midwest and we don't need any of the heavy jackets and sweaters that we had up there. Zero. You rarely even need boots here. It hasn't snowed at all for the past two years.

[Anonymous]

Aren’t there any other states without income tax?

[Anonymous]

^ If it gets down into the teens here (super rare---hasn't happened for years really), people go absolutely beserk. If there is a forecast for even an inch of snow people act like it's the apocalypse.

[Anonymous]

youre a giant selfish loser OP

[Anonymous]

Aren’t there any other states without income tax?

Yes.

Alaska, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming