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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Now or never!”

Unless they grew up in NYC, no one pictures themself moving to NYC from somewhere else later in life, including when they’re ready to settle down with a spouse and start a family.

So starting their career in NYC makes sense. When else would they do it? Plus it’s easy to find a huge peer group of people in their 20s in NYC whatever field they may be in.

I started my law career in NYC, and my closest college friends started their banking and publishing careers there, too. Fantastic experiences, both professionally and socially, before we moved on elsewhere. 
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What?! That’s definitely not true. Like many of my friends who lived in NYC when we were younger, I plan to go back and live there in retirement. [b]I’ve watched my mom deal with the impact of living in a car-dependent area while dealing with genetic vision problems, and NYC has always been my planner solution.[/b] Fortunately I live somewhere with similar crime/homeless issues and very expensive real estate, so the downsides for most won’t be an adjustment for me.

Many of my friends are in the same boat. No way will I be dealing with a big empty house and a yard in my 70s and 80s.

DH and I are planning very carefully to make it happen. It helps that I lived in an inconvenient neighborhood while totally broke, so I have no illusions about recreating some past glamorous lifestyle funded by my parents.[/quote]

Same here.  Finances willing, we'll live in NYC in the winter months.  I am convinced that the walkability helps keep you physically healthy, and the constant stimulation helps stave off mental decline.  We know too many people who retire and ferment in place in front of the TV.  [/quote]

Agreed on living in a major city in winter months for walking and mental stimulation. I know way too many retirees who seem so checked out of real life living in those vacation areas that have so little interest in the world.[/quote]

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