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[quote=Anonymous]I disagree with the posters who keep saying you have to be wealthy to enjoy living here. You need a comfortable income for sure, but check out the private school forum and you can clearly see wealth doesn't offer happiness here, and I actually think it can make life a lot more complicated. I also don't know that many people making $350K or more who can leave work at 5:30 like DH and I can either.

We make enough to afford a nice but small home close in, afford two kids in high quality daycare, and have enough for retirement/savings/college, plus be able to shop at Whole Foods and not have to stress if we buy lunch at work etc. It's a sweet spot in my opinion.

And to the person wondering why people keep mentioning jobs as a pull here vs. ability to be outside in the summer, you must not work. We work sane hours, but still a large chunk of our time is spent at work or doing work (roughly 40-45 hours a week) so yeah, it's key that we enjoy how we spend our time. If you want to go live in a ski resort town and teach lessons and work at the ski shop to fuel an active lifestyle, that's great, but that's not for me. I went to grad school and worked my ass off early on to find out and pursue a field I'm passionate about. And I'm lucky that I can earn money doing it.[/quote]

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