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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's interesting hearing someone with a HHI of $300k worry that they won't have the opportunity to advance in their career, if they leave DC.

It makes me wonder if some of this debate really comes to - are you a type A person who wants to achieve and earn and keep pushing, or are you a type B who wants a more laid back lifestyle. Type A, sure - staying in DC could seem very important. Type B - leaving and having more free time and a nice house but less chance of hitting it HUGE one day seems plenty good.
 
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eh I don't know if this is true. My husband is a type A (I am definitely type B) but he took an executive job for a company in Rochester. We have a great QoL here. It definitely would not be an exciting place to live for single people in their 20s but for late 30s/40s raising kids, it's pretty great. [b]We bought our house in cash, no mortgage, "rush hour" traffic is a joke, and we travel all the time. [/b]We'll definitely be able to pay for our kids' entire educations, no problem. Late spring, summer, and falls are beautiful. We go hiking all the time in the various NY state parks.

Winter is cold and snowy but we've gotten used to it and I honestly really like the snow now. It helps that we've taken up skiing.[/quote]

The bolded doesn't sound too bad.  However, I commented upthread that my spouse was in Rochester for four years, and while picking up a winter sport helped, wasn't able to get used to the cold temps.  Spouse really likes sun and hot weather or else gets the winter doldrums.  And so I think we're destined to stay in milder area of the country.  Given our earning potential here relative to other areas, proximity to family a few hours north and south, and our friendly, diverse DC neighborhood, we're staying here for now.

But of all the places people have described, even if not the best fit for our particular case, Rochester sounds like pretty decent QOL.[/quote]

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