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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you have other options:

1. Make more money. You do not need to keep these same jobs. You can jump to private industry, lobbying, sales, or any other industries related to your field of expertise. Teachers can transition to corporate training and make great money. The opportunity to make more money is there if you are willing to be creative and explore your options.

2. Take advantage of teleworking. There are great surrounding areas where housing is cheaper and solid schools are available. The suburbs of Baltimore, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, etc. You bite the bullet and do the long commute 3x per week. You work from home the other two days. Your spouse WFH opposite days.

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This is OP, and while these are fair points, they're not really the point of this thread.  We don't want the stress of the jobs that could earn us the kind of money that would afford us to stay here.  We want a more simple life.  As for teleworking, if we're not able to find career options out of this area, that will have to be our backup plan.  It's hard though, there seems to be a cultural shift away from teleworking under my current leadership at work and I don't want to make housing decisions based on a benefit that might not exist down the road, especially if it results in a bad commute five times a week.[/quote]

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