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[quote=Anonymous]The problem is jobs.  My husband and I would move in a heartbeat if we felt confident we could find jobs that paid enough to live comfortably (taking into account reduced cost of living) *and* if we felt that there was a decent job market, i.e. it's not like the jobs we found were the only game in town.

And therein lies this issue.  Most areas that we would like to live in that also have a lower cost of living have a limited job market, meaning there might be one or two big employers in town.  The white collar job market is limited, and if something happens with those one or two big employers, well, you're screwed.

The other places in the country where there is a good variety of white collar jobs *also* have a high cost of living if you want to live someone where and not commute (NY, Chicago, Boston).

So whenever I entertain the daydream of moving, I can't think of a place that works.  I don't think I could live down south happily.  There are pockets in South that aren't overly religious, but it's hard to find a job in those pockets, and they tend to be the places where housing and everything costs more anyhow.

So many places in the Midwest are just too cold for me, and I don't think there are white collar job opportunities.

West Coast -- Seattle, San Diego -- just as expensive as it is here.

I'd love to move to some place in Colorado or New Mexico, but the job market is the problem.

I think it's easy to pretend the grass is always greener, but I think it's highly individual.  If some sweet opportunity came my way, it would be one thing.  But unless you are a doctor, nurse, or engineer, there really isn't the job mobility.  Perhaps IT professionals can be lumped in there as well, as they have some mobility, but that field is becoming increasingly flooded with new blood, so over time, people are becoming less marketable.  It's the one job area where being a recent grad in that field actually might make you a bit more marketable than someone who has been in the field for a while (especially someone employed in government IT, who is likely not on the cutting edge).[/quote]

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