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[quote=Anonymous]I had been thinking about this -- I even worked to find a job at my current salary in a much lower cost of living area.  With the equity from our house, we could purchase a nice house in that area (central FL) mortgage free.

But then, I started looking at the bigger picture: the things I like about this area.  We live in Vienna; the amenities include great schools, Wolf Trap (we go 5-6 times per year), good food, and a sense of community.  Plus, very good to excellent state school options (Va Tech, William and Mary and UVA).

In FL, I would have a nicer house.  And I would not have winter, but summer -- almost every day -- would be unbearable. Schools are mediocre at best; private schools would cost close to what my mortgage costs now.  And, it is a cultural wasteland.  Here, we go to the Smithsonian, there, they go mudding.  The location I would move to is Trump country.  I am an ethnic minority (religion), and do not want my daughter to have to experience the antisemitism I did as a kid living in the south (father was military).

The final straw was when I realized there was only one place I could work:  one agency that would hire me.  And I would be just about the highest paid person in that organization.  If anything went south, I would have to take a huge pay cut.  And raises would probably be done.

So, maybe it depends where you live, what you do, and what you want to do, but I realized I have a pretty damn good life here.[/quote]

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