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[quote=Anonymous]PP again. We actually have been considering moving out of the DC area because costs of living are so high here, even on a HHI of $250k. If you have student loan debt, need child care for more than one kid, car payments, etc., forget it. We know several other families that found opportunities in other parts of the country and took them. They are all so happy. Huge homes. Much kinder and gentler way of life.

Something else to keep in mind is that, cost of living aside, this area is very congested, competitive, and full of Type-A overachievers who push their kids like crazy. Good summer camps are appox $450/week, and you need to register in January or February because they book up. Dance classes at the good places fill up with waiting lists. Brownie troops fill up. Soccer fills up. Everything feels like a rat race to get in and then have to pay lots to participate. And then there is the competition in schools. Constant pissing matches over whose kids go where, whose kids are in AAP (Fairfax county's version of gifted and talented), whose kids are getting tutored and prepared to apply to Thomas Jefferson (the top high school in the area, by application).

There is soooo much of that here, it's ridiculous. I would leave in a minute if I could.[/quote]

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