$500k and 33years old, when is enough enough?

[Eugene]

[quote=jstoesz]Have I used up Minneapolis? And I really do like Boise. But I think Spokane is pretty awesome. Basically pick a number any number…except for LA and SF. So far I have been impressed with Sac, the town as a whole is pretty ghetto, but parts of downtown are really nice and affordable (crap schools though). I am just really impressed with what I can afford. Omaha is also a great little town, but poor outdoor opportunities. I liked Portland, Eugene, and Seattle when I visited, but I have spent little time there, so I am not confident in my analysis…

How about Salt Lake City… Mormons are generally happy and healthy![/quote]

If you go to Minneapolis in February and start asking people whether they’d like to pay extra $500/month to live in San Diego, nine out of ten will say yes.

Net migration rate to Nebraska is consistently negative. It just turned positive to 2009 for the first time in I’m not sure how long, and that’s almost certainly because its unemployment rate is below nationwide average, so it’s a temporary fluke. Under normal circumstances, people (especially educated people) tend to flee Nebraska.

Seattle is almost as expensive as San Diego. SLC could be a good place to live for some, but not for everyone.

Portland is the closest you get to defending your thesis.

[jstoesz]

Ask a Minneapolis resident if they would give up there family cabin and trade in there SFH for a condo in the ghetto. Oh and by the way you are going to be fighting for a job with 4% higher unemployment.

Yup, they are just going to be lining up for that SD weather.

I differ an earlier post in another thread about the difficulty of head hunting someone from Minneapolis.

[jstoesz]

Ask a Minneapolis resident if they would give up there family cabin and trade in there SFH for a condo in the ghetto. Oh and by the way you are going to be fighting for a job with 4% higher unemployment.

Yup, they are just going to be lining up for that SD weather.

I differ an earlier post in another thread about the difficulty of head hunting someone from Minneapolis.

[jstoesz]

Ask a Minneapolis resident if they would give up there family cabin and trade in there SFH for a condo in the ghetto. Oh and by the way you are going to be fighting for a job with 4% higher unemployment.

Yup, they are just going to be lining up for that SD weather.

I differ an earlier post in another thread about the difficulty of head hunting someone from Minneapolis.

[jstoesz]

Ask a Minneapolis resident if they would give up there family cabin and trade in there SFH for a condo in the ghetto. Oh and by the way you are going to be fighting for a job with 4% higher unemployment.

Yup, they are just going to be lining up for that SD weather.

I differ an earlier post in another thread about the difficulty of head hunting someone from Minneapolis.

[jstoesz]

Ask a Minneapolis resident if they would give up there family cabin and trade in there SFH for a condo in the ghetto. Oh and by the way you are going to be fighting for a job with 4% higher unemployment.

Yup, they are just going to be lining up for that SD weather.

I differ an earlier post in another thread about the difficulty of head hunting someone from Minneapolis.

[UCGal]

Echoing Flyer here.

I was born in San Diego and am older (49).
I grew up here. But moved away in my late 20’s for more than a decade. I lived in WA state and in PA.

I chose to move back to San Diego.

I have no regrets about moving out of San Diego and am sure that this is a place I want to raise my kids. But that’s a personal choice. Others may be feel that this is the last place they want to raise their kids.

The concept of chucking the job thing is interesting – but that’s separate from whether to stay or leave San Diego.

I’ve been considering what it would take to not work, and working on making my life more frugal. My hope is to chuck the day job around age 55… but a lot has to do with getting the house paid off and kids college funds funded… And have enough resources for health insurance. Even with the HCR laws – it isn’t going to be free or cheep.

I could not have considered retiring at the OPs age. Not without hitting the lottery or getting a big inheritance.

Stay or go. Quit your job or not. It’s up to you for whatever reasons you choose.

[UCGal]

Echoing Flyer here.

I was born in San Diego and am older (49).
I grew up here. But moved away in my late 20’s for more than a decade. I lived in WA state and in PA.

I chose to move back to San Diego.

I have no regrets about moving out of San Diego and am sure that this is a place I want to raise my kids. But that’s a personal choice. Others may be feel that this is the last place they want to raise their kids.

The concept of chucking the job thing is interesting – but that’s separate from whether to stay or leave San Diego.

I’ve been considering what it would take to not work, and working on making my life more frugal. My hope is to chuck the day job around age 55… but a lot has to do with getting the house paid off and kids college funds funded… And have enough resources for health insurance. Even with the HCR laws – it isn’t going to be free or cheep.

I could not have considered retiring at the OPs age. Not without hitting the lottery or getting a big inheritance.

Stay or go. Quit your job or not. It’s up to you for whatever reasons you choose.

[UCGal]

Echoing Flyer here.

I was born in San Diego and am older (49).
I grew up here. But moved away in my late 20’s for more than a decade. I lived in WA state and in PA.

I chose to move back to San Diego.

I have no regrets about moving out of San Diego and am sure that this is a place I want to raise my kids. But that’s a personal choice. Others may be feel that this is the last place they want to raise their kids.

The concept of chucking the job thing is interesting – but that’s separate from whether to stay or leave San Diego.

I’ve been considering what it would take to not work, and working on making my life more frugal. My hope is to chuck the day job around age 55… but a lot has to do with getting the house paid off and kids college funds funded… And have enough resources for health insurance. Even with the HCR laws – it isn’t going to be free or cheep.

I could not have considered retiring at the OPs age. Not without hitting the lottery or getting a big inheritance.

Stay or go. Quit your job or not. It’s up to you for whatever reasons you choose.

[UCGal]

Echoing Flyer here.

I was born in San Diego and am older (49).
I grew up here. But moved away in my late 20’s for more than a decade. I lived in WA state and in PA.

I chose to move back to San Diego.

I have no regrets about moving out of San Diego and am sure that this is a place I want to raise my kids. But that’s a personal choice. Others may be feel that this is the last place they want to raise their kids.

The concept of chucking the job thing is interesting – but that’s separate from whether to stay or leave San Diego.

I’ve been considering what it would take to not work, and working on making my life more frugal. My hope is to chuck the day job around age 55… but a lot has to do with getting the house paid off and kids college funds funded… And have enough resources for health insurance. Even with the HCR laws – it isn’t going to be free or cheep.

I could not have considered retiring at the OPs age. Not without hitting the lottery or getting a big inheritance.

Stay or go. Quit your job or not. It’s up to you for whatever reasons you choose.

[UCGal]

Echoing Flyer here.

I was born in San Diego and am older (49).
I grew up here. But moved away in my late 20’s for more than a decade. I lived in WA state and in PA.

I chose to move back to San Diego.

I have no regrets about moving out of San Diego and am sure that this is a place I want to raise my kids. But that’s a personal choice. Others may be feel that this is the last place they want to raise their kids.

The concept of chucking the job thing is interesting – but that’s separate from whether to stay or leave San Diego.

I’ve been considering what it would take to not work, and working on making my life more frugal. My hope is to chuck the day job around age 55… but a lot has to do with getting the house paid off and kids college funds funded… And have enough resources for health insurance. Even with the HCR laws – it isn’t going to be free or cheep.

I could not have considered retiring at the OPs age. Not without hitting the lottery or getting a big inheritance.

Stay or go. Quit your job or not. It’s up to you for whatever reasons you choose.

[Doooh]

[quote=UCGal]I could not have considered retiring at the OPs age. Not without hitting the lottery or getting a big inheritance.[/quote]

Would you have consider it with a paid off house outside of So Cal, and a 1/2 million in the bank?

[Doooh]

[quote=UCGal]I could not have considered retiring at the OPs age. Not without hitting the lottery or getting a big inheritance.[/quote]

Would you have consider it with a paid off house outside of So Cal, and a 1/2 million in the bank?

[Doooh]

[quote=UCGal]I could not have considered retiring at the OPs age. Not without hitting the lottery or getting a big inheritance.[/quote]

Would you have consider it with a paid off house outside of So Cal, and a 1/2 million in the bank?

[Doooh]

[quote=UCGal]I could not have considered retiring at the OPs age. Not without hitting the lottery or getting a big inheritance.[/quote]

Would you have consider it with a paid off house outside of So Cal, and a 1/2 million in the bank?

[Author]

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