How Many Times Have You Moved???!!! (Budget, move around, bedroom, home)

[aussiekiwi99]

Originally Posted by Asdhkl

but I'm happy to know there are others out there

Yep, not so many of us but we are out there!

If you count living as 4 months or more, then I've lived in 6 different countries and about to move to my 7th. And then there were a bunch of moves within those countries. Umm all up (gimme a couple minutes to count here) I've moved something like 17 or 18 times.
I keep trying to quell my travel bug but the darned thing just won't let me be.

[Dr_Pepper]

Over 50 times. And I'm only 19.

[Three Wolves In Snow]

I was born a military brat...and now it's extremely difficult for me to stay in one spot.

How many times have I moved? My God, I've sat here for a few minutes trying to count and just as soon as I think I have the answer, I remember another place.

I've literally moved so many times that I have lost count.

On one hand, it's a good thing: I've met people from everywhere, discovered new cultures, (even the different cultures in the US, I count), am able to easily adapt to new situations and am able to talk to just about anyone.

On the other hand, it sucks. I've never known anyone my entire life. No roots, no long time friends from way back when, no one place to go for a high school reunion, (yah, you go where you graduated from but it feels weird when you went to so many schools), no "history", so to speak.

But, I'm glad I have had the experiences but I would not recommend moving quite so much.

[jasper12]

I am the same Three Wolves, just moved again...at least it pares down the belongings. I still have too much stuff though. I wish I could have signed a five year lease on the new place I just moved into, I love this new town, and new apartment.

[RomaniGypsy]

As my username suggests, I have found myself unable to remain in one spot for very long. Even if I stay in the same general vicinity, it seems as though I've moved every year or so. I grew up in an expensive area and as such didn't move out for good until age 25... but I had a van, and I made many a road trip which had me sleeping in the van in various locations. It seems that "roots" have been really hard to find.

So my question is this. Y'all who have moved around a lot... what do you do for income? If you have a business, how do you restart it? If you have a job, is it easy to transfer your seniority? Or do you live so simply that you can pretty much go wherever and get whatever kind of job you can find, and still be okay?

[Dr_Pepper]

Originally Posted by Three Wolves In Snow

I was born a military brat...and now it's extremely difficult for me to stay in one spot.

How many times have I moved? My God, I've sat here for a few minutes trying to count and just as soon as I think I have the answer, I remember another place.

I've literally moved so many times that I have lost count.

On one hand, it's a good thing: I've met people from everywhere, discovered new cultures, (even the different cultures in the US, I count), am able to easily adapt to new situations and am able to talk to just about anyone.

On the other hand, it sucks. I've never known anyone my entire life. No roots, no long time friends from way back when, no one place to go for a high school reunion, (yah, you go where you graduated from but it feels weird when you went to so many schools), no "history", so to speak.

But, I'm glad I have had the experiences but I would not recommend moving quite so much.

+rep. Same here, except my parents couldn't stay in a school district long enough for me to even graduate high school, lol. But yeah, I'll be graduating and moving away from college this December, and I'm already thinking to myself that I won't be able to spend more than 18 months in any one place. it grew on me, lol.

[jasper12]

I taught school, and was always able to get a job, now I work for the government, so I transfer and stay in the system.

I am in a new town, and love it here, but I think that while my kids might disagree...they have had the opportunity to experience so many different cultures, and living in completely different areas of our country, to really experience it, a way you can't when you visit a place. My kids are interesting, 2 prefer living in the west, they experienced living in the East, and just could not stand it. One son LOVES living in the East, and will never move back to the west. My other son, he is a military person, but he told me that he loved the fact that he has seen so much of the US, because he has something in common to talk about with almost everyone he meets, because he has been so many places. We moved, first for my husband's career, then later for my own. I like how moving for a man's career is fine, but when a woman wants to move to improve her career, it is viewed as selfish, and flighty. That is what I have experienced anyway.

[Three Wolves In Snow]

Originally Posted by jasper12

I am the same Three Wolves, just moved again...at least it pares down the belongings. I still have too much stuff though. I wish I could have signed a five year lease on the new place I just moved into, I love this new town, and new apartment.

That is the truth. Without revealing my age, except I'll say I'm not in my 20s, this is the FIRST time I have ever gone out and bought/owned a couch! Not because I couldn't afford one but because couches are heavy and when you move, you don't want a lot of heavy, bulky things.

Originally Posted by RomaniGypsy

So my question is this. Y'all who have moved around a lot... what do you do for income? If you have a business, how do you restart it? If you have a job, is it easy to transfer your seniority? Or do you live so simply that you can pretty much go wherever and get whatever kind of job you can find, and still be okay?

Again, there are good things and bad things about moving so much.

Good things: I've done all kinds of work so that when I get to a new place, it's really not that hard to find something because I have a lot of experience in so many things.

Bad things: Employers get a little concerned when they see so many jobs and so many addresses.

But, I still manage to make it. Mostly by connections...and those connections are made BECAUSE I've moved around so much and, like I said, have no problem talking to most people. What I would ultimately like to find is a legitimate work at home job that I can do no matter where I live. This way, I can up and move if I want and not worry about employment. I would just schedule the move around vacation time. But, finding a LEGIT work at home job is very difficult.

Originally Posted by Dr_Pepper

+rep. Same here, except my parents couldn't stay in a school district long enough for me to even graduate high school, lol. But yeah, I'll be graduating and moving away from college this December, and I'm already thinking to myself that I won't be able to spend more than 18 months in any one place. it grew on me, lol.

I think you will definitely find it difficult to do. Every single time that I have said, "Ok, this is it. This is where I'm establishing some roots..." within 2-3 years, I'm itching to move on. It's very difficult, when you are used to living a certain way, to stop, no matter how much you desire to just finally find a permanent place to call home. I THINK I may have found it here, I mean, I know I'll move a few times in this area but I'm thinking I'll stay in this area.

Then again, I've said that before...

[jasper12]

I don't buy furniture, never have. Just get used stuff, slept on an air bed for the last three years. I dumped all my furniture on my last move, did not miss a thing. I was motivated to make the last two moves, both across the country, probably lost money on the moves..but that is what income is for..just keep the money coming in...stuff can be replaced.

[Dr_Pepper]

Originally Posted by jasper12

I don't buy furniture, never have. Just get used stuff, slept on an air bed for the last three years. I dumped all my furniture on my last move, did not miss a thing. I was motivated to make the last two moves, both across the country, probably lost money on the moves..but that is what income is for..just keep the money coming in...stuff can be replaced.

Right on, same here. All of my stuff fits into two suitcases (plus a 32" boxed lcd) at all times. growing up, by thirteen I learned that if I couldn't have my $# packed in 3 hours, I'd probably never see it again 6 months from when I acquired it. I invested in two suitcases at the thrift store for ten bucks, and my stuff (up 'til I moved out when I was 17, at least) was set to pack whenever the need arose. I used the suitcases like a closet, which worked pretty well considering I was sleeping on someone's floor 1/3 of the time.