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I am not planning on moving any time soon, but maybe in about four years, I may consider moving out of Jacksonville, FL. I like it, but I'm only here because of employment circumstances. However, I do not like the concept of employment dictating where I must live. There are many places in this country that I would love to live in, but there are no jobs in my field (accounting). However, plenty of people live in these places, so they must have some sort of financial support in order to live in these places. But how?! In general, I don't prefer living in cities, particularly big cities. Jacksonville, FL is way too big for my personal preferences. Like way too big. When I was younger, I preferred a big city, but now I'm 34 and don't like it at all. I would rather live somewhere with jaw dropping scenery like Maine, upstate NY, or somewhere out west that's not a city or anywhere near a big city. But how do people do it??? I feel like my career dictates where I live, and most jobs are overwhelmingly in bigger cities, unfortunately. And 99.99% of the time, employers in tiny cities are totally averse to outsiders looking for work. All they care about is if you have family or some sort of connection established in the area already. It's an absolute shame.
Are you surprised work dictates where you live? You have to live where the work is unless you can work remotely. What are you getting at?
As already stated, they have the benefit of being a born and raised local with a 1st preference for any jobs and the benefits of staying at their parents house. Babysitter, pet sitter, accountant, caterer, coffee shop owners, electcrician, freelancer, handyman, teacher, photographer, farmer, waitress, security guard
It doesn’t take much money to live in a close knit/small town communities. And if they get a Walmart or McDonalds, that’s heaven.
"I do not like the concept of employment dictating where I must live."
Ha ha ha, cough, ha. When you become invaluable, you can live wherever you want to.
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