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Old 04-01-2013, 02:49 PM
 
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I moved to LA years ago, in my early/mid 20s. Now that I’m 30, I’m starting to feel “too old” for this city. As much as I was in love with this place when I first moved here, the high cost of living, traffic, taxes, parking, wages, etc… definitely are starting to get to me. I’m not sure if it’s worth the young, fun, always sunny, beach and outdoorsy lifestyle that I loved in my 20s.

Is this a common way to feel? Has anyone else felt something similar?
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Old 04-01-2013, 03:31 PM
 
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My dad is 81 and still lives in LA. Specifically, Studio City. He's still very active, exercises most days, and often walks to the nearby cafes or restaurants. He used to be an engineer back in his working days.

For him, it's even more important than ever that the weather is always good. He used to live in cold climates as a boy and a young man, and he tells me he could never handle a cold winter at his age now.
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Old 04-01-2013, 03:37 PM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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I moved to LA years ago, in my early/mid 20s. Now that I’m 30, I’m starting to feel “too old” for this city. As much as I was in love with this place when I first moved here, the high cost of living, traffic, taxes, parking, wages, etc… definitely are starting to get to me. I’m not sure if it’s worth the young, fun, always sunny, beach and outdoorsy lifestyle that I loved in my 20s.

Is this a common way to feel? Has anyone else felt something similar?
Doesn't sound like you're too old. It sounds like Southern California is too expensive. I completely understand this. I see engineers out of college getting $60K+ salaries at El Segundo aerospace companies. Five or ten years later when they meet their snuggums and want to get married and have kids they realize there aren't too many places they can afford that are nice places to live and are commutable. Adios to Colorado or Texas or something.
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Old 04-01-2013, 03:39 PM
 
Location: TOVCCA
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People tend to get more down-to-earth and serious when they turn 30, because you can't think of yourself as a "kid" anymore. But you can be serious anywhere. Lifestyle and location are two different things.
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Old 04-01-2013, 03:39 PM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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My dad is 81 and still lives in LA...
...and still lives in the house he paid $16000 for in 1962 and still has $800 property taxes while his next door neighbor paid $750K and pays $8000 a year in property taxes....
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Old 04-01-2013, 03:51 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Never. You can live anywhere at any age if you like it
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Old 04-01-2013, 04:02 PM
 
Location: Studio City, CA 91604
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Time to move to the 'burbs and settle down, I'd say...
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Old 04-01-2013, 04:06 PM
 
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LA was fun for me as well but in the long term I wasn't going anywhere with my career and it didn't seem like the place I could be in for the long term.
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Old 04-01-2013, 04:23 PM
 
Location: East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area
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I think the answer will be different for everyone. Some will never tire of LA, and for others, something inside of them will tell them that it's time to move on.
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Old 04-01-2013, 04:45 PM
 
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...and still lives in the house he paid $16000 for in 1962 and still has $800 property taxes while his next door neighbor paid $750K and pays $8000 a year in property taxes....
Not exactly, but close. He (and my mom) live in the house they bought in 1984. They paid off the mortgage long ago. I'm not sure what their property tax is but I'm sure it's a lot lower than anyone who bought in their neighborhood recently.
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