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Take your pick, we live in a pretty good country with lots of great areas to live that are much better than NYC. I enjoy living here, but I can't understand why anyone would want to live here their whole life when there is so much better places than NYC that offer cheaper cost of living, good paying jobs, and an easier lifestyle overall.
If you have lived here all your life, I say start researching other cities, towns, and rural areas. Get an idea of what it is you are looking for. Do you want to enjoy an urban lifestyle that isn't as intense as NYC? Do you want a place that is easy to live and get around in? Do you want something suburban or small town feeling? There is lots of choices for you to make, but I definitely hope you act on them....oh and when you move, can I have your apartment?
why not just start applying for jobs in your field all over the country and then where ever you get a job at is where you move! it's like a game that way!
I was just thinking about this last night. I told my mother I may consider moving in the next couple years. I don't hate it here but the COL is killing me.
OP, since you've lived in a very urban area all your life, I would suggest moving to suburbia America.
There, you can have a 2 story house with 4 bedrooms, a giant yard, and a nice car, while making 50-60k/yr.
I moved from the suburbs of Michigan to NYC. Quality of life there was unbeatable. Pretty suburbs everywhere. I would say about 90% of Michigan is "a nice suburb."
OP, since you've lived in a very urban area all your life, I would suggest moving to suburbia America.
There, you can have a 2 story house with 4 bedrooms, a giant yard, and a nice car, while making 50-60k/yr.
I moved from the suburbs of Michigan to NYC. Quality of life there was unbeatable. Pretty suburbs everywhere. I would say about 90% of Michigan is "a nice suburb."
Take your pick:
NYC
My car/neighborhood back in Michigan
Those are tacky suburbs compared to the older Suburbs we have already here , tree lined streets , walkable and diverse housing stock...
Those are tacky suburbs compared to the older Suburbs we have already here , tree lined streets , walkable and diverse housing stock...
Having lived in michigan for 25 years, I will say that the suburbs in michigan are basically like lego bricks. They are different colors, and different sizes, but in the end, they all look basically the same. You can go into a sub division with 100 houses, and there will be 3 different house designs for 100 houses! there's no character. everything is just bland.
I think I would be as insane as alot of posters on here if I lived here literally my whole life. I think anyone who lives here their whole lives are insane. The only way to live here for extended periods (and not go crazy) is to get out of the city as much as possible, whether it is having a vacation home upstate, or lots of winter vacations in Florida/California/Caribbean etc.
In order to make living here long term feasible, you also have to spend a fair amount of time away, otherwise you become a shriveled up dysfunctional prune. NYC is great...so long as I can leave from time to time to feel "normal" again.
To the op, good luck with everything ...try to travel and visit as many cities and towns as you can. I too am planning my great escape from NY, NYC in particular!
I'm temporarily in mid-Michigan for school, and as nice as MI is, there are some drawbacks. If you're searching for urban fun & amenities, it's rather difficult to find here as are good jobs (economy has been struggling here for years). Why else are so many college grads from here flocking to Chicago for example? And I'm sorry, but with Metro Detroit in particular, it's kind of hard to get excited for a trip to the city (unless you're going downtown to see the Tigers or Lions lol) which was way different from even the suburban experience outside of Chicago that I'm more used to. I know that some Detroit suburbs try to make up for this with some nightlife (Royal Oak, Birmingham, etc.), but the city itself leaves a lot to be desired. On the other hand for someone that doesn't care at all about the urban experience or accessibility to a vibrant city AND have a good job lined up in MI (and likes the outdoorsy stuff "up north"), then Michigan is one of the best states to live in.
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Originally Posted by YoungTraveler2011
OP, since you've lived in a very urban area all your life, I would suggest moving to suburbia America.
There, you can have a 2 story house with 4 bedrooms, a giant yard, and a nice car, while making 50-60k/yr.
I moved from the suburbs of Michigan to NYC. Quality of life there was unbeatable. Pretty suburbs everywhere. I would say about 90% of Michigan is "a nice suburb."
Maybe you should move near your extended family somewhere.
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