Has anyone just moved and started a new life?

[jfall]

know what that's about. I moved from Prince Edward Island, Canada which has a POP of 135k to Houston, TX which is like the 4th largest city. I've been in Houston for a month and everything has been going great. Mind you, I was out of school, and don't have a wife/kids so the move wasn't too bad. I had to leave friends/family behind but we stay in touch over the internet/phone. Moving was one of the best things I have ever did in my life

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: jfall
know what that's about. I moved from Prince Edward Island, Canada which has a POP of 135k to Houston, TX which is like the 4th largest city. I've been in Houston for a month and everything has been going great. Mind you, I was out of school, and don't have a wife/kids so the move wasn't too bad. I had to leave friends/family behind but we stay in touch over the internet/phone. Moving was one of the best things I have ever did in my life

jobwise, then you look for a job once you got to TX? or did you have something lined up?

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: lilcam

Originally posted by: purbeast0
aah this is the thread you talk about 🙂

and lilcam already knows my thoughts on this, but yes, i plan on getting the hell out of this area w/in 2 years or so. my GF and I after getting back form Aruba are going to look into what would be involved in moving there. a taxi driver told us that you need to get government permission to actually work in aruba, so there is definitely a lot of research involved on what would need to be done to do this.

i've lived right outside of DC my entire life, and DC doesn't impress me the least anymore, and people come from all over to visit DC. i am sick of this area and i just really love water. not drinking water, but like the ocean. so my gf and I are seriously going to consider picking up and moving to Aruba in a few years maybe and just live a simple life where you don't have all this crap to worry about. not to mention, a few people told us you can get single bedroom apartments for $400/mo and houses there can be had for $50-$60 grand. the woman at the hotel who worked at the front desk said the minimum wage is $800/mo and that she makes about $1200/mo and has 2 kids and is living comfortably.

Crap ... i pull in $1900/month here, if it means taking a paycut to live more comfortably w/o worrying about crap as I do now, then I would do it. If the cost of living is lower then I would actually consider it. How much for certain necessities such as food, clothing, etc ...
Is there internet access?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! And it better not be ridiculously high.

we had access to 2 computers w/broadband at our hotel and they also had wireless connections for laptops, so yes, there is internet. i am not sure about exactly the price of food is because i never went to a market, we always ate out. we actually ate at a little caesars (which i havent seen in the US for over 10 years) and the price of the pizza there was cheap or the same as it would be in the US. clothes are the same as they are in the US as well, but again, i didnt do much shopping.

but other things to consider ... everyone there drives those little ass compact cars that are probably cheap as hell. the island is tiny so you won't be spending much on gas at all. i don't know how the insurance works there for cars either so i can't comment on that.

if i could make my salary right now and live there, i could live there SUPER DUPER comfortably, just because of how cheap houses cost to buy or apartments are cheap to rent.

 

[tami]

it's much more practical to get a job FIRST before making a huge move. don't move somewhere and start looking around -- it can take months (trust me, i just went through it).

and why are you so willing to give up your gf of 4 years? 4 years should mean a little more of "commitment" than walking away and saying goodbye.

 

[NuclearNed]

I haven't done it yet - but I'm in the process of doing so. If I can just get a good job in Las Vegas........ I've interviewed with a few places, but no luck so far. I've only been trying for about a month, though.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: tami
it's much more practical to get a job FIRST before making a huge move. don't move somewhere and start looking around -- it can take months (trust me, i just went through it).

and why are you so willing to give up your gf of 4 years? 4 years should mean a little more of "commitment" than walking away and saying goodbye.

She's part of the problem I guess. maybe if I said goodbye to her my life would be better? But 4 yrs in a relationship is rough. I got it rough at the moment and I'm trying my best to coup with sh!t. She wants to marry but I dont. I still have stuff in my life I want to do, and marriage is the last thing.

 

[Saint Nick]

Originally posted by: chrisms

Originally posted by: jndietz
Come to Nebraska... warm summers, cold winters... nice good all around weather 🙂 Omaha is a nice place, good culture, nice people, not too big, not too small... has a nice historic part of town, but still has lots of BIG stores like Best Buy, big malls, Nebraska Furniture Mart... if you're serious about it, come check it out... I don't think you'll be dissappointed.

Lincoln is just as good, but Omaha is bigger.

Oh, and don't let people tell you it's a "hick" state because we're far from it.

Who would want to move to Nebraska? That's the place the settlers starved through on their way West. The points you named about it are true of just about any place in America. Warm summers, cold winters? Good culture and nice people.. I'm drooling already. I'm buying my plane ticket right now to see this Furniture Mart you speak of.

actually it's not just a furniture mart, they sell electronics and all kinds of great stuff... stop being so disrespectful, thank you 🙂 it really is a nice place. you'd have to see it to believe it 🙂

you're a funny guy though.

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: jndietz

Originally posted by: chrisms

Originally posted by: jndietz
Come to Nebraska... warm summers, cold winters... nice good all around weather 🙂 Omaha is a nice place, good culture, nice people, not too big, not too small... has a nice historic part of town, but still has lots of BIG stores like Best Buy, big malls, Nebraska Furniture Mart... if you're serious about it, come check it out... I don't think you'll be dissappointed.

Lincoln is just as good, but Omaha is bigger.

Oh, and don't let people tell you it's a "hick" state because we're far from it.

Who would want to move to Nebraska? That's the place the settlers starved through on their way West. The points you named about it are true of just about any place in America. Warm summers, cold winters? Good culture and nice people.. I'm drooling already. I'm buying my plane ticket right now to see this Furniture Mart you speak of.

actually it's not just a furniture mart, they sell electronics and all kinds of great stuff... stop being so disrespectful, thank you 🙂 it really is a nice place. you'd have to see it to believe it 🙂

you're a funny guy though.

95% of the people here see any state not on the east or west coast as worthless, so you're kind of wasting your time. That's alright though as I'd prefer they not live here anyway. 😉

 

[Saint Nick]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

95% of the people here see any state not on the east or west coast as worthless, so you're kind of wasting your time. That's alright though as I'd prefer they not live here anyway. 😉

yaeh... you're right 🙂

 

[jtvang125]

Wow, only $32k for a network admin? I'm doing $36k after taxes here in Cal for just a helpdesk position.😀 But factoring in the high cost of living and we're probably about the same, give or take a few.

I got a decent job and a rather nice car. All I need now is a house and a wifey.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: lilcam

Originally posted by: tami
it's much more practical to get a job FIRST before making a huge move. don't move somewhere and start looking around -- it can take months (trust me, i just went through it).

and why are you so willing to give up your gf of 4 years? 4 years should mean a little more of "commitment" than walking away and saying goodbye.

She's part of the problem I guess. maybe if I said goodbye to her my life would be better? But 4 yrs in a relationship is rough. I got it rough at the moment and I'm trying my best to coup with sh!t. She wants to marry but I dont. I still have stuff in my life I want to do, and marriage is the last thing.

It sounds like you should address that issue first. You shouldn't just abandon a girl you've been with for 4 years, especially if you care about her. If the marriage thing is a deal breaker, be fair to her and break it off, then see how you feel.

 

[SilentZero]

I am in a transition myself at the moment. I was military, wife is for another few months. I have a degree, but still need to finish my Masters, as does the wife. So soon our trek over 10k miles back home to NY will begin, we will both be full time grad students in the fall (and working as interns and in program related research for little money), and have a 10 month old son. We are both 28. So to make a long story short, you being a single guy only 25, you have nothing to worry about. Just make the move and deal with hurdles as they come. Its the only way to truely live life to the fullest.

 

[jfall]

Originally posted by: lilcam

Originally posted by: jfall
know what that's about. I moved from Prince Edward Island, Canada which has a POP of 135k to Houston, TX which is like the 4th largest city. I've been in Houston for a month and everything has been going great. Mind you, I was out of school, and don't have a wife/kids so the move wasn't too bad. I had to leave friends/family behind but we stay in touch over the internet/phone. Moving was one of the best things I have ever did in my life

jobwise, then you look for a job once you got to TX? or did you have something lined up?

had a job lined up, the main reason why I moved actually

 

[nageov3t]

:heart:

I'd love to, but have no clue how to go about finding a job in a totally other part of the country.

nebraska sounds nice.

 

[rh71]

you're going to just drop your gf if you do this ? Are you sure you have your priorities straight ?

Lifestyle > Career ... unless the girl was just a toy anyway...

 

[kag]

I also moved out 6 months ago and left pretty much everything behind. It was not as radical as other people in this thread, it's about 8 hours away so I can still go back home during long weekends. I waited until I had a job before I actually moved (got it through a post on a forum).

I know I'll come back to my hometown when the time is right, but I needed to start a "career" and being from a small region, I had to move out to get a decent IT job after I finished university. Fortunately I moved in with my best friend from university who found a job two weeks before me, so we were able to rent an appartment together. I also got closer to my girlfriend (but we're not in the same city).

I still find it hard to be "all alone" out here, with no one to really rely on. Most of my co-workers are 30-32 (I'm 22) so we get along really well but they have a family of their own now and all that so I don't really meet a lot of people of my age. But we have another female friend from university who also got a job here so we hang out together.

 

[KarenMarie]

I have done it four times... three times with a kid. It is scary as hell, but if you believe in yourself and are happy within yourself... a change of scenary can be a great thing.
🙂

 

[Safeway]

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[MagicConch]

One weekend when I was 26 I just packed up the car and left everything behind. It was easily the best decision I ever made. A lot of the family came out here after seeing the fun I was having (even the ex 🙁 ). Ah well, it's a big city.

 

[LordMorpheus]

Originally posted by: chrisms

Originally posted by: jndietz
Come to Nebraska... warm summers, cold winters... nice good all around weather 🙂 Omaha is a nice place, good culture, nice people, not too big, not too small... has a nice historic part of town, but still has lots of BIG stores like Best Buy, big malls, Nebraska Furniture Mart... if you're serious about it, come check it out... I don't think you'll be dissappointed.

Lincoln is just as good, but Omaha is bigger.

Oh, and don't let people tell you it's a "hick" state because we're far from it.

Who would want to move to Nebraska? That's the place the settlers starved through on their way West. The points you named about it are true of just about any place in America. Warm summers, cold winters? Good culture and nice people.. I'm drooling already. I'm buying my plane ticket right now to see this Furniture Mart you speak of.

I'd rather die in Nebraska than live in LA

 

[myusername]

Saw Aruba mentioned a couple times in this thread, and the same thought had occurred to me more than once in the past 🙂 It's a gorgeous place.
However, keep in mind that it does get beastly hot in the summer, and the wonderful trade wind dies, making room for mosquitoes the size of a small learjet.
Just a thought.

 

[apologetic]

Started over in San Diego, CA 3 months ago. Expensive, but easy to get a job and have a great social life.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Start applying and see what comes up!

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Start applying and see what comes up!

someone mentioned it earlier in the thread but how would you go looking for a job that's in another part of the country?

 

[kag]

Check on the internet, that's how I got my job. They asked me if I wanted to do a phone intervew and I told them I would rather meet them in person.