Does your plan for success often involve moving to a desired location?

[NotAnotherUser11]

This is a bit of a land fill type topic but I've always wondered this after seeing a trend with friends / family I know. Young, old, well off or struggling - most of them are moving south or to warmer regions. Mainly Florida.

I am from a small town from the north east of the US and something hit me today. I walked out in 60 degree weather (MUCH warmer today than it was these past weeks) and was hit with an instant feeling of bliss and relief. I think most of this comes down to getting an appropriate dose of vitamin D, much like why people take tablets of it or buy the special lamps to combat S.A.D - Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Not everyone is built for the cold, some love it. However - I still cannot get over the amount of folks moving south even without any real plans in mind.

What I've noticed is that most of them stay. Do they have issues with the high, high humidity? Of course. But it is certainly more desirable than the cold - at least to them.

So that's my question, how many of you plan on moving to a location that you've always dreamt (Dreamed?) of.

This is not a thread revolving around "What color muh lambo be" or "Why come I no millionare?", rather one looking into the geographical proclivities of where people would want to move if they could go wherever it is they wanted.

 

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[Ninjakid]

There’s a lot of benefits to packing up and moving to where you want to live. Especially in this day and age it’s easier than ever before.

If you live in America, you have the benefit of living in huge country and with a wide variety of climates and cultures and you can freely move to any you want. If you’re not happy where you are, pack up and move. The most difficult part is starting.

 

[DeletedUser0287]

Yup, if money wasn’t a barrier.

My dream locations are like the majority. Hence the high prices.

LA, NY, Seattle, Portland, Dallas, San Diego

Unfortunately, My business venture requires a lot of room. The places I listed I can only afford a small box.

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

LA, NY, Seattle, Portland, Dallas, San Diego

Dallas isn't expensive.

 

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[PizzaOnTheRoof]

Besides weather, most of the southern states are much more business friendly (TX, FL) which I think draws a lot more in compared to NYC, Seattle, etc.

That said, location has zero impact on the kind of business I want to own.

Location independence FTW.

 

[DeletedUser0287]

Dallas isn't expensive.

Yeah, unfortunately in my field. If I move to Dallas, TX my day job income also drops to reflect the cost of living

 

[MTF]

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I recently lost a family member and now the thought of moving abroad and not being able to see my family pretty much whenever I want (I live just 20 minutes away) is scary.

There are no other reasons for me against moving somewhere else except for this, as I absolutely LOVE warm and sunny weather.

Right now I'm leaning towards buying a second home in one of my favorite places (and ideally two places, one in Europe, another in Australia) and just traveling there whenever I want for a few weeks, perhaps longer if I can take with me or invite over my family and/or friends.

I think most of this comes down to getting an appropriate dose of vitamin D, much like why people take tablets of it or buy the special lamps to combat S.A.D - Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Depending on how far north you live there's no vitamin D at this time of the year because the sun's angle is too low (temperatures or sunlight don't matter for vitamin D, it's all about the angle).

 

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[NotAnotherUser11]

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OFF-TOPIC - Best Entrepreneur-Friendly Places in the World for an Outdoorsy Lifestyle

I've been recently thinking about moving (part-time for now, possibly permanently in the future) to another country with a better climate and an outdoorsy lifestyle. I'm a rock climber, I'd also love to learn surfing, and would generally love to be able to go outside and enjoy sunny, warm...

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MJ, (and anyone else, How do you feel going from living in a cold place, (or even a place with 4 seasons like NY) to living in warm weather such as in Arizona? I'm in NY and the summers are nice, but the winters are brutally cold and I'm not a fan of the snow. One of my goals is to make a lot...

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As for your question, I've wanted to move abroad and live in a sunny and warm climate for a very long time (actually briefly moved to such a place for a few months many years ago). Financially, on a very comfortable level, I've been able to do so for a couple of years already, but I haven't decided to move because I don't think I could see my family only a few times a year at most.

I recently lost a family member and now the thought of moving abroad and not being able to see my family pretty much whenever I want (I live just 20 minutes away) is scary.

There are no other reasons for me against moving somewhere else except for this, as I absolutely LOVE warm and sunny weather.

Right now I'm leaning towards buying a second home in one of my favorite places (and ideally two places, one in Europe, another in Australia) and just traveling there whenever I want for a few weeks, perhaps longer if I can take with me or invite over my family and/or friends.



Depending on how far north you live there's no vitamin D at this time of the year because the sun's angle is too low (temperatures or sunlight don't matter for vitamin D, it's all about the angle).

Wow, a very in depth reply - thank you!

In regards to your loved one passing, my condolences. For me it's actually the opposite. My father died last year and I was gearing up to get the hell out of my cold state but wasn't sure if this was too impulsive or not.