I was thinking about this and I wonder how everyone else feels about it. I live in a place I HATE- my neighborhood, my city, the cities nearby. When I'm here, most of the time I don't even feel I'm living, just going through the motions. But when I go out the the mountains, I'm so happy, I feel so alive, I feel like I want to live to be 100!
People say where I live has more opportunity and in the mountains there are 'no jobs.' But the catch is, if you live in an area where a lot of people have money and you don't, the cost of living is beyond your reach anyway. Most of these 'jobs' everyone brags about are low paying service industry, (which pay very little) military, or specialized tech jobs, (which I do not qualify for) and stuff like that. My husband works for the military, he's not in the military but he is held here because of it. I HATE this place and want to leave. My family always goes 'but there's no jobs out there!' I say, because there are more poor people in the mountains, things are cheaper for everyone, so you don't need as much money. I sure don't have enough to live here, and I can't stand this place!! Even if I did have more money I would not be happy here. It's like being held prisoner!!
So here's the question for all of you:
Would you rather:
have less money and live in a place you love,
or
have more money and live in a place you hate?
Does having more money make it worth it to you to stay in an area you dislike, or do you even think about it?
If you live in a place you like and have enough money, you are very lucky indeed!!
People say where I live has more opportunity and in the mountains there are 'no jobs.' But the catch is, if you live in an area where a lot of people have money and you don't, the cost of living is beyond your reach anyway. Most of these 'jobs' everyone brags about are low paying service industry, (which pay very little) military, or specialized tech jobs, (which I do not qualify for) and stuff like that. My husband works for the military, he's not in the military but he is held here because of it. I HATE this place and want to leave. My family always goes 'but there's no jobs out there!' I say, because there are more poor people in the mountains, things are cheaper for everyone, so you don't need as much money. I sure don't have enough to live here, and I can't stand this place!! Even if I did have more money I would not be happy here. It's like being held prisoner!!
So here's the question for all of you:
Would you rather:
have less money and live in a place you love,
or
have more money and live in a place you hate?
Does having more money make it worth it to you to stay in an area you dislike, or do you even think about it?
If you live in a place you like and have enough money, you are very lucky indeed!!