To mix things up a bit, I thought it might be fun to pose some hypothetical questions related to money.

Say your dh (or you) were offered an incredible job that DOUBLED the amount of your current household income. The catch: it is several states away from your family and friends. Everything else is terrific; the working conditions, the community, quality of life, cost of living, etc. Would you uproot the family for the extra money? What Would YOU Do?

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Probably not. I think we would have to both be out of work and desparate. We are pretty happy where we are. We live in the same city as most of DH's family and we are only two hours away from mine.

The money would be nice but I would probably be too homesick and we wouldn't have anyone to enjoy it with.

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No way.

We moved half way across the world just to come back to be close to family & friends again.

Okay, perhaps once the kids are grown but they need the stability now and so do I!

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Nope, I love where we live, the Grandmas are my daycare, the cost of living is low and my husband has a great, stable job. In fact, we are working hard on saving enough money and cutting expenses so that if I do get an "offer" to move I will not feel obligated to accept.

Pam

We wouldn't even think about it. We are so connected to our families in everything, we would be leaving a part of us behind when we moved. We live comfortably now, so making the extra money isn't exactly a necessitity.

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OK then, how much WOULD it take? Three times what you're currently making? Four? You could always save for a year or two then move back...

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If the quality of life is good, schools were good, community, everything else is great as you said, yes, we would.

But, other than the inlaws (who are no help with the kids and moved to US last year) we don't have family nearby. My parents moved for financial betterment, better jobs, too when I was a child, so I guess that is what I am used to. It doesn't take that long to travel to family and we did it often.

As long as it was in the same region (Southeast), I would have no problem with it. Then again, we have friends come and go so much with the military, we are really used to that as well. No big deal and if it furthered dh's career (more than the money really), we would do it.

Shoot, we DID do it! We moved a couple of hours farther from family when we moved here so that dh could have a better job and potential for advancement which he would never have had back in Georgia if he had stayed. We didn't know anybody and now I can't imagine staying in Georgia. It was a good decision. (Granted, that is not many states away, but it was farther from our families.)

In an instant!! Of course we have not lived near any family or anything for more than 15 years, so it really does not matter to us. We moved to Minnesota back then because it was where dh could find a job.

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Yeah...we might, we practically did when we moved to Europe. It was only supposed to be for a few months but it ended up being two years. WE LOVED IT. It was very lucrative for us, and it was the most amazing experience for the kids. I would do it again, in a heartbeat. Dh was offered a permanent position but didn't end up accepting their offer, but we seriously considered a permanent move. You know, I talked to my family every day on the phone, emailed my friends/family etc Family and friends came out to visit us and we went back to the US to visit. I also made tons of new friends in our new country, so moving to a different place, to me, is exciting and fun. I feel like I can adjust to anything.

I love my friends, but my immediate family is what is most important to me...if Dh is happy and my kids are happy, then I'm happy. Dh moved a lot when he was growing up, all over South America, and he has had such amazing experiences. I lived in one city my whole life...so it was quite a change for me to move to a different country! I would do it again, though...no question about it! My kids have been all over Europe, lived in a vastly different culture etc - it was just incredible, wonderful opportunity.

Dh just got offered a position in Australia (18 months) but we didn't end up taking due to, at the time, my father and my FIL both being very ill. It's not just a good time for us to move so far away.

I would do it but I don't think hubby and kids would be willing to leave their friends and the Island. Sometimes thinking about starting over would be fun and exciting!