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Hi there, I have looked at all the postings you and your readers wrote. I think that you give sage advice. My question is I live in Naples, Florida and I totally hate it here. I have been here for 24 years and want to move to California. I went to Santa Monica when I was a child and have been to San Fran 5 times. I fell in love with that place and Calli in total. I have a BA in History. However, I have no real money to speak of and want to know what you think about how about going to find a job? Also, a place to live. I have 2 small dogs that do not weight 10 pounds together. They are not yappers. Just good little doggies. What do you suggest for me? I am not even sure you read this anymore? Thank you in advance for your help.
Tristan
Hi,
I posted a comment on March 6 on your Moving to California post. Wanted to know if you could please remove it. Thanks so much.
Terrance,
I’m 19 and I am just funishing up my last year of college, I have realized how fast life is taking off and I feel i am in no way ready for what’s coming, but I can’t wait for it to happen, because I love a challenge. Today I was browsing google for colleges in southern california, san luis obispo area, and I ended up browsing housing, and expenses. I started reading your article between washington and california and I appreciate the solid understandable points you make. I live in Oregon, and I feel i still and very immature towards being a succesful person.
My parents pay for most everything, nice car, nice place, nice clothes, but I feel it will make me dependent in the later years. I keep telling myself I want to get out of this, but I don’t know if i can, because i get wrapped up in that easy life again. I repeat to myself “no risk no reward” so I’m thinking California would be the place to move and try my chance at change. I would live about three hours away from my grandparents, do you think this will still be to close to family, or should I stay in Oregon and milk off my parents for as long as I can?? I just need your opinion?
Nick
Nick,
There is nothing wrong with letting your parents get you up on your feet but it sounds like you feel like you will become dependent on them. If you are sincere about your desire to really make something of yourself, than nothing can be worse for you than being dependent on someone else. It may seem minor, but people have a tendency to stay with what is comfortable. It can get mighty comfortable when you don’t have to pay any bills and you are living off of someone else’s money.
So if you can do it, I say go at it on your own. I started my life out of college living in NYC and was spending everything I earned on rent. Since graduation, I have not taken any money from my parents and I have never lived at their home. It is this independence and self reliance that has, in part, led me to be successful
Hi Mr. Terrence,
) and failed 2 math classes that I’ll have to make up from summer school starting a few weeks.
Sorry I don’t know what to call you by since our age gap is quite large. Reading a bit of your blogs really made me think about my future…well, so called ‘future’.
I am absolutely miserable right now, I am currently in my junior year of high school and my grades are a disaster. I missed a lot of school days ( personal reasons) and my GPA last quarter was .8 GPA (yes, I can’t believe it
I want to redeem myself by getting good grades next year but I think that will still not help me with getting into a good college as my freshman and sophomore year isn’t that great either. The question is, if I go to community college, do well there, transfer to a 4 year uni, graduate with my degree. Will I be able to bring myself together to the future I want to have? Your advice will be deeply appreciated.
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My husband and I are planning to move to California,next year,when we get our 2012 tax refund.we usually get back about 6000. .we are planning this move for a years time.we also are not moving here with no money,aswe have guarenteed income from ssi, for whr I2,000. PR month.mwe will auctially bring in more,once we get down there. We also plan to secure a place of our own before moving there.I think it wld be best to go thru a property management company and then we just have to. Worry about getting our belongings there.the reason we want to move there is becouse we have been stuck in Washington our whole lives,lived on the eastern side of state as well,and there’s just nothing here!my husband lived in sacremento area for five years as a teenager/young adult and he loved it.I have severe fibromylgia the constant rain and cold makes my illness much worse.I like big cities I auctually do better in bigger communities,I adjust well to change.as long as I know we will have our own place to live and be able to afford to survive that’s all I care about!believe it or not, Washington state is very expensive to live,this is becouse if you are far from a large city,you are stuck with only a few places to shop and you don’t have many choices.just to go to Olympia,I’m spending 50 a trip on gas,just to go to Cisco and wincing,and then I’m so stressed Bering far from hone I tend to rush and not take my time,so if I don’t get everything I need then,I’m screwed bcuz I can’t come back again for a month.!I’m si k of it! I want to be in a median sized town that’s about Olympia size,that has a lot of stores,resteraunts etc but close to a big city like la.what do you suggest?I looked on internet and found lots of little city’s on outskirts of la that have affordable rental housing,good nieghborhoods and schools.I’m all for southern Cal,my husbands al for northern Cal.what do you suggest.?we are set on this!even our kids are excited to get the hell outta here and go someplace sunny and warm with some civalization.!we have one small dog and two cats.we have a good car(a 200 GMC Jimmy) that will be paid off before we move.I would appreciatte any advice how to do this move as smoothly as possible.thankuou!
Hi, i too am looking forward to relocating to San Diego Ca. this summer. I’m an Interior Decorator, and the owner of an small Drapery Business. I also offer residential cleaning services as well. I’m hoping to rent a house befor i get out there, so that i won’t have to
put everything in storage.I will also need the house to have at lease a two car garage,so that i’ll be able to set up my Drapery Business and work from home. If it doesn’t work
out this way, than I’ll post an ad to clients in need of an houeskeeper / or even for an live-in position. With this option, it will take me longer to get my business set-up and running. I’v also made friends with a woman that’s a Realtor / and another woman that works for an staffing agency out there in Ca. The moving companies have me in the price range of 6,000. If i rent a truck and move myself, it would be 1,300 plus about 1,000 for fuel. I’m open for suggestions, thanks
I’m profoundly deaf,gay,71 year old feel unhappy with british government but I may be bit worried about they will very strict answer & Question about my own review ? but
I feel bit difficult tirp to USA, so they are very expensive heath fee for tablets,
can any know about how I can escape to USA ? what you think about this so I’ve split up with my young brother because we are not good brother relationships, but I wants to freedom from him but he married with 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren but may be more grant children so I never see all them but only I saw his older grandson is now 10 year old but I’m not sure,I feel better freedom from all the davey and burgess family but thank god for past I now what I like go,hope hear from you soon
Hi there. I’m christina. Well I’m 20 years old and so far, a complete failure. I had to quit college. And before I go back I have to pay $650 which I will never come up with. I’m so smart and I feel like I’m just wasting it. I had a child 7 months ago. I never wanted kids. I love my baby but I can barely take care of her. I married the man I loved and now we’re getting a divorce. My child is not his. She was conceived before I got married. But that’s another story. Also I live with my mama. I hate it. Its a 3 bedroom house. My mama, step dad, 3 brothers, me, and my child. I’m so depressed and lonely. I really do hate my life. Its horrible. I don’t have a car or job. You can’t get one without the other. I basically sit at home all day with my baby. I don’t have friends either. I just wana run away. If it were only me then I would’ve been gone. But you can’t exactly hop states with an infant. I do want to move. Start over. And be who I’m supposed to be. Any advice you can give me??
Hii there, I’m Lana. I’m 21 years old, and I live in New York City. I live with my father, and I’m so unhappy. I was going to college but I couldnt anymore due to my tuition bills being so high, and my parents couldnt pay for it. I dont have a job because its so hard to get one in this over-populated city. I really want to move to florida. I applied to schools in Florida and got accepted, but the problem is getting there. I need money to get a apartment and a car. Everyday I’m applying for jobs and it just doesnt happen. I feel like my life is a waste, and I’m just a burden. I honestly want to get a one way ticket to florida and just try to make it out there, and not be here. I dont like this city, and I dont like my living situation. What should I do? Please help.
Hey man I’ve been thinking about moving to California since I was a kid. It’s just something I cant get off my mind lately.
I lived there as a kid and yes I have a lot of family that still resides in that place. Right now I reside as far east in the US you can get, the Carolina’s. Suffice to say.. I pretty much hate it here. I don’t know when it started, but I’m pretty sure it was when I realized we had a big house, all the cool new toys in the world, a big yard and absolutely nothing to do. No group of friends to even chill with.
Now I’m not saying SC isn’t great, it had its times, but most kids leave this place by the end of high school and not only that, it is very hard to get along with new people either because they are traditionalist religious types, or country people that I just don’t relate to in any way shape or form. I’ve always found I seriously relate to the city-dweller type people.
I’m finishing up university, and I realize you haven’t been on this blog in over 2 years, but I wanted to know what the best course of action would be? I’m planning on being a doctor, and hopefully I can get into a medical school there.
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