This LA adventure is probably the last chapter of my premium mediocre neourban core living adventure. 10 years of this, barring a small 18 month suburban break in Vegas in 2011-12.
Time to go domestic cozy.
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Unless there’s a drastic change in either affordability of a big metro I have strategic reason to be in, or a sudden jump in my income, I’m gonna look for an affordable small town to move to in the next few years. Priorities: airport, healthcare, near water, preferably coastal.
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NOT looking for suggestions. I can look at a map, make a spreadsheet, and google to populate it same as any of you.
Looking for a cheap trick to think about this right, get oriented for whatever the strategy should be.
Right now it’s barely an idea let alone a strategic one.
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American metropolies, especially LA, are pretty hostile to human life forms. Any place designed on a bit more human scale will make you feel better.
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I feel fine, just not wealthy enough to keep feeling fine at LA or even Seattle rates for any length of time 😂
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I thought "coastal" in USA means either "hurricane land soon to be flooded" or "earthquake zone soon to be flooded".
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The middle is “this is so horribly depressing I wish there was a flood”
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Peg it to a premium mediocre brand that only works in fancy yet affordable exurbs 🤔
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One criteria you could use is to see what city's peripheral neighborhoods allow you easy access (<15 min walk) to the grocery store, coffee shop, library, restaurants, and entertainment, while also having easy access to downtown when needed.
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Is airport proximity for you, for others, or both?






