Given these trying times with corona virus, we have the option to stay renting in the city or move back to our home in the country which is about 3 hours away. My husband would have a job but I would be staying at home for the foreseeable future. We would save money on rent but would be a bit isolated. However given that we are isolated already and things may stay the same should we move home? We have two kids who are happy either way .
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Well this is just MY situation but I used to live in the city (well suburbs in a capital city) and we moved to a small town. It was great while my kids were young but now that they are older they are not enjoying living in a small town and there are less opportunities here. So I have been saving and saving and have decided to go back to the city at the end of the year. If it was me in your situation I would stay.
I'd honestly suggest that you don't make any rash decisions just yet.
Covid 19 has flipped 2020 on its lid, I'd guess that alot of people are feeling disoriented, antsy and possibly considering a big lifestyle overhaul due to the nature of the times but you don't want to make any major decisions too hastily.
Wait until the dust settles, until we get back some familiarity and normalcy or at least until we become accustomed to our new normal.
I personally would see out the year or give it 6 months at a minimum. Then if that desire to move back to the country is still there and you're comfortable with the sacrifices that moving entails then I think you've got your answer.
It depends where you live, how old your kids are and do you like the country lifestyle? Do you enjoy being stay at home mum?
I mean where I am, we have had zero cases for three weeks, so there is no way I would be uprooting my family just because of covid.
I'm an adult that grew up in cities and moved to the country at 16.
I missed city life early on but in hindsight, I missed the anonymity which in those days meant pretty much doing whatever you wanted because noone knew who you were anyway.
I made a friend early on, just one (trust issues) which slowly grew to 4 girls. All bar 1 we're still close and visit, chat and holiday regularly together.
Through them I was exposed to a larger group of people that my now partner was a part of.
His friends are the same people he's grown up with. Their mothers smacked him for being naughty, their dads included him in family fishing trips, his granny fed everyone that rocked up on the doorstep after they'd been out playing in the paddock. The stories these men have of being lifelong mates in a small town are something I never knew I missed out on until I started hearing them.
Yes, for work there can be less opportunities. By the time I had a licence I was "too old" to get a start in retail which I expected was going to be my best option - I was late to get my license though as I grew up in a family where women didn't drive. I ended up working in the agricultural sector instead and really enjoy it! There's a fair bit of infrastructure here to support pretty large businesses that employ thousands of locals.
After the peace and quiet, and the space, I couldn't live back in a city. Don't get me wrong, we holiday on the Sunshine Coast and go out for dinner, we go to capital cities for concerts and festivals but when it's over there's nothing quite like driving back out past the suburbs towards home. We're actually looking for a 40+ acre lifestyle block to retire to one day. Close enough to a city for health care and supplies but far enough that the only neighbours will be wildlife.
You know what you guys are like. Do you prefer the laid back life or a more hectic pace? Can you amuse yourselves or do you prefer the stimulation of city life? Beach or bush?