Courtesy of Tara Hulbert
- Tara Hulbert and her husband moved their family of six from Milwaukee to New Zealand in 2018.
- She says the benefits include a better work-life balance and lower healthcare and education costs.
- Despite fewer buying options and the high cost to visit the US, her family is happier.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tara Hulbert, a 48-year-old marketing teacher turned moving consultant and content creator from Milwaukee. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
In 2013, my husband and I decided that we wanted to give our four kids an international experience. We didn't really expect it to all work out, but we both applied for jobs in New Zealand to see what would happen. My husband works in IT, and I worked in marketing at the time.