A boomer moved back to Virginia after living in Florida for a decade. She said she would 'never own another home' in the Sunshine State and loves the slower pace of life.

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Blacksburg, Virginia.
Blacksburg, Virginia near Virginia Tech.

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A millennial teacher who moved to Denmark says she has a better work-life balance and more paid time off, but the long winters can be tough

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Ilana Buhl told Business Insider about some of the pros and cons of living in Denmark after being there for several years now.

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I moved to San Francisco despite the negative things I'd heard. The cost of living is high but it's worth it.

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Julia Stevens moved to San Francisco in August.

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I've been moving back and forth between Japan and the US for years. The quality of life in Japan is much better.

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Emery Bowles and his family in Iwakuni.

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I'm an American who's lived in Paris for years. These 8 things have really surprised me about living in the French capital.

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The Eiffel Tower, lit up against the night sky
I grew up in the US, but I moved to Paris when I was 25 years old.

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I left the US at 17 to finish high school in rural Japan. The bold decision helped me build my dream life in Tokyo years later.

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I moved to Japan for my senior year of high school.

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The US cities with the best quality of life in 2024, ranked

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Boats docked in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine, ranked highly in quality of life, and the median age of residents skews older.

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I've been a military spouse for 17 years, and it's isolating. I've seen the world but lost my identity and delayed my career.

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The Bautista family's most recent move was to Tampa.

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Wealthy Californians are ditching the state for the 'Beverly Hills of Arizona'

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Paradise Valley property at foot of Camelback Mountain.
A property in Paradise Valley, Arizona, at the foot of Camelback Mountain.

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It seems like everyone you know is moving. But our grandparents' generation actually did it much more.

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Americans aren't moving as often as they used to.

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