We moved from California to Iowa and thought it would be way cheaper. We stayed less than 2 years before returning to California's sunny weather.

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Wendy and Kury Meyer pose for a photo together in California.
Wendy and Kurt Meyer moved back to Orange County, California, in December after nearly two years in Iowa.

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We left our boxes in storage for a year when our move was interrupted. Minimalism worked out well for us.

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Fern Reiss (not pictured) put all her belongings into a storage unit when she sold her apartment. But when the buyer fell through, she decided to keep them there.

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A millennial who moved from Vancouver to LA says it transformed his social life. He said the biggest downsides were high rent costs and the US healthcare system.

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Stuart Martin
A millennial said the social benefits of moving from Vancouver to Los Angeles offset the financial challenges.

Stuart Martin

I moved from Denmark to the US. I prefer the US, but there are some things the Danish do better.

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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A boomer couple who moved from Minnesota to Florida said they 'lost pretty much everything' in a hurricane but don't regret the move

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Barbara Pelton
Barbara Pelton moved from Minnesota to California at the start of the pandemic.

Barbara Pelton

We were so lonely and isolated after moving to a Colorado mountain town we went back to New York

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Jackie Branholm and her partner love hiking in the Colorado mountains, but had a different experience as residents.

Jackie Branholm

I was born in Athens but spent 11 years living in London. Now that I'm back in Greece, my quality of life is much better.

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I've been back in Athens for almost three years.

Fani Mari

If Trump is reelected, Americans are planning to flee in droves

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After November, Europe could well become what Canada was for draft dodgers during the Vietnam War: a political asylum for Americans fed up with their own country.

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I regret moving to Florida. Living here felt like paradise — until everything changed.

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Cassie Leigh bought a house in Tampa in 2018.

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I bought my first house in rural Scotland at 22. Housing is affordable in the countryside and I love it here.

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Painting of Glen Coe, a Scottish mountain.
Simran Kaur loves countryside living in Kilmarnock, Scotland, where she moved after studying in Glasgow for four years.

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