I moved from New York City to a small town in the mountains. It's not as cheap as I expected, but I have no regrets.

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Lydia Warren in the Catskills.
Lydia Warren in the Catskills.

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We're retired lawyers who started a podcast to figure out where to live. 5 years in, we've got a new idea.

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A selfie of a couple with headsets and a mic.
Gilen Chan and Gene Preudhomme started a podcast to interview retirees about where they chose to settle.

Gilen Chan and Gene Preudhomme.

I got two grants to put $15,000 toward buying my first home. Incentive programs are my favorite hack for homeownership.

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A woman sitting on the porch of a home in Baltimore.
Kourtnee Turner bought her first home in Maryland after stacking homebuying incentives offered by the state.

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I moved my family from New York City to Puerto Rico 18 months ago. We love it here, but some things surprised us.

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The author and her family in Puerto Rico.
The author and her family moved to sunny Puerto Rico in August 2024.

Courtesy of Sophie-Claire Hoeller

These Texas cities have the healthiest real estate markets in the US. See who else made the top 10.

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An aerial view of Plano, Texas.
Texas cities fill up multiple spots in the top 10 healthiest markets list.

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I moved to New York City on a whim after almost a decade in Florida. Here are the 11 biggest surprises, so far.

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The author moved to New York City from Florida a few months ago.

Jiselle Lee

I moved to Turkey to be with my long-distance boyfriend. He broke up with me 2 months later, but I love my new home.

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Kaitlyn stands in front of a Turkish flag by a river.
I moved to Turkey for love and decided to stay after our break up.

Kaitlyn McInnis

A dad turned his garage into an apartment for his daughter and her fiancé so they could save money

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A side-by-side of a garage apartment and a father and daughter in the same space.
Kaileya McGhee lives in her parents' garage.

Kaileya McGhee

We moved to our dream town in Colorado 8 years ago. Life in the mountains isn't nearly as idyllic as we expected.

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Author Becki Rupp standing with man smiling with mountains in distance
We sold our house in the Denver suburbs and moved to a more rural mountain town nearly a decade ago. Life's been good, but it's come with challenges.

Becki Rupp

My wife's job has us moving to a new state every few months. It's really tough, but I've found ways to make it work.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Author Luke Macy and wife Emma smiling in front of water,
We move every few months for my wife's job, and it's not always easy.

Luke Macy

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