I moved from Florida to the Midwest. I was skeptical, but my new home has the perfect mix of city life and suburban charm.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Style
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I moved from Florida to Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Yelena Alpert

I moved to New York for my dream job, but my fiancé didn't come with me. After 2 years, we reached a compromise.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
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As much as I loved having my dream job in New York, being apart from the person I loved so much was hard for both of us.

Emma Saletta

30 celebrities who have left Los Angeles on where they moved and why they did it

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Style
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Ty Burrell, Hilary Swank, and Glen Powell have all moved out of Los Angeles.

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I took a 50% paycut when I got laid off from Meta and started a coaching business. The transition was hard, but I feel better all around.

Tech Insider : Business
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"I'm building a life I don't need to escape," says Chikara Kennedy, who launched a coaching business and moved to Mexico after her Meta layoff.

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I changed my location on a dating app to find love outside the US. It's worked better than I ever imagined.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style
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After a few weeks of changing my location on a dating app to find matches outside of the United States, I'd gotten close to a guy in Paris. Now, we're exclusive and I'm trying to relocate abroad.

Sarah Gallucci

I bought a 6-bedroom villa in the Italian countryside for $50,000. Within a year, I'd left the US and fully moved in.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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Buying and renovating a historic villa in a Tuscan village hasn't always been easy, but I'm still happily settled here and glad I did it.

Graeme Warring

I help American families move abroad like mine did. Here are my 5 best tips for actually making relocation a reality.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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I left the US and moved abroad with my kids a few years ago. Now, other Americans pay me to help them relocate.

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I'm a Brit married to an American. At first, I wrestled with uncertainty in the US, but 3 steps helped me rebuild my identity.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
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Russell and his wife met at the University of Cambridge.

Courtest of Matthew Russell

A family traded Connecticut for retirement in a car-free Costa Rica beach town

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Environment
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Allyson and Andrew Rappaport moved from the US to Costa Rica with their two sons.

Provided by Allyson Rappaport.

20 celebrities who moved to Texas on why it's the best place for them

Tech Insider : Arts & Entertainment, Business, Economy
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Elon Musk, Bella Hadid, and Shaquille O'Neal all have homes in Texas.

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