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.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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

Tech Insider : Business, Style
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.

Tech Insider : Business
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

Dealing with chronic illness in the US was depressing. Since moving to Portugal, I feel healthier overall — and I'm saving money.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel
A woman posing in front of a body of water.
Christina Kantzavelos left California and settled in Portugal.

Courtesy of Christina Kantzavelos.

My husband and I left our lucrative tech careers in California and bought a farm in Puerto Rico. 17 years later, we're still happy with our decision.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
The author and her husband pose while dining outdoors.
The author and her husband gave up corporate life in California and moved to a farm they purchased in Puerto Rico 17 years ago.

Courtesy of Sarah Ratliff

I moved from Australia to San Francisco to build my startup from a hacker house. It's been humanizing and comforting.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Annie Liao, Build Club founder, sitting with a laptop at a cafe.
Startup founder Annie Liao said she's always wanted to live in San Francisco.

Photo courtesy Annie Liao

She was paid to move to a new state. One year later, she's thriving in Georgia.

Tech Insider : Business
Althea McBride
Althea McBride has spent the last year making her new house in Georgia feel like home.

Kendrick Brinson for BI

Althea McBride's Georgia home is an "Afro boho" oasis.

I paid off $90,000 in student debt by living with my parents. I moved to Australia, have my own place, and a higher salary.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment

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I moved from New York City to a small Italian town with fewer than 5,000 people. My life looks so different.

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Caroline and her husband pose for a selfie at sunset.
I moved from New York City to small town in Italy.

Caroline Chirichella

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