I worried I'd hate living in Portland — but just 5 years later, I've completely fallen in love with the Oregon city

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I thought I'd always hate living in Portland, where I grew up. After five years of living here as an adult, it's become my favorite city.

Elizabeth Aldrich

My family and I are moving back to my hometown to be closer to my parents. We're giving it a year to see how it goes.

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The author with her parents, smiling on a sunny day.
The author wants to move back to her hometown to be closer to her parents.

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I thought Washington, DC, would be my perfect home, but it wasn't. I found exactly what I needed in San Diego.

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The writer posing in her new neighborhood, North Park, in San Diego.
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Julia Atkinson

I moved from the US to Spain. Instead of going home for Christmas, I ditched my family for my dream trip to Ireland.

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I'm glad I skipped Christmas in the US and traveled to Ireland instead.

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It's not just boomers — millennials also have a serious stuff problem

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Baby boomer surrounded by piles of toys, clothing, memorabilia, and keepsakes.

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I moved to Germany with plans to stay for 9 months. I'm still here — and married to a German man — 3 years later.

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The writer and her now-husband posing in Germany.
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Anna Dodd

After a lifetime in Alaska, I moved to California. I was surprised by the ways my lifestyle changed in the 'lower 48.'

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The writer in front of Folsom Lake in Sacramento, California.
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Jody Ellis

I moved my family to a tiny Wyoming town for 2 years to save money. Despite the drawbacks, our brief sacrifice paid off.

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Author Christian Allred, wife, holding son
Short-term living in a tiny town in Wyoming helped us save enough money to buy property in a different part of the US.

Christian Allred

I'm in my 40s, single, and childless, so I moved in with my 90-year-old grandma. It isn't always easy being her caregiver.

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The author is caring for her 90-year-old grandmother.

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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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