[ActorNightly]

If you moved to Texas specifically to get a bigger house for your money, then of course you are going to hate it.

We moved to Austin-adjacent and downsized on the house. We put away about 100$k from the sale of our previous house, and used the rest for downpayment, netting us a <$1000 mortgage payment per month. During the periods of heat or cold, we now just peace out and travel, because we have ample cash to do so and still manage to put away for retirement. Currently chilling in Miami till middle of next week.

The rest of the time, weather is nice, plenty of good food, plenty of things to do.

[perfectstorm]

> During the periods of heat or cold, we now just peace out and travel, because we have ample cash to do so and still manage to put away for retirement.

that's nice but is it a good long term solution? i presume you don't have any kids. i wonder how this approach would work once you have kids and they start school. or maybe you do have kids but they are much older and moved out or no plans for kids idk.

[chronsk830]

> i wonder how this approach would work once you have kids and they start school.

Simple solution: don’t have kids.

[BeFlatXIII]

Only a matter of time until someone replies with some rant about how having children is essential to the human condition.

[ActorNightly]

We don't have kids so yes it makes things easier. If we did have kids, we would optimize for other things.