Ha! Most everyone told me I was insane moving from Florida to Michigan ... but it has worked so far. Much more interesting job and better pay .. believe it or not, and that doesn't even factor in cheaper cost of living.
I know that number all too well - I know so many people who were finding harder and harder to live on their salaries (mine included). While I honestly believe the state government system did right by me ... in the end, it wasn't enough to realisitically support myself or look towards a realistic retirement, so I decided to seize the oppurtunity and see where life takes me! Honestly ... I am not complaining ... I am satisified with the results of abandoning ship .. I just hope everyone else can find their way through this economic morass.
I know it quite well .. I did A LOT of work in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade Counties when I worked for my former agency.
I also have tons of family along the coast there spanning from Melbourne all the way down to Homestead with the population center located in Fort Pierce.
So - what do you do?
JR