You're considering a move to Los Angeles for a job in Irvine. You and your (stay-at-home) wife are both in your early 30s, and have two young (under two years old) children. You were raised in the midwest, and prefer the suburbs. You want to live in an area that has lots of other young families and easy access to eating and shopping and preschools and other things like that. You don't want to spend more than 30 minutes or so commuting. You want to spend about $3,000 per month on rent for a 3+ bedroom single-family-home (or condo, you suppose). What areas of Los Angeles do you focus on?
posted by anonymous
on Apr 15, 2013 -
25 answers
I am moving to DC this fall to work in biglaw. The pay is high, but so are my student loans, which I would like to pay off ahead of schedule. Where should I live? Snowflakes within.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 11, 2013 -
22 answers
My partner of three years has some pretty fierce obsessive anxiety issues, and I would like some help to deal with this.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 6, 2013 -
18 answers
I feel like I have what others would consider "natural gifts," and that I may be in the process of squandering them. Help me stay/get on track.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 27, 2012 -
17 answers
Is it more important to be near family or to follow career developments? Snowflakey existential question that needs review.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 18, 2012 -
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Gang members think someone who owes them money lives at our house. They are wrong and we told them so twice. Then they came back at night and threw a brick through our window. We immediately went to a hotel and have already signed a rental agreement elsewhere. However, I am scared to go pack up the house. Is that rational, and if so, what recourse do we have?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 27, 2012 -
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I have a growing chunk of money in my checking account. I've paid off my student loans and don't have credit card debt. What's the most responsible way to manage this money? Does a potential major move affect the analysis?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 2, 2012 -
17 answers
Moving to a better school zone. Should I do it? Tough decisions concerning moving, staying put, and financial future.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 25, 2012 -
19 answers
Job opportunity has quickly come up in new city, but nothing settled. Would have to be there October 1 though, what do I tell landlord?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 24, 2012 -
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Should I move my suburban family to Los Angeles?
I have an interview this week for a job located in Santa Monica. A Great Job. I'm worried / concerned / freaked out about moving my comfortable family from their comfortable house and comfortable schools to expensive West Los Angeles.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 14, 2012 -
30 answers
What is the best way around this mortgage and first time homebuyer tax credit situation?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 8, 2012 -
11 answers
I want to move across the country, but I'm scared of change. I didn't used to be. What happened and how do I get over it?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 6, 2012 -
10 answers
I am looking to transplant to Los Angeles to take care of my mother who recently got very sick. I need to find an apartment for the two of us, but I have one constraint and one hope: 1) money problems are going to be a very big deal, so keeping rent cheap is a must, and it needs to be wheelchair-friendly. 2) I would like to be in some kind of artsy, young neighborhood, just so I can stay sane and keep this up for as long as possible. My mother is extremely abusive, and I would like to try to live an actual life as much as possible. I am still young, and a fun neighborhood would change the picture significantly.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 23, 2012 -
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Due to a new job, my family and I (wife, 2 kids, 2 cats) need to relocate from the DC area to Oregon in the near term future, ideally before the start of the Oregon school year (approximately September 1st). The wrinkle: how to deal with our currently-somewhat-underwater house in the Maryland suburbs of DC.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 26, 2012 -
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I have social anxiety that psychs me out about making plans. I moved to a new city about seven months ago and still haven't seen old friends and extended family members that I really should see. Even though I enjoy hanging out with them, thinking about hanging out with them can feel like a stressful chore. I'm trying to get it together to see them and start being social, but a) how do I explain that I DO like them and am not trying to be a dismissive jerk and b) how can I stop having this problem?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 7, 2012 -
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I'm in the enviable situation of having enough online work that I can move pretty much wherever I want, as long as cost of living isn't ridiculously high. I'm grateful for the freedom, but also freaking out about the freedom. Also, I want to be in a relationship, and that's definitely a big -- but confusing! -- influence on my decision about where to live. Help me decide?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 23, 2012 -
16 answers
I feel like something just snapped in my head. Alternatively I'm being a baby and a drama queen, but a tiny voice is telling me something isn't right and I need to ask for help. I'm not sure if the site is really for this, but I would really appreciate a reality check and for someone to tell me what to do now.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 22, 2012 -
40 answers
I've lived in Vermont for my whole life and I am itching to move. I'm a nurse, my husband is a carpenter. Help us decide where to go!
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 16, 2012 -
21 answers
How difficult is it to move from East coast to West coast and find comparable work in Federal Government? Is it hard to start fresh in the LA area knowing noone? What are the biggest challenges to consider and how to overcome?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 3, 2012 -
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I recently moved from LA to DC two years ago. It is not working out, and I want to move back home. I started sending my resume to several different companies in CA about 3 weeks ago, using my DC address - unfortunately, I have yet to hear from anyone. Should I re-send my resume, using my parents' local address, or will this further irritate HR managers?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 25, 2012 -
11 answers
What resources would I need to move to New York? I've been offered (unofficially by the boss of my boss) to change jobs within my company and move 400 miles away to the head office in NYC. The ball is in my court to figure out what I would need to make this happen, but I am at a loss as to where to begin the negotiation!
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 11, 2012 -
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I am in a relationship with the most wonderful person. However, a job has taken me 3 hours away from him, and we're at the point in which we're struggling to see how this LDR will eventually work out for us.
A flurry of snowflakiness within.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 10, 2012 -
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My s.o. is applying for a medical residency in the US. We'll know where we're going to be placed in mid-March and chances are good that we'll end up in Baltimore, New Haven or Providence. I work in a field with very limited options in these three places and I'm wondering what I can do over the next few months, if anything, to prepare in case I have to move and get a new job.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 27, 2011 -
11 answers
Applying for university administrative jobs in another city that I will be moving to in 4 months. Is it worth it to begin applying for positions I'm qualified for when I'm 4 months out from moving there? Could it hurt my chances of landing a job at the new university in any way?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 15, 2011 -
11 answers
Might be making a move back to the North West for a job. Tell me everything you know about McMinnville, OR housing, life, etc.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 6, 2011 -
4 answers
Where is the best market in the US for unskilled labor jobs combined with a place where a young couple with nothing can start their lives?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 30, 2011 -
12 answers
So I've lived in beautiful San Francisco, California since 2005, but I've recently started a job down in Sunnyvale. I can take Caltrain down there, but it's an hour's trip plus half an hour on either end to get from home/work to the Caltrain station in question. This is not sustainable, so I'd like to move south. I'm 31, single, and a city boy from way back, so moving to The Suburbs gives me pause. Also, I sold the only car I've ever owned back in '05 shortly after I moved here. So I have two questions:
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 19, 2011 -
10 answers
My husband is about to get offered his dream job, close to his family. I don't want him to take it.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 24, 2011 -
42 answers
Some kind of sketchy questions about the legalities and insurance implications of moving from state to state and not switching car registrations over.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 17, 2011 -
9 answers
My boyfriend and I are seriously talking about moving in together soon. He is a heavy weed smoker, and I would not want him to smoke so much in our shared apartment. What should I do?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 27, 2011 -
41 answers
Career/Financial advice-filter: I’d like to hire a professional to help me assess what salary I would need to earn to make it worth my while to relocate, and I am unsure what qualifications to look for.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 26, 2011 -
4 answers
I'm an American moving to Ireland for a temporary, six-month assignment. How do I fit in and understand the work culture to ensure I'm successful?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 1, 2011 -
9 answers
I want to quit my job, sell our house, and move our family to a house that has been in my family for several generations. My husband cannot get on-board with this idea.
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posted by anonymous
on May 20, 2011 -
73 answers
Me and my partner are moving to Corvallis, Oregon this September and really need some help with some questions we have!
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posted by anonymous
on May 9, 2011 -
10 answers
I got funded to do an MA in London, but I still don't know how I'm going to afford it. What jobs could I do that will allow me to study and live without insane financial stress?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 22, 2011 -
5 answers
Moving from England to Washington DC - advice?
I'm moving with my wife to Washington DC in the summer from England to start a job downtown. I'd like your thoughts on finding a place, neighbourhoods, logistics and cultural stuff.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 10, 2011 -
22 answers
What, if anything, can I do now to have a productive - and hopefully successful - job search six months from now?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 7, 2011 -
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