I'm moving to Denver... soon! Aside from one awesome week in San Francisco, I've never even been west of the Mississippi. Help this Georgia girl find a place to love.
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posted by stormygrey
on May 15, 2013 -
11 answers
My partner and I have just been offered a large amount of money to leave our NYC apartment. Our plan is to pull up stakes and move to my home state. We
have to make a decision by tomorrow. However, I've also just had a hinky breast mammogram/sonogram and am scheduled for a biopsy next week. Am I making a major mistake in quitting my job, going on COBRA, and moving cross country when I've got a potential health issue on the line?
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posted by fuzzywuzzysock
on May 9, 2013 -
47 answers
By my searching, it seems that there hasn’t been a “moving to Vancouver” question yet this year, so I’m here to fill the gap. I am considering a move from Sacramento, CA to Vancouver, BC and would very much appreciate advice and ideas on getting immediate needs met in Vancouver for the first 1-3 months. (I have read the cbsa.gc.ca site’s “Moving Back to Canada” pages, previous Ask MeFi answers, and other sources.)
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posted by booksarelame
on Apr 14, 2013 -
9 answers
In May I will be moving to the Bay Area for work. Where should I live? How should I look for a place?
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posted by Nomyte
on Mar 26, 2013 -
12 answers
I am trying to find an apartment in a city across the country in the U.S., before moving there. I am unable to see the apartment/roommates in person before moving, because I am trying to leave my abusive family and can't let on to them that I am leaving (
Here is that backstory.). So, I will be doing the one-way ticket plan. I am having difficulty finding an apartment without seeing it first, as people prefer to meet potential roommates in person and when I mention to them that I can't see it in person (and suggest Skyping or videochatting to meet each other/see the apartment) I have had limited success so far and am wondering if I am coming across as a Craigslist creep. Is this the right strategy? Is it a numbers game, and I should just keep trying? Or, should I just fly there first and then find a place? Thanks for any advice.
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posted by new_horizons_new_life
on Feb 4, 2013 -
38 answers
My wife (27) and I (30) are moving our small family (+2 year old son, -anything that won't fit in 6 suitcases) across the country to Portland, Oregon. In large part we're leaving all of our (supportive, loving) local family and friends looking for adventure and to consciously decide the sort of people we will be (Along with a serious upgrade of location from suburban Central Florida). Have others done a similar reset with themselves or their entire family? Any recommendations on how to be loving and charitable to family and friends while you are leaving and enjoying the next phase? Or pointers on how to meet and embrace a new set of friends and "family"?
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posted by stickwithjosh
on Jan 15, 2013 -
18 answers
I'm trying to move as minimally as possible, but hopefully not make my first six months miserable and broke while I replace important things I foolishly dumped.
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posted by sldownard
on Jan 11, 2013 -
22 answers
Given this list of things I do and don't like about living in NYC, where might I want to consider moving?
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posted by showbiz_liz
on Dec 18, 2012 -
40 answers
The Short: I'm a single young adult with a college degree and student loan debt. I live in a sterile small city with limited job prospects. I want to move out and get an entry-level or temporary job in a coastal U.S. city (NYC, LA, SF, Seattle). Please walk me through the logistics and help me devise a plan, as well as offer any advice you have on making it on your own in a new city (essentially, how to be an independent, self-sufficient adult).
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posted by matticulate
on Dec 13, 2012 -
19 answers
Moving to Copenhagen for 3 months, excited and nervous! What will I eat? What should I bring with me to wear? How will I get around? How will I stay in touch? Hope me, hivemind! (MANY details inside because I am such a special snowflake)
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posted by zingiberene
on May 11, 2012 -
14 answers
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
Where in Chicago should I live if I take a position at the Illinois Institute of Technology?
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posted by cycleback
on Apr 13, 2012 -
7 answers
I need to move my cat with me from Toronto to North Carolina. It's very complicated. What is the LEAST traumatic way to get my kitty to our new home safe and sound? BONUS: Requisite animal pics inside!
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posted by Dorinda
on Apr 8, 2012 -
11 answers
What do you get the guy who has nothing? I'm looking for practical going-away gifts for a friend who's about to pack up his few belongings in his car and move cross-country, broke.
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posted by roger ackroyd
on Feb 16, 2012 -
48 answers
Wife and I moving to SATX from west KY. Apprehensive about big city life. Looking for the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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posted by bofe
on Oct 3, 2011 -
7 answers
Transitioning from car-free East Coast existence to Southern California sprawl. What's the most efficient way to do this?
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posted by Sara C.
on Aug 28, 2011 -
17 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
Looking for advice about moving from the United States to Germany for a year. Have any?
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posted by chasing
on Aug 7, 2011 -
8 answers
What are your tips for getting settled in a new city? I am not looking for moving tips. I am looking for tips about getting aquaintaned, settled, and secured in a new city once you are moved. If it helps, I am moving to Austin with my wife and two young kids and are leaving our friend and family behind. What services did you pay for / use that made your adjustment a lot easier? How did you learn the road system? How did you find the right community groups / churches / clubs? How did you deal with the stress and emotions that come with a big move? In a nutshell, I want to know how to make the transition to a new city a lot smoother.
posted by jasondigitized
on Jul 11, 2011 -
15 answers
Asking this question for my mom: where should I live in Canada? (criteria: dense small city, pretty, affordable, walkable, climate not too cold.)
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posted by Jeanne
on Jul 9, 2011 -
27 answers
I'm moving countries in 30 days and I am freaking out (to put it mildly). How can I make the most of the time left in my home country and prepare for the new one - while not being mean to my partner or my family?
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posted by teststrip
on Jul 2, 2011 -
15 answers
What are your suggestions for pet-friendly Maryland apartments with a washer and dryer in the unit in the Columbia/Ellicott City/Elkridge area? Suggestions for apartments to avoid are also welcome.
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posted by Rob Rockets
on Jun 30, 2011 -
6 answers
How did you build up your friends and connections when you moved to a new city? Did you do it with a career, wife, and kids? My family will be moving to Austin in about 6 months. We don't have any connections there as far as friends, doctors, accountants, dentists, etc. I know certain people that have a knack for building up their connections very quickly in a new environment. I want to learn how to do that!
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posted by jasondigitized
on Jun 2, 2011 -
22 answers
Tips on moving! Have you moved across country / to a different country? With a wife and two kids? How did you organize it? I am looking for specific things that we need to add to our checklist / to-do list. Are there any good checklists out there already? We will need to line up housing. What did you forget about? What did you do that you shouldn't have done. How do you line up housing when your thousands of miles away. Specific packing / organization tips? I would like to prevent this move from becoming stressful. Please help our family move with the least amount of pain. Moving to Austin Texas if it matters.
posted by jasondigitized
on May 23, 2011 -
11 answers
How to get a van-load of stuff from Flagstaff, AZ to Kansas City, MO with minimal hassle and cost?
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posted by jferg
on May 18, 2011 -
5 answers
AtlantaFilter: Moving to a new city. Looking for an apartment. Haven't quite done this before! Need help.
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posted by threeants
on May 4, 2011 -
13 answers
Please help a new grad move to San Francisco. I will probably arrive on June 1 and start working June 10, and I have $1500 for the whole move in process. Where do I stay while I'm apartment hunting? A hotel is very expensive and a hostel is pretty cramped. I could probably stay on a friend's couch but are there any other reasonable options for 1 month stays?
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posted by yaymukund
on Apr 18, 2011 -
17 answers
My wife and two kids will be moving back to the U.S. after ten years out of the country. We have 7 months to plan and prep for our move. How do we do this with minimal pain?
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posted by jasondigitized
on Mar 10, 2011 -
6 answers
Houston Filter: The Mrs. and I are moving to Houston, and would like suggestions as to which neighborhoods to look at for renting an apartment or house. We want something safe, and with a reasonable commute to Texas Medical Center.
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posted by neutralmojo
on Jan 27, 2011 -
12 answers
Should we pick up and move simply because we want to live somewhere else? I'm not much of a risk-taker but I'm afraid we'll get stuck here if we don't roll the dice and attempt to live the dream. (Also, it's expensive to live in NYC while looking for jobs elsewhere.)
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posted by pourtant
on Jan 18, 2011 -
8 answers
I'm considering a move from middle America to the northern Los Angeles, CA region. What do I need to know?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 15, 2011 -
28 answers
Help me settle in Paris. What administrative things should I be doing? What local cultural things should I know about? What shops are equivalent to those at home? What should I know about?
In short: tell me everything you wish you'd known about life in France when you arrived.
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posted by djgh
on Sep 15, 2010 -
9 answers
Recently, 1) I got (amicably) disengaged from a lovely person, 2) decided to sell my house in Columbia, SC, 3) had my work project in Columbia end, and 4) had my company put my on a new project in Raleigh, NC, with a free corporate apartment. So, for a while at least, I can live in Raleigh for free in a corporate apartment, but where should I have mail sent? Should I get a new driver's license and re-register my car, when I really have nothing tying me to Raleigh? I'm intentionally homeless for a bit, but the logistics are killing me!
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posted by peripatetic007
on Aug 23, 2010 -
10 answers
Moving soon to Belgium, to married to a Belgian native. Anything I should know about, moving from Los Angeles, CA, to Belgium?
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posted by seancake
on Aug 16, 2010 -
6 answers
Tell me about renting in Aarhus and the logistics of moving to Denmark from the United States.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 9, 2010 -
3 answers
What parts of the US are good places for freelance writers to live? I'd like somewhere that is affordable, but not too far from culture and like-minded creative types. Another "special snowflake relocation" question.
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posted by Sara C.
on Jul 18, 2010 -
32 answers
Help a former city mouse cope with becoming a (semi-)involuntary Land-of-K-Marts-and-Pancake-Houses mouse.
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posted by julthumbscrew
on Jul 6, 2010 -
35 answers
Any recommendations for good moving companies for a move from L.A. to the S.F. Bay Area?
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posted by kaiserin
on Jul 3, 2010 -
5 answers
