TaperPin
WKR
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- Jul 12, 2023
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The idea that somehow, the current crop of new transplants have magically cracked the code to enjoying living here is funny. While it is true dedicated hunters or those trying to escape the buggy man have extra incentive to make it work, there’s no denying having money from portable jobs or a healthy retirement helps a lot. Reliable cars, money to enjoy a wide variety of winter sports, plane tickets to warmer vacations, more travel than the average resident, second homes, never ending Amazon shopping therapy, etc. Those that are trying to swing it on a shoestring budget have it rough, especially if they are used to having closer access to relatives, or had to take a step down in career. That’s rough.
We have family members that talk tough about wanting to live in the middle of nowhere, move 50 miles outside of the town they grew up in and a spouse claims it’s a mental medical emergency if they don’t move closer to “civilization”, so they are back in less than 2 years. Lol
I had to smile when talking to a couple authors who love to read. They stay home and read and write all day, have subscriptions to over a hundred monthly publications, a giant book collection, and said they have enjoyed living in an Alaskan village or major city as much as a Wyoming town. Bookworms, the modern day pioneers. Lol
We have family members that talk tough about wanting to live in the middle of nowhere, move 50 miles outside of the town they grew up in and a spouse claims it’s a mental medical emergency if they don’t move closer to “civilization”, so they are back in less than 2 years. Lol
I had to smile when talking to a couple authors who love to read. They stay home and read and write all day, have subscriptions to over a hundred monthly publications, a giant book collection, and said they have enjoyed living in an Alaskan village or major city as much as a Wyoming town. Bookworms, the modern day pioneers. Lol
