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By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:01:10 +0000

First off, thanks for the comment. I’m excited that some other personal finance bloggers are reading my site – that’s the huge “keep it up” that I need.

I agree that if you have your family moving with you, it’s a lot easier to make a move. I’ve never been in that situation, where someone moved with me, but I would think even then moving “just” for money would be a bad idea.

However, what I think you’re getting at is that if its a good move both professionally and personally, then you should consider it. I agree – if you are a huge skier and get the chance to move to Colorado for a better job and the chance to ski every weekend, maybe it’s a good move. In my situation, I was moving for just the paycheck, and I feel it was a mistake. Had I moved somewhere I wanted to be for a new job, maybe things would have been different.

By: PT Money

PT Money — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:31:11 +0000

Definitely early on in your career where you work and for how much isn’t as important as whom you work with or live around. For that reason I definitely agree with you. I hated my first job out of college even though I banked because it kept me out of town most of the week and I was forced to hang with my work crew, and never got to see my post college buds or family. I assume there are cases where the people you work with are so great it doesn’t matter. But for the most part it pays to like where you live early on.

You’re lucky though. DC is a great area with lots to offer.

On the flip side, when you get older and your family is built up (wife and kids), you can take your circle of comfort with you so moving isn’t as hard, I think. And makes more financial sense if the pay is better.