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Originally Posted by calgarywinning
You can live very cheaply in the Okanagan. You can have a garden and practically grow all your vegetables from April to October. (Plus they taste better), you can do more outdoor activity, you've got some lakes and so many things to do.
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I cannot live cheaply in the Okanagan. There are too many wineries there. My last trip there I brought home 96 bottles. If I lived there I'm guessing I'd be opening up my car when I got home, there would be a case of wine in the back, and I'd have absolutely no idea how it got there. There are a ton of wine events and restaurants I'd go to if I was close enough. These reasons are definitely why I'm looking at getting a place there during retirement, but in the meantime I need to make money elsewhere in order to fund that desire. To me, I feel it will be worth it in time.
If I was able to earn my full salary, and have the same career potential that I'm looking at now, but in Kelowna, I'd be very tempted to move there. I think I'd enjoy a lot of things about the area. My career opportunities that allow me to earn what I want, are available in big cities. Kelowna can't match that unfortunately.