[Sylvanfan]

The other thing to keep in mind too, is what is the upside on the value of your house. Oil won't boom forever, but I still think there is good potential growth for house prices in places like Calgary and Edmonton if interest rates stay relatively low for at least another 10 years. Do you have that growth oppurtunity in a place like Winnepeg?

At the end of the day, I say pick a city where you want to live, not because of work, but because you like the place and go there. I'm going to move back to Kamloops in the spring myself. Now I'm luckey that my job won't change, but my wife will likely take a 60% pay cut to do so. But at the end of the day we'll be living somewhere that we think is a nice place to live and that's the most important thing.

Money and jobs are nice, and I was as guilty as anyone for thinking that way. But after my father passed away suddenly and I hadn't seen him for the last 9 months of his life, my perspective on things changed a lot. Now I'd rather be closer to family and things that are important to me than bring home $150k a year in hopes of retiring at the age of 40.