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Originally Posted by Top Shelf
So the wife and I have finally got sick of the rat race and rising cost of living in Calgary. She has some family in the Truro area in Nova Scotia. I have a decent job in IT right now here in Calgary.
We started looking at MLS and we could probably sell our townhouse here, buy a really nice place in Nova Scotia, with some land even, and be mortgage free. This scenario is extremely tempting, I'm sure many of you have thought the same thing.
The only hitch is the job for myself. I did a quick look for IT jobs on Monster and Workopolis and the results were somewhat depressing. I know there are a few posters here from the maritimes, not sure what area though. Do you guys or anyone have any advice on trying to get a decent job out there?
Anyone else please feel free to add your thoughts. I'm sure there must be others who are feeling the pinch in this city and contemplating the migration out east.
thanks all.
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I recently moved from Calgary to Moose Jaw SK. and its worked out pretty well so far
Pros
- I worked for the telephone company in AB and got a job working for Sasktel here
-I make more money here (although this is rare )
-my commute time is 3 minutes insted of 2 hours which means I have more time to do whatever
-We own our house and live in a nice old character community
-the trees are fully grown here
-still have Walmart, superstore, Mcdonalds, Canadian Tire
-going to the movies is 5 bucks
-The summers will be great here, Spring has been awesome
-beautiful sunsets
-great stormchasing
-lower stress levels
-lower car costs
-Living in a City small enough to drive accross it in 10 minutes but Big enough that people aren't talking about you at some gas station
-35 minutes from Regina
-My wife is a nurse and easily got a job here too
Cons
-no mountains
-no ikea
-no edo japan
-having to have a out of province inspection done on both vehicles.....cost me a small fortune and i've got newer vehicles
-leaving some friends in calgary
-driving a 28ft Uhaul to saskatchewan
There are many factors to weight out here and its a big decision that will be differnet for everyone. This move has set us up for life. The House values in Moose Jaw have gone up too. Since moving here in October my house and gone up quite a bit. The truth is that we were not concerned about the real estate projection in Moose Jaw but rather realized that we can provide a great start for our family and be quite setup in life. We figured we could obtain these things now insted of working for 20 years to pay off a mortage and that would help us to have some extra money to play with.
One other thing I like is the attitude change when I tell people what I do for a living. I used to feel that I didn't have the 70K salery that Calgary wanted me to have, now I feel a lot more pride in what I do. The thinking here is different in so many ways and its nice to feel a part of the city here. Still a Flames fan of course! (and a Warriors fan too)
Good luck in deciding......