Moving to Georgia – Triple Win
If you haven’t noticed recently, things have been a little slow around here at MoneyAhoy. I have been very busy with seeking out a new job.
After a couple interviews and hundreds of miles of travel, I hit on an awesome opportunity that is going to work out great for my family and me! We’re moving to Georgia!
Read on to find out why I’m calling this “life event” a triple win.
Moving to Georgia – Triple Win – Reason #1
The first reason moving to Georgia is awesome has to do with money making, The job I am moving into will be a promotion for me. After finishing my MBA, I was looking for a job opportunity that would provide a promotion, more responsibility, and direct supervision experience. I found all that with my new assignment. I will be the Site Technology Leader of a small plant in DuPont.
This job seems like it is going to be tons of fun and will come with a hefty dose of challenge. It will also be a great stepping stone for other types of roles that I am looking to move into as I advance in my career.
Moving to Georgia – Triple Win – Reason #2
The second reason moving to Georgia is awesome has to do with money saving. When we moved into our house back in 2011, we bought WAY too much house. Since this time, my wife and I have both been interested in downsizing. The only problem was the penalty to switch houses because of Realtor fees would have set us back by nearly $23,000!
Since we are relocating through my company, they cover all Realtor fees! The result is that we will be able to downgrade to a house that is less than half the price of our current house! This is sure to save us across on the board on interest, taxes, insurance, and utilities.
Moving to Georgia – Triple Win – Reason #3
The third win in terms of relocating to Georgia is that the whole process will allow my wife to retire early – sort of… She was dead set on cutting herself back to part-time once our daughter started Kindergarten. She wants to spend more time with our kids when they get home from school.
This really was NOT going to be very easy or possible under our current financial situation, but with the lower cost of living in Georgia, the smaller house, and all the savings we’ll be seeing this will be no problem.
You know that they say – happy wife, happy life!
Moving to Georgia – Final Thoughts
With all of the craziness that goes into moving and starting a new job, my time is going to be very limited. Sprinkle in a little vacation, and I do not think I will have much time to devote to this blog for the next several weeks. I know that things will come out nicely on the other side of the move, and I plan to share all of the fun money saving, money making, and investing details as time permits.
Cool stuff Derek…Congrats on the promotion and welcome to Georgia! Looks like you will be in south GA? I’m in Fayetteville which is about 25 minutes south of Atlanta.
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Brian,
Hello fellow Georgian? (not sure if I got the spelling right there)… Thanks for the congrats 🙂 Yes, I will be in south Georgia – about 3 hours south of Atlanta. We should meet up at some point once I get settled if you’re up to it 🙂
That was totally a good news for you Derek! Moving to another place would be totally a full of challenges and fun. Congrats on your new job and also on your new place guys.
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Thanks Clarisse 🙂 We’re all really excited.
Congrats on everything! GA is certainly cheaper than most places. We recently relocated to NC and are enjoying the (mostly) cheaper cost of living. I hope the move goes well for you!
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EM,
Yes – we are super excited. Housing prices are half of what they are in VA. Instead of upgrading like most folks, we are downgrading and saving a TON of $$$!
Congrats on your new job!
Thanks Rosie – we are super excited about everything!
Congratulations Derek! Good luck on the new job and the move! Sounds like a great decision.
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Lisa,
Thanks! I think it is going to be really good for us 🙂
Great news Derek! It’s great when one opportunity opens the doors to a few others at the same time!
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Jon,
Agreed – it’s always nice when things seem to fall into place and you can get a twofer or a threefer 🙂
That is some great news, a promotion is a nice reason to move. The rest is gravy. The only way I would move south would be for a promo or for retirement as the COL is better for anyone looking to slash expenses.
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EL,
Yes, cost of living is going to be a welcome decrease. The only thing for me to get over by living in the south is the warm weather!