Quote:My ultimate goal is to own a house on a couple acres and commute roughly an hour to work in a big city such as Chicago or NY. I'm actually enrolling to complete my MBA focusing in Marketing and currently an outside sales rep for a major building material supplier.


I'm thinking living somewhere like Sloatsburg, NY or Wadsworth, IL. Something along those lines where some nice property can be bought for relatively reasonable money.


Personally, I'd love downtown in a high-rise but my wife would never go for that lol


Anyone have any experience doing something like this? We live pretty comfortably on $45k a year here in TN, wife is able to stay at home with the baby. I'm thinking for sure I'd have to be looking at a salary at least 1.5 times my current. Hopefully when I get that MBA and a couple more years experience/training at my current job I can get into something fitting, maybe even within the same company.


Feel free to share your experiences

 

Here's what I did (and I wouldn't change anything)

 

* Grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh

* Moved to Washington DC after getting my BS Degree (until age 27)

* Transferred to Jacksonville (3 years) -- bought land by the beach

* Moved back to DC (4 years)

*** Had a few kids ***

* Moved back to Jacksonville (17 years and counting)

 

Personally, I'd take advantage of the city life while you're in your 20's, get the most work experience at the highest pay possible, then bolt to a smaller city.  If you find something affordable by a condo (in the city) or something to get you by and possible keep for investment the pull the trigger (but keep your vision on the long term future in the suburbs or smaller city so your girlfriend knows her style of living is in the future).

 

Take chances and live out your youthful dreams while you're still young and don't have kids.  Once the kids come, the priority is on stability and giving them the best possible childhood & future possible.

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