Just came back from SF Bay area. The QOL cannot be beat. Amazing weather, things to do etc. I don’t care, you should go for happiness. Its reasonable that you can service the debt. This whole 2x income are all guidelines, not cancer marker. With AlexxTT. Go for it.
Never confuse the QOL on vacation for the QOL living someplace. On every single vacation, I imagine myself living in the location, and the lifestyle always seems better than what I have at home.
Then again, at home, I go to work, have a laundry list of things needing to be repaired or replaced at home, have kids that need to be supported, dogs that need a break from destroying the house to go on walks, bills to pay, etc.
On vacation, it is all rainbows and ponies, great sites and activities, early cocktail hour, sumptuous meals, etc.
Interestingly, of all of the places I have ever visited, SF is one of the few that I could not imagine living there. There are some very lovely places and interesting cultural activities, but these do not drive one’s daily happiness. I have not done an exhaustive study of the area, and I am sure that I could find acceptable places to live and work, but I was never motivated sufficiently to do so.
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