Is this a reckless move?
My husband and I (32, no kids in the future, healthy savings) moved from NYC to LA two years ago. We both have remote jobs in the marketing/advertising world and we had a bunch of friends in LA. We’ve enjoyed the city for the most part, however, we’ve always loved San Diego and dreamed of moving there. We want a slower pace of life and more of a community feel (we are beach, surf, hike, brewery people). It feels like years could go by waiting for “the perfect time” to try SD out, so why not now?
I’m looking for a new job right now (unrelated to all of this) and considering targeting my search to SD so we could give the city a try (since my husband is remote).
My concern is that if he looses his remote job, I know there aren’t as many career opportunities for our industry in SD. That factor absolutely terrifies me. Obviously if we made this move, it would be under the condition that I had a job there, however he is responsible right now for slightly more than half our income. We also don’t really know anyone in SD, so it would be like starting over.
All that considered, it’s been a dream and maybe a risk worth taking to create the life we want in the long run. What would you do?