A native Californian transplanted in southern Illinois.So I have shared before about the allergy problems I have in my current location. With J now married and on the verge of becoming independent, I have decided the time is right.
I have a lot of stuff to get rid of and some things to get done to prepare my house for sale. SB and I will be moving to his timber property.
I'm not positive of my exact timeline, but it is soon. Definitely this calendar year.
I have given them a heads up at work so they can replace me. That might not have been in my best interest since they may replace me before I am ready. But, it felt right. They have been so good to me, I would not have felt right about leaving them on short notice with no plan in place.
I'm not certain exactly what I will be doing for work. We are moving to a rural area and job opportunities are limited. There is an opening in my line of work for the county (my future county) which would be awesome. I sure wouldn't mind having a pension, even a small one. (Way too late for me to earn enough service credits for a large pension). I have submitted an application, but who knows when or if anything will come of that.
I am fortunate in that my cost of living will be very low, so I can be flexible in the type of job I accept.
My plans will become more solid over the coming weeks and months, but at the moment, I just don't know much.
I wish that I had more cash in the bank. It may be that I am unemployed before I am out from under my mortgage. If I have to, I can take a Heloc draw. I hope it won't come that. I opened a new Wells Fargo American Express card last month in order to take advantage of a sign-up bonus. The card has a promotional rate of 0% for the first 12 months. I intend to begin using it for expenses, making only minimum payments, and saving the cash. When the house sells, I will pay it in full. It may be that I will need that extra cash to make mortgage payments. If I don't, then no harm done.
So, it's exciting and frightening all at the same time. Wish me luck!
Here Comes My Next Life Chapter
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I just got a (yellow) Wells Fargo card where you charge $1,000 in the 1st 3 months and get $200 back. I love this kind of deal.
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Starfishy - I had been thinking Reno. Maybe I will still do that. I'm just going to see how I do with my allergies and how I like living in a mountain-y forest-y place. My allergy doctor said high elevation, dry air. The timber property is high elevation, and not humid air, but not dry air either. Even so, when I asked him, he said the area would be much better for me than this valley. (CB is so right, the air just doesn't leave here. It's a big bowl, and pollens etc. hang around for a long time). If it doesn't work out, I will try someplace else.
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